Hilton runs the Hilton Government & Military Rates — 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 Hilton.
| Government rate | Hilton Government & Military Rates |
| Published code | None published — the rate is a Special Rates category on hilton.com and in the app — no public alphanumeric code exists |
| How you book it | Open the Special Rates picker on hilton.com or the Honors app and tick the government/military rate; the hub also offers hotel search by military base or government building. Groups of 10+ rooms go through Hilton's Government Sales team by email. |
| Leisure / personal stays | Varies — Hilton positions the per-diem rate as its official-travel product and routes leisure stays to the separate Military Family Rate; the hub stops short of printing an explicit leisure exclusion for the per-diem rate |
| Per-diem alignment | Hilton offers 'US government and military per diem rates… with valid government ID' and links to GSA's own per-diem lookup; it doesn't print an at-or-below-ceiling promise. |
| ID at check-in | 'You will be required to show your government identification upon check-in at the hotel.' |
| Applies across | No participation statement across Hilton's 28 brands; availability is per property. |
Hilton's own eligibility terms, group by group. "Not published" means exactly that — Hilton does not state it, so the front desk decides.
| Traveler | Eligible? | What Hilton says |
|---|---|---|
| Federal civilian employees | Yes | 'We offer US government and military per diem rates to guests with valid government ID' — the hub page doesn't break out federal vs. state or local. |
| State & local government employees | Not published | Hilton's hub speaks only of 'US government' employees; state and local are not broken out anywhere on hilton.com. |
| Active-duty military | Yes | Active military qualify for the per-diem rate with valid ID. |
| National Guard & Reserve | Not published | Not addressed for the per-diem rate; the Military Family Rate names reserve members. |
| Military retirees | Not published | Not addressed for the per-diem rate — retirees are covered by the separate Military Family Rate. |
| Veterans | Not published | Not addressed for the per-diem rate — veterans are covered by the separate Military Family Rate. |
| Military spouses & dependents | Not published | Not addressed for the per-diem rate — spouses and families are covered by the Military Family Rate. |
| Government contractors | Not published | Contractors are not mentioned anywhere on hilton.com's government or military pages. |
Like most of the set (10 of 12 chains with a program), Hilton publishes no typed code — the rate is a selection in its booking engine, so any "Hilton 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.
Open the Special Rates picker on hilton.com or the Honors app and tick the government/military rate; the hub also offers hotel search by military base or government building. Groups of 10+ rooms go through Hilton's Government Sales team by email.
There is no code to type — the rate is a Special Rates category on hilton.com and in the app — no public alphanumeric code exists.
At the desk: 'You will be required to show your government identification upon check-in at the hotel.'
Against per diem: Hilton offers 'US government and military per diem rates… with valid government ID' and links to GSA's own per-diem lookup; it doesn't print an at-or-below-ceiling promise. For FY2026 the standard federal lodging per diem is $110/night — how that ceiling works is in our per-diem guide.
A leisure-only discount for active duty, reserve and retired service members, veterans, and their spouses and families at participating hotels in the US and Canada.
28 brands, 9,400+ properties in 144 countries. The government/military hub links generically to all brands without a participation list — availability is per property.
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Hilton publishes no typed code — the government rate is selected in its booking engine. the rate is a Special Rates category on hilton.com and in the app — no public alphanumeric code exists Any code circulating on forums is unofficial.
Federal civilian employees, Active-duty military clearly qualify per Hilton's terms; other groups are conditional or unstated — see the table on this page.
The published terms don't clearly say. Hilton positions the per-diem rate as its official-travel product and routes leisure stays to the separate Military Family Rate; the hub stops short of printing an explicit leisure exclusion for the per-diem rate
'You will be required to show your government identification upon check-in at the hotel.'
Hilton offers 'US government and military per diem rates… with valid government ID' and links to GSA's own per-diem lookup; it doesn't print an at-or-below-ceiling promise. 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 Hilton'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.