Originally Posted by sleasure

In general, the resort fees are why I continue to keep my Hhonors account active rather than just give all my business to marriott. With Marriott I've had very limited success getting them waived. With Hilton, I've always had them waived, mostly without even asking. To me, that's a huge benefit and important point of differentiation in the two programs.

So, to answer the OPs question, I've never had to pay anything other than incidentals on a points stay at a hilton property.

Originally Posted by sbams

Taxes such as Sales tax (VAT in the UK, BTW in Netherlands, etc) have always been included on my award stays. I have never had to pay anything other than very small amounts (City tax, Tourist tax etc) on award stays.