Last Room Availability

A contract provision under which the hotel agrees to sell rooms at the group rate right up to its last available room of that type, rather than capping the block at a fixed number. With last room availability (LRA), late-booking attendees keep getting the group rate even after the original block fills, as long as the hotel has inventory. Without it — a non-LRA agreement — once the blocked rooms are gone, additional guests pay the higher public rate or book elsewhere. LRA is a valuable concession for events with uncertain final headcount, because it shields attendees from rate creep while the group still controls its committed inventory and attrition exposure. Confirm whether your rate carries LRA before assuming late bookings will match the group rate.