Originally Posted by
SacTownGuy
Maybe I am in the minority here but when I am spending thousands of dollars on a vacation I really don't want to worry about another $30 a day. Relax and enjoy your trip. Pay for valet and go big! Life is way too short in my opinion.
It's more the principle than the expense itself. I was at the Maui Wailea resort last month for 8 nights on an award stay. I expected it to be free (well, 210,000 points, but no cash). Then I was hit with a $30/day resort fee, which I could avoid but then I'd have to pay $25/day for self-parking. And neither one apparently earns Marriott points. It just seems petty and certainly irritates this very frequent traveler.
By the way, the notion that resort fees don't earn points is perhaps the most outrageous Marriott rule ever! How are they
economically distinguishable from room charges? Both go right into the hotel's pocket, unlike taxes, for instance.
OK, enough ranting.
Bruce