Choice Hotels runs the Choice Government/Military rate plans — no typed code; you select it in the booking engine. Below: exactly who its own terms cover, the booking path, and what the front desk asks for. The checker opens set to Choice Hotels.
| Government rate | Choice Government/Military rate plans |
| Published code | None published — selectable rate plans in Choice's booking dropdown, not typed codes |
| How you book it | Pick the applicable rate plan — Government/Military, State Government, or Military/Veterans — in the Rate dropdown on choicehotels.com; the leisure plan requires free Choice Privileges membership via choicehotels.com/CPMilitary. |
| Leisure / personal stays | No — Choice literally names the plans 'non-Leisure' — official business only; the leisure product is the separate Military/Veterans (Leisure) plan |
| Per-diem alignment | Choice markets nearly 1,700 hotels 'at government employees' per diem rates'; the rate-plan terms don't restate a GSA cross-reference. |
| ID at check-in | State plan: city/county/state government ID. All plans: an eligible party must occupy the room. |
| Applies across | Stated chain-wide across Choice's brands in six regions; Radisson-Americas coverage inferred from the unified booking platform. |
Choice Hotels's own eligibility terms, group by group. "Not published" means exactly that — Choice Hotels does not state it, so the front desk decides.
| Traveler | Eligible? | What Choice Hotels says |
|---|---|---|
| Federal civilian employees | Yes | The Government/Military (non-Leisure) plan is 'reserved for travel on official government business, only for federal employees.' |
| State & local government employees | Yes | A separate State Government (non-Leisure) plan: 'Bring your City, County or State Government ID… in the state you work in.' |
| Active-duty military | Yes | Military personnel are covered by the non-leisure Government/Military plan for official travel. |
| National Guard & Reserve | Not published | Not separately named. |
| Military retirees | Not published | 'Military personnel' and government/military association members are named generically. |
| Veterans | Not published | Veterans' rate is the separate Military/Veterans (Leisure) plan. |
| Military spouses & dependents | Not published | Military spouses are named for the limited-time Gold Elite status perk, not explicitly for the room rate. |
| Government contractors | Not published | Not mentioned on the government and military rates page. |
Like most of the set (10 of 12 chains with a program), Choice Hotels publishes no typed code — the rate is a selection in its booking engine, so any "Choice Hotels government rate code" circulating on forums is unofficial by definition.
On veterans the published terms are silent — across the set only 4 of 12 programs clearly include veterans, so assume the desk decides. Our veterans page lists the chains that do say yes.
Pick the applicable rate plan — Government/Military, State Government, or Military/Veterans — in the Rate dropdown on choicehotels.com; the leisure plan requires free Choice Privileges membership via choicehotels.com/CPMilitary.
There is no code to type — selectable rate plans in Choice's booking dropdown, not typed codes.
At the desk: State plan: city/county/state government ID. All plans: an eligible party must occupy the room.
Against per diem: Choice markets nearly 1,700 hotels 'at government employees' per diem rates'; the rate-plan terms don't restate a GSA cross-reference. For FY2026 the standard federal lodging per diem is $110/night — how that ceiling works is in our per-diem guide.
The leisure counterpart to Choice's official-travel plans, for military personnel and veterans, tied to free Choice Privileges membership — with limited-time Gold Elite status for military members, veterans and spouses layered on top.
Membership-gated but free — the one mainstream military rate that asks you to join a loyalty program first.
How to book it: Join Choice Privileges (free) at choicehotels.com/CPMilitary, then select the Military/Veterans rate plan when booking.
At the desk: An eligible party must occupy the room; bring military or veteran ID.
Choice states eligibility applies at all its brands in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australasia and the Caribbean. Radisson-family brands book on choicehotels.com since the 2023 integration — coverage there is inferred from the unified platform, not stated on the rates page.
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Choice Hotels publishes no typed code — the government rate is selected in its booking engine. selectable rate plans in Choice's booking dropdown, not typed codes Any code circulating on forums is unofficial.
Federal civilian employees, State & local government employees, Active-duty military clearly qualify per Choice Hotels's terms; other groups are conditional or unstated — see the table on this page.
No — Choice literally names the plans 'non-Leisure' — official business only; the leisure product is the separate Military/Veterans (Leisure) plan
State plan: city/county/state government ID. All plans: an eligible party must occupy the room.
Choice markets nearly 1,700 hotels 'at government employees' per diem rates'; the rate-plan terms don't restate a GSA cross-reference. For FY2026 the standard federal lodging per diem is $110 a night; only GSA's FedRooms program contractually caps rooms at per diem.
Every fact was read from Choice Hotels's own pages on 2026-09-04, with sources linked above. If you find something stale, tell us via the contact page and we'll fix it.