Originally Posted by Concerto

We're starting get this in Europe now, where the taxe de séjour used to be an acceptable €2 or €2.50, it's now gone up to €4, €5 or even €10 in some cases I have seen. It\s a bandwagon that has no limits, unless something is done about it. I got lambasted on another forum for calling them bogus fees, because that is what the city is charging everyone. Which is fair enough. But for me they are just that, bogus fees grabbing for money from all directions. And I know in what direction it is all heading.