Group Rate
What is a group rate for hotel room blocks?
The negotiated per-night room rate a hotel offers for a block of rooms held for a single event, typically lower than the hotel's public retail rate in exchange for volume and a commitment to fill the rooms. The group rate is the headline number in a room block contract, but it is rarely the whole cost: resort fees, taxes, and parking can add substantially, and whether the rate is net or commissionable changes what the group actually pays. Group rates are usually guaranteed only for the contracted dates and can exclude blackout dates. Comparing group rates across competing hotels means normalizing for those add-ons and for concessions, not just reading the nightly figure — a rate that looks higher can be cheaper once waived fees are counted.
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