Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DCA / WAS
Programs: DL 2+ million/PM, YX, Marriott Plt, *wood gold, HHonors, CO Plt, UA, AA EXP, WN, AGR
Posts: 9,388
High resort fees are pretty common. Mrs GHF has booked some corporate conferences at resorts where they whack business travelers for the fees - and will NOT allow them to be waived. That way they offer a compelling room rate, and load a lot of the other costs into "fees".
Welcome to the airline/cellphone business model.