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oh the other travel screw job from SF: scored a good price for a boutique hotel ($100/night) but when i check in, informed there's a mandatory $30/day

Posted by hollywood big shot (aka pickmix) Jan 25 '23, 12:02

"resort fee" for bullshit amenities that i was never going to use. apparently Hotwire says it was disclosed on the listing fine print (sure, whatever) but still feels bait and switchy to not make your listed price the all-in price for any mandatory charges the hotel might make

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Resort fees are sadly a part of li\fe in the tourism industry. -- nm - David Jan 25, 12:09 19
- Yup. They’re the baggage fees of hotels. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 12:17 4
  - which, fine whatevs. just don't exclude them from the bottom line price you're offering on your discount website -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 12:20 3
    - Yup. I'm just not surprised. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 13:25
    - Yup. It's vile. -- nm - David Jan 25, 12:22
    - totally agree -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 12:22
- Though not at Disney World (on property) 8-) -- nm - JD Jan 25, 12:12 5
  - The Marriott resorts which are technically Disney charge something like $35 per night in resort fees. - David Jan 25, 12:22 4
    - Almost as soon as I pressed enter there was the thought of er, wait, I wonder about the Swan and Dolphin - JD Jan 25, 12:27 3
      - It's a mess. - David Jan 25, 12:31 2
        
        Wait. So he bought the 99 year deal on the Disneyland Hotel cause he was worried about what could happen there but then granted a 99 year lease - JD Jan 25, 12:35 1
        
        The Disneyland Hotel thing happened because he went broke building the park. Jack Wrather was the only person who saw the benefits of the hotel. - David Jan 25, 12:43
- its the first hotel i've ever stayed at that imposed a mandatory one (no national chain does that i've ever experienced) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 12:11 7
  - Alas, plenty of locations of national chains have taken this up, especially in heavy tourist areas. -- nm - ty97 Jan 25, 13:17
  - All the hotels in Vegas charge them, Hawaii too. They are not included in the price, there's a disclosure. -- nm - jnine Jan 25, 12:39 1
    - Along with up to $50/day for self-parking. -- nm - Meg Jan 25, 12:43
  - but also, this was no "resort" and the benefits ($10 credit at the in-house restaurant that charges $30+ for entrees) were not worth trying to squeeze -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 12:12 3
    - Sometimes, at locations where Marriott/Hilton charge a mandatory resort fee, it includes free wifi. - ty97 Jan 25, 13:18
    - Resort fee includes: locking door, key card, ceiling, right to use elevator and/or stairs -- nm - JD Jan 25, 12:14 1
      - That's basic stuff that I assumed was included in the hotel coast. -- nm - loosilu Jan 25, 12:56
My attorney tells me to always read the fine print. -- nm - Spawn Jan 25, 12:06
hate that shit -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 12:06
Ouch 30%! - JD Jan 25, 12:05 2
- LA isn't cheap by any stretch but SF prices seemed to be fucking insane -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 12:07 1
  - Yes, quite. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 12:07

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