WT went in to the rooming business because the community did not have enough motel/hotel rooms for the large crowds from out of town. The conventions were much larger. It used to be that they would arrange for families to stay with people in the community and they even set up tent cities.
It was in the late 70's early 80's that they started to have the approved rooming list. At first it was in very nice hotels and the prices were way below what you could get personally. I know that wt did get comp rooms for the co and do's.
However, the quality of the rooms has deteriorated over the years. The nice hotels are not offered any longer. One year the KM mentioned that someone set up a hibachi in the room and created a real problems. It was about this time that the KM's had a 45 minute part on the do's and don't of staying at a hotel.
The Motel 6's and 8's offered are there at the same price you can get nice Hotels over the internet. I thought that wt would/should get out of the hotel business years ago after the internet came about.
I don't think that they are making much money off the hotels, and with the cheap places now on the list I have never seen or heard of a CO or DO stay there. The traveling boys stay at the wealthy elder's houses and drink.
