Congress weighs making resort fees illegal
Sep 29, 2019, 2:30 pm
#16
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Yeah, not only the resort fees, but I wish they'd figure out a way to illegalize all hidden fees in hospitality industries.
Last month I ate at a restaurant in Seattle with over-the-water deck that charged ~$5 extra and they called it the pier maintenance fee or something.
How ridiculous is that?
I've been to quite a few restaurants with above-water decks. Never have I been charged such thing before.
They must collect ~$1k a day just from this hidden fee.
Last month I ate at a restaurant in Seattle with over-the-water deck that charged ~$5 extra and they called it the pier maintenance fee or something.
How ridiculous is that?
I've been to quite a few restaurants with above-water decks. Never have I been charged such thing before.
They must collect ~$1k a day just from this hidden fee.
Here's a place in my neck of the woods that charges a 3% extra fee for nothing at all. They have the nerve to call it an "Honest to Goodness Fee". My personal take on it is I will never go there, honest to goodness!
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/restau...-low-1.3860398
Sep 29, 2019, 2:31 pm
#17
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You list your location in Canada, so you I am sure aware of a certain Canadian airline that adds YQ to whatever it can get away with. Ho ho, me hearties.
Sep 30, 2019, 12:14 am
#18
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"THE EDGEWATER DINING FACILITY IS AN OVER THE WATER EXPERIENCE THAT IS UNIQUE TO THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT AND IS INCREDIBLY COSTLY TO MAINTAIN. THE MINIMAL FEE ASSESSMENT IS INTENDED TO ASSIST OWNERSHIP IN THE EXTREMELY HIGH COST OF MAINTAINING THE CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY OF THE FACILITY, SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR DINING GUESTS WITH AN UNPARALLELED EXPERIENCE."
Just state, "it was not an unparalleled experience."
Just state, "it was not an unparalleled experience."
Sep 30, 2019, 12:20 am
#19
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Here's a place in my neck of the woods that charges a 3% extra fee for nothing at all. They have the nerve to call it an "Honest to Goodness Fee". My personal take on it is I will never go there, honest to goodness!
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/restau...-low-1.3860398
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/restau...-low-1.3860398
Sep 30, 2019, 12:42 am
#20
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The charge was a complete surprise. Certainly no one told us, nor was it posted anywhere. I just went back and looked at the menu online and it turns out the menu has the fine-print statement at the bottom referenced by owflyer. However, it is hidden in fine-print amongst other blurb about health risks of seafood consumption and moreover the actual fee amount isn't even identified.
