whats a rack rate on a hotel room?

Answer 1

Rack rate is the rate charged to the general public, without any discounts (no corporate, AAA, AARP or frequent stay program discounts). Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express no longer have rack rates, they'll give you the same rate if you're Joe Blow off the street or if you're coming in on business.

Answer 2

RACK RATE-- Definition: The published full price for which hotel rooms are sold. Discovering a hotel's rack rates for various rooms can be a good indicator of what kind of a discount you are really getting through travel agents and online travel booking services. You can usually find out a particular hotel's rack rates from their web site, or by calling the hotel directly. Also Known As: full price; published rates Examples: Booking online can save you a percentage off the rack rates, even in peak seasons. --------------------------------------... RACK RATE. The price a hotel charges for a room before any discount has been taken into account. The published rate for a room, sometimes set artificially high and used to calculate a variety of discounts. See also run of the house, walk-up rate. .

Answer 3

Rack rate is the generic rate given to anyone who calls and asks for a room rate. Most often, it's the most expensive rate. Always ask the representative if they can do better than rack rate, and more often than not, they can.

Answer 4

Rack rate is the published (posted) daily rate for a room. Actual cost may (often) be less than the rack rate.

Answer 5

Rack rate is the normal rate of a hotel room or it's highest rate. i.e. no discount has been applied to this rate.

Answer 6

The "rack rate" is the highest rate (published) that can be charged for a room.
Normally this rate reflects no discounts of any kind