Originally Posted by
thecompdude
I am a little confused on this - Do hotels in India charge taxes on the rack rate (or room rate for that matter) for an award booking (paid fully with points)?
I understand that when paid with points + cash or cash, taxes would be charged. But what happens when the room is fully paid with points?
Does this vary by hotel chain, state, etc.?
Specifically, does anyone have experience with the HI Jaipur, which is on the current PB list?
Thanks.
It varies by location, by property, and even sometimes by guest (especially if the guest is willing to push back on the matter and gets sort of lucky).
The Starwood, Hyatt and ICHG hotels in Delhi have a number of years of history of charging taxes (based on rack rate usually of room occupied) on award stays. It's still a current practice there.
ICHG and Starwood hotels in nearby Gurgaon usually don't charge any taxes on award stays.
My award stays in Jaipur at other brands were not hit by the luxury tax, but I've not stayed at the HI Jaipur.