I 100% expect to have electricity and water when I check into a hotel. This is why I find the energy surcharge so offensive. If the hotels costs have increased, then up the room price, don't nickel and dime me.

However, as has been pointed out above, parking is only needed by some guests. And in many cities a car is rendered obsolete by the mass transit system. I live in MYC and have only driven a car about 8 times since 1994 (that's 7 years). Every one of those times was in a town without mass transit. Otherwise, I always take public transit. If my room fee were increased to lower the cost of parking for some guest that chooses not to use the other alternatives that I am using, I would be quite upset.

Electricity - it's an expected part of the room - no surcharges!

Parking - an added requested benefit only needed by some guests - parking fees are legit.

JMHO

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I wish I were 1,000 miles away