Usually about 10 percent below the rack rate.

Usually 10 to 25 percent off the rack rate by booking in advance.

Like the rack rate at a hotel, this is generally the maximum price that one may pay.

This hotel has a rack rate of $220, before taxes (10 percent in Seoul).

In no case should you accept the "rack rate" - the official price, without discounts.

Out of curiosity, I asked about the rack rate, or published price.

The rack rate for a double is 200 euros and includes breakfast.

The Marriott's normal "rack rate" price for the room we got was probably in the $300+ per night range.

The listed rack rate of $89, though, seemed high - and it didn't even include Houston's 16.25 percent hotel tax.

For example, a phone call to a top hotel might elicit a $400 rack rate for a certain type of room.