Destination Fees for NYC hotels?
Mar 20, 2019, 6:56 am
#31
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It appears these kind of fees are becoming more common. I recently stayed at the Park Central in San Francisco. There was a $39.00 destination fee and $5.49 tax on the destination fee. It was not mentioned when I booked via my corp platform or when I checked in.
Mar 20, 2019, 8:13 am
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Back to NYC, I stayed at Springhill Suites 5th Ave last week, still no fee. Very decent property. Clean, comfortable, quiet. Good value.
Mar 20, 2019, 8:59 am
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Mar 20, 2019, 9:28 am
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Mar 20, 2019, 10:37 am
#35
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Its crazy they get away with this BS
Its deceptive advertising
There should be laws with stiff penalties for advertising something and then having ancillary fees that are mandatory tacked on making the cost more than what was listed/advertised
Europe seems to be a couple steps ahead of the US on this as I've seen even VAT/tax included in displayed prices.
Its deceptive advertising
There should be laws with stiff penalties for advertising something and then having ancillary fees that are mandatory tacked on making the cost more than what was listed/advertised
Europe seems to be a couple steps ahead of the US on this as I've seen even VAT/tax included in displayed prices.
Mar 20, 2019, 10:41 am
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Mar 20, 2019, 11:04 am
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Mar 20, 2019, 11:12 am
#38
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Fees are getting ridiculous! It used to only be larger major hotels in NYC that were charging it but it's now showing up everywhere across the US. I cannot for the life of me justify why a hotel like the Lexington NYC would be ok to charge a $25 fee when others in the Marriott portfolio do not. I really think these fees are used to subsidize profits and that all it really boils down to.
Not a NYC hotel, but the Marriott World Center in Orlando charges $30/nt for "resort fees" and another $22/day for parking, $33/day (plus tips) for valet. Then there's the local taxes of 13.5%. $52/day for fees on a $130/nt room is 40%! Not including taxes. I've never stayed there because of it and also won't, because of it.
Nov 3, 2019, 11:24 am
#39
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Getting fee waived
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