Originally Posted by
italdesign
I believe cash & points is considered a reward stay, which is normally exempt from resort fee at a resort and taxes. Right? In other words, the cash portion used to purchase the points should be the final charge.
"cas & points" stays are in fact funded with points. The cash element is simply used to purchase some of the points used.
You
do pay specific fixed-sum taxes (often listed as "city tax" or "tourist tax") on each guest or on the room.
You
may get hammered by resort fees - some do, but my stay in Hawaii was fee-free although they gave me the resort privileges.
You
do not pay the regular %ge based taxes and charges.