Originally Posted by
TerryK
IMHO, this resort mislabeled mandatory 18% Service Charge as Resort Fees which are not waived for Globalists. Resort Fees are a fixed dollar daily fee, not a percentage, added to room rates. A fixed percentage Service Charge is often added to properties in Caribbeans and Asia.
Probably did it because people were less likely to jack up about a "Resort Fee" - something we in the US have become unfortunately desensitized to - than a mandatory "Service Charge".