Originally Posted by
pinniped
Mandatory resort fees should be illegal, period. I wish one attorney general in one major state would actually fight this battle. I guess the problem is that hotels have lobbyists and we don't, so it isn't going to happen.
There is no other purpose behind a resort fee besides deception. None.
Actually, we may. What is AAA's stance on this topic?
In some places, the resort fee used to serve as a way to split out charges for services which then were not subject to the hospitality taxes on the room rate. I don't know how true that is today. I assume that it still varies based on location.