Originally Posted by mikew99

I refused to pay the "tax" and it was removed with "REFUSED TO PAY" stamped all over my bill.

Originally Posted by writerguyfl

Having seen that wording, I never would have jumped to the conclusion that it was a government tax.



Frankly, I don't see why a hotel would comply with your request. You appear to have misinterpreted the wording. As long as the total charged matched the total listed on the reservation, the wording of the fee isn't particularly relevant. You agreed to the total price when you made the reservation.



You weren't scammed. You simply read something into the wording that wasn't there. Even in a consumer-friendly state like California, I doubt you'd get any action. The hotel didn't attempt to masquerade a fee as a tax. Nothing fraudulent happened and there was no bait-and-switch. For it to be fraud, the hotel would have to specifically call the fee a mandatory local tax. They didn't do that...they used the term "fee".

Important: Please don't attack me or assume I'm okay with these types of fees. I firmly believe that resort/local/destination fees shouldn't be allowed. I'm merely stating my opinion of the way this particular fee was listed was not fraud or even slightly confusing.

Originally Posted by LIH Prem

There's a dedicated thread for this:

What is this new junk fee? "Amenity Fee"

Originally Posted by RobotsRock

I created a separate thread because in my case it was labeled as a "Local Fee" which then ended up being charged as the "Destination Amenity Fee", which is a bit different than just solely being focused on disliking the fee. I dislike the concept of an additional amenity fee to begin with, but showing it as a local fee and then charging something else is my main issue here. A 'Local Fee' clearly means something related to the local area to me (such as convention center fee, city fee per night etc). I disagree that it doesn't matter since the total was as advertised. I would have walked away and changed my reservation to another property if the amenity fee had been disclosed for what it was on principle - vs a 'local fee' which I presumed was standard for the area because of its description. Employers clearly differentiate between hotel-imposed fees and local-fees and taxes, and this was labeled as a local fee but charged as a hotel imposed fee. That's the bait-and-switch here to me - and they're still doing it!

Originally Posted by hotelboy

It is not bait and switch. It is a few that was disclosed. We will not stop charging it. Get over it

Originally Posted by Zorak

I agree it's not a bait and switch (that term has a particular meaning and is way overused on FT).

Originally Posted by hotelboy

It is not bait and switch. It is a few that was disclosed. We will not stop charging it. Get over it

Originally Posted by Voodoo Daddy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/trave...bers-congress/

Fingers crossed.

Originally Posted by hotelboy

It is not bait and switch. It is a few that was disclosed. We will not stop charging it. Get over it

Originally Posted by Kacee

What really irks me about Marriott is that unlike Hilton and Hyatt, they charge the resort/destination/amenity fee on award stays. It's basically a $35-50 per night tax on the use of your Marriott points at many of the properties where I'm most likely to burn points. This is probably the #1 reason I'll focus on Hyatt next year.

Originally Posted by SPN Lifer

In May 2013 on a three-night award stay at the Hilton Tropicana Las Vegas, I was charged a resort fee for each night and successfully disputed it on my credit card. By no means is Marriott the only chain that engages in this reprehensible behavior.