Originally Posted by
randomdude
If some of the benefits included in the fee (enhanced wifi, beverage credit) are already provided to you as part of your status, you can ask for a
replacement benefit.
The fees were added as part of an ordinance or something.
Correction: hotels used an ordinance as an excuse to add a fee. A single day's worth of fees would have covered the long term cost of the ordinance (basically a life alert pendant for housekeepers).