FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - 10 ~ 15% service charge when booking Asia properties direct from Marriott website?
Old Dec 12, 2023 | 11:56 pm
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shevboyz
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Originally Posted by uclacolumbiaunc
The problem is, why are budget-level properties charging service charge even though there is really not much service from those properties compared to higher-end properties????

I stayed at Ritz Carlton Kyoto, W Taipei, etc.... I don't mind the service charges from those properties because they need to provide a lot more services to keep themselves "high-end luxury" category.... but I don't understand why it's ok for Fairfield, Moxy to add 10% service charge when there is nothing than typical hotel services that should have been included in the daily rate. It's like you get the price-markup for buying same thing at walmart vs WholeFoods.
I also don't understand 20% of forced tipping in some countries when I did not get any form of real service. That's just how life is.

10% service charge in Asia is not marriott specific, most restaurants and hotels does this.
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