I stayed at many marriots, residence inn etc, never saw hot chicks or prostitute looking girls.

In vegas I constantly spot prostitutes.

Not saying it doesnt happen , I havent seen it in my travels.

In my experience in the large market I've worked in, really depends on the neighborhood you're in. you're less likely to see it at Residence inn or other extended stay type of places. I've seen it at Marriott/Starwood (before the merger) branded hotels, where they cater to guests that stay 5 nights or less , in a big city. These places avg. over $100/night during high demand nights, Mon to Thurs. Far from some Motel 6/Super 8.

I've never worked in Vegas,but I'm sure it's a hot spot for that like you said .

If you haven't seen it much or at all in your travels, that's awesome. No one should have to see that.

Do you get special discount rates if you stay at a chain's higher end hotels, or just steep discounts at your specific hotel that you work at?

Are you able to sign up for the reward program of your hotel?

Do you have any insight into the reward programs?

What's the cheapest a room at one of the big chains goes for (Marriott, Hilton, etc.). Do you get a lot of mattress runners?

employees at all Marriott and Hilton (iirc, haven't been with Hilton in a while) branded hotels have a special code/authorization form they use to book and check-in with lower rates the public gets access to. That being said, those lower rates really depends on the supply/demand on the night(s) at the exact hotel they want to stay at. Generally, employees are not allowed to book a room with a discount code at the hotel they work at. But they can book a room with the employee rate at the same brand. For example, Timothy works at Residence Inn San Jose Downtown. He can't use his employee rate to book a room where he works but can his code/authorization form to book at Residence Inn Chicago O'Hare.

Yes you can sign up for the rewards program of your brand, Marriott, Hilton, IHG, etc. , but generally, you can't earn points using your employee discount rate. You can earn points without the employee rate being used.

Rewards programs are worth it if you travel enough. If you spend all that money , might as well earn perks and free nights along with it. If you travel as an employee for a company and the company reimburses you after you pay with your own money, it is especially advantageous. You end up getting free hotel stays on your company dime along with the benefits of the rewards program.

IIRC, Hilton could go as low as like 19 to 29/night with the employee rate , but that was years ago.

I've never heard of anyone stealing a full size mattress from a room, those are huge and heavy, it'd be hard to sneak out. But if you didn't care about being caught on camera, anyone can take a mattress, but you'd need a pick up or another large vehicle to drive away with it. I'm sure it happens, but it's not worth it to most people who are into theft.

People have stolen small sofa mattresses and inflatable beds though.

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