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Anyone have insight on where GSA's published per diem rates[1] fair in the gamut of hotel pricing? Seems to be the pre-tax lower bound of decent 2/3 star hotels
by metaphor 9y ago
Anyone have insight on where GSA's published per diem rates[1] fair in the gamut of hotel pricing? Seems to be the pre-tax lower bound of decent 2/3 star hotels.
[1] https://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100120 https://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100120
- Fomite 9y agoNote that many hotels, including rather nice chains, have much reduced government rates (so do airlines). Additionally, while I don't know for the GSA, for my state there's a waiver if there's a defensible reason you need to stay at a nicer hotel.
- wl 9y agoMy experience has been that you can almost always find decent three star hotels at normal rates for under 125-150% of the GSA published rate. The exceptions tend to be when there's a major event that causes exceptional demand.
- metaphor 9y agoI agree, and that has been my experience as well. I tend to use GSA's published rates as a benchmark to vet reasonable cost when shopping around. It's typically the case that I can find lodging accommodations that are appreciable less expensive, but they're almost always at establishments of questionable quality.