Originally Posted by
Often1
If is naive to think that the fees really are apportioned to the items specified, e.g. WiFi, bottled water and clean towels or whatever. Those fees are part of revenue and that is the end of it.
well, apparently hotel management think their customers are naive enough that they will feel better about the resort fee if they list some items that are allegedly covered by the fee. That is insulting.
If the fees are disclosed ---- and they almost always are ---- and you choose to stay at a property, the fee is neither deceptive nor a ripoff nor anything other than room rent and nothing more.
it is absolutely deceptive because, as your next paragraph correctly states, they use it to make their prices look lower than they really are in searches.
Also, what is Hilton’s policy on resort fee charges earning points? Do they fall into the category of incidental charges that may or may not earn points based on the hotel’s whim? I have no experience with it since I avoid properties with resort fees.