I was traveling near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon Park. It was late in the evening (around 9PM or so IIRC). Wanted to crash for the night. Found a nice hot

I was traveling near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon Park. It was late in the evening (around 9PM or so IIRC). Wanted to crash for the night. Found a nice hotel in that cluster of hotels just outside the park. Walked up to the desk, asked for the manager. He comes up. I explain the situation to him: I've been traveling all day, all I need is a warm shower and a bed, and I'll be off in the morning. He looks at me, writes a figure on a small sheet of paper and slides it over. I look at it, nod and slide it back, thanking him. It was almost half off their advertised rate. Bonus: he asked me to park in the "employee of the month" parking spot, since that employee wasn't going to be working that night.