"In the US, verification is rarely asked for, but in Asia and Europe, corporate ID has been asked for every single time. Consultants tried to use codes and were required to produce valid company ID at check-in."

"Thank you for sharing! Random question - I got free night rewards for signing up for a credit card. I struggled to find a place I wanted to go where the rewards were eligible and ended up just settling for a few nights in San Francisco in Union Square. Since I used rewards, will I automatically get the worst room available at check-in?"

"I have stayed 100s of times with various corporate rates (including Japan) and the only hotel that has asked is W hotels. Even then they didn’t push much. I have been a consultant for 20 years and many clients require you to use their rates when they are paying the bill. The hotel doesn’t have an up to date list of every employee that works for a company globally. The woman at the W said “I don’t really care, just show me anything on your phone that says your name and that company. You can type an email now “."