THE BOTTOM LINE The original edifice and its contemporary redesign are worth a one-night stay, even at rack rates that start at 230 euros a night, about $350 at $1.52 to the euro, on the high side for this city, but rates are frequently lower, often 99 euros on weekends and 120 euros on weekdays.
With only nine in the hotel and at rack rates of MOP$89,998 a night, these villas are the pinnacle of exclusivity.
It is difficult to imagine that the lavish Royal suite with its £46,000 wallpaper, copied from an original panel found underneath a mirror, will be occupied every night at the rack rate of £12,000 per night.
For example, a family planning a reunion in Baltimore for this July worked with Visit Baltimore to secure 26 rooms at the Tremont Plaza downtown for $119 a night (the rack rate at that time would have been $200); the hotel also waived fees for a meeting space for the group's church service and for the use of a hospitality suite.
But after hearing about all the great deals people were getting on hotel rooms, like $100 a night at the Waldorf-Astoria, where the rack rate starts at $296, I decided to take the plunge.
The rack rate at the new Memphis property is $169, said Mr. Wilson.
"We weren't paying rack rate" — at the time just under $1,600 per night — "but on the other hand I was paying a fair price that the hotel was happy with".
AARP members who book 21 days in advance, for example, can get 50percentt off the rack rate at Marriott hotels when rooms are available, but cancellations aren't allowed.
o The "rack rate" at private institutions is less and less what it seems - a signal development for students and their families.
Keep in mind that while all-inclusive prices are generally higher than rack rates at regular hotels, these prices include meals and activities; some even cover alcohol.
Accommodations options abound, with wintertime package deals from Alaska Airlines that include food and beverage credits and 50percentt savings off rack rates at more than a dozen Los Cabos properties.
