I disagree with your assessment. Yes, you should have received a discount for your inconvenience, however you did stay the night. You could have checked out and used the convenient plumbing facilities at another hotel, or had a convenient breakfast, warmth, safety, etc at another hotel. Instead, you CHOSE to stay. Thus, you should not get a free room. Hotels wouldn't be in business long with that. Then, you could sleep in a cramped car.
To get the fed govt. rate, you must be a fed govt employee. Active duty military are govt employees 24 hours a day. They deserve that rate (but only if they are on government business.) Travelling with your family while going on vacation isn't government business. Would a veteran be travelling on government business? Veterans (god bless their hearts) such as myself, are just that. Veterans. We no longer work for Uncle Sam. Why should we get the govt rate when we are not "Employed" by the fed govt. Also, for an active duty military person to get that rate, they must be on government business. NOT on a vacation.
