Clearly stated.. yeh usually only after you've selected the room and get to the screen to finalize payment. THEN you see it. I've never seen it advertised right next to the room rate, especially when using third party search.maverick12 said:
I don't see how it is dishonest for the resort to charge resort fees rather than a single rate. We travel quite a bit and I've never booked a room and been surprised by hidden resort fees. The resort fees have always been clearly stated when i booked. It doesn't make any difference to me if I'm paying room rate + resort fees, or just the room rate with no resort fee. I'm just comparing the bottom line anyway.
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My problem is that it is a way to charge people extra for "free nights" they supposedly earned through their loyalty to the hotel chain. Whoever it was that said it above was correct regarding how this thing proliferated in the airline industry to the point that finally the feds stepped in and forced them to show you all the fees and taxes rolled into the rate when you did a search. I think they should do the same to online advertising of hotel fares and should require that loyalty programs advertising "free" nights should have to include all standard fees (such as resort fees) that apply to every booking.
Hyatt, Omni, Hilton and Wyndham do not charge Resort Fee on free nights. I believe Marriott properties do though.
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Damn British Airways fuel surcharges are why I still have 350k points with them. I'll probably have to use them all domestically on AA...or go to Machu Picchu.
I fly into to Dublin and then take a $90 puddle jumper to LHR, Saves me about $450 in "fuel charges" for some reason unknown to me.
I think this is more of the strategy than anything like getting fees from reward nights.blindey said:
Its a work-around for the usual city/state tax gouge for hotel rooms.
putu said:
it has nothing to do with taxes. in fact, you will pay occupancy tax on your resort fee.
This wasn't the case when I stayed in Vegas this spring. There was one rate with the resort fee waived (higher rate) and one rate with a resort fee. The percentage based tax was higher on the higher rate and lower on the one with the resort fee. Ended up cheaper going with the resort fee rates.
This shows you how it is used to make an overall lower cost for the end user.
This is a simple smaller hotel/casino in DT Vegas (Downtown Grand, which I stayed at for a night before switching to a different hotel paid for by work), not a "resort" by any means. Instead of charging $60/night and guest being charged 13.35% tax on the $60 rate. You are given a $30/night rate with a $30 resort fee, where you only pay 13.35% on the $30 rate.
The "Grand Experience" fee is taxed at the same room occupancy tax %, The $29.36 is with the tax included. The base fee is $25.99.
This is pretty much law in every state/city. You have to charge the occupancy tax on room and resort fees. In SF, they actually tax parking the same occupancy tax vs sales tax. Another money grab by politicians.
This is pretty much law in every state/city. You have to charge the occupancy tax on room and resort fees. In SF, they actually tax parking the same occupancy tax vs sales tax. Another money grab by politicians.
That's incredibly misleading then.
I was just charged a $50/ night "amenities fee" at a fairly run of the mill hotel in NYC. I've always thought of amenities as some that was offered as a benefit to guests, not something you have to force them into paying for! Gee thanks for the hot tub I didn't go near!!!
wealeat09 said:
That's incredibly misleading then.
Yeah. It's not to save you money. It's to pull you in when you see the $30 a night cost.
A lot of people use price comparison sites now. Even google maps will show you hotel prices. $30 is what you will see for that hotel. That's the game.
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It's also a scheme to pay OTA's (who take a commission on the room rate) less.