Originally Posted by
dstan
Just completed a 4-night award stay at the Westin Maui.
$31.25/day resort charge + $30/day for mandatory valet parking. Call Service Express with the last 4 digits of your valet number to ask them to bring your car around ≈5-10 min in advance to avoid having to wait. Towel cards in use, but if housekeeping takes your beach towels, you can just ask for replacements at the towel desk by the pool.
The mandatory $30 valet parking charge is a very new addition. We had booked a timeshare deal here, and the $20 resort fee was supposed to cover parking. Then got a call that, in addition to that fee, it is now mandatory valet for $30 more. I consider valet parking to be an inconvenience (would much rather get my car myself).
Since we're now locked in to the deal (non-refundable deposit), not too happy about the after-the-fact charge addition- but they ae covered by their T&Cs that do say that they can do that.
Will definitely make the timeshare presentation dynamic more interesting
Cheers,