What is a Resort Fee and Do You Have to Pay It?
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- What the heck is a resort fee, and is there any way to avoid paying it? I often get this question on my Las Vegas videos and wanted to make a video to explain what the heck this fee is. This fee comes in many different names, Resort fee, Destination fee, Urban Fee, Facility fee, Amenity Fee, Resort Charge, but it’s virtually the same thing.
It is a fee that is added by the hotel on top of the room rate and taxes. IT IS NOT A TAX.
Range from $20-$50, but can be up to $100/night. They can sometimes be more than the room cost, particularly in Las Vegas, where resort fees apply to all 62,000 hotel rooms on the Las Vegas Strip.
The hotels say these fees are typically to cover a bunch of things that used to be included for all guests… but somehow are now covered by this fee, like pool access, pool towels, your in room coffee pot, coffee to use in the pot, a bottle of water so you can make the coffee, wifi, gym access, massages, movie rentals, etc, etc.
These fees are particularly irritating because they are often not advertised clearly. During booking you typically see the room rate first, then later see it with the resort fee tacked on.
Consumer rights advocates call it drip pricing, one price is lured out to bring you in, then more fees are tacked on at the end. And it’s actually illegal in many countries including Australia, and countries in the EU. But the USA doesn’t have any laws against it.
It’s generally believed these fees originated in North America around 1997 when some resorts started adding mandatory fees regardless of which facilities were actually used by the guest.
It seems like every day there’s another hotel charging a resort fee… and now tons of places that aren’t even resorts… lots of hotels in New York, LA, that’s why they call it something else, like a “destination fee.” There were 15 hotels in New York City with resort fees in 2016. In 2018 there are 84. Even The Days Inn in Miami Beach, and the Super 8 in Las Vegas charge resort fees.
The Life Hotel in New York City lists their fee as an "NYC mandatory City Hotel Fee." A resort fee is not a tax nor is it a mandatory city hotel fee.
I’m pretty sure all consumers hate these fees, including myself. So why do hotels do it?
1. So the hotel can get more revenue without increasing the room rate that gets ranked on search engines
2. So that they don’t have to pay as much commission to travel agents since travel agent commission is based on the room rate.
3. So that guests pay less taxes because the hotel occupancy tax often applies on the room rate
So that’s what I think.. But what do the hotels themselves why? An article in Fortune magazine quotes a few hotels on why they have resort fees:
The Arizona Grand Resort & Spa in Phoenix says “Studies have proven that travelers prefer to book a lower room rate and pay the resort fee on top than to pay one bundled higher price”
The WaterColor Inn & Resort in Florida says: “By not including the resort fee, we’re able to break out all of the amenities the guest will receive with this fee - an explanation that may be missed if this fee was included within the total rate”
So why don’t search engines display the resort fee more prominently? If they do then their prices will seem higher than everybody elses.
But you know what? It’s backfiring… a recent article in Los Angeles Times suggests that Las Vegas’ recent decline in visitation has been due to resort fees and parking fees.
Some hotel rating systems, including AAA, have taken a policy of deducting points from a hotel being reviewed if they charge resort fees. AAA has said resort fees are a major annoyance of travelers
Some ways to avoid paying resort fees:
1. Have elite status (Caesars Diamond waves resorts fees)
2. Book with points
3. Asking the hotel desk manager to remove the fee
4. Dispute the charge with your credit card company
5. Just stay at a hotel that doesn’t have them -- speak with your business
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Marriott is being sued for this "drip pricing" scheme so hopefully something positive will come out of that
I had shot this video before that lawsuit came out.. but once I saw the news of the lawsuit I knew it was time to release the video :)
5/2022: Nothing has changed
8:51 is when he starts talking about how to avoid resort fees, you're welcome!
Not all heroes wear capes
I hate ..... hate "resort fees" it is a cash grab and nothing else ....I just cancelled a booking for a hotel in San fran because they charged a resort fee ..I sent them an email about the resort fee and have heard nothing back from them ... so if people speak up and not stay at the hotel's charging these resort fees ..thanks for the video
Vegas used to be an annual visit, now every two to three years is more than enough. The constant nickel and diming is too much of a turn-off now.
I’ve traveled to Vegas twice from the UK pre introduction of resort fees, I can agree with you that it is putting people off visiting, as I certainly won’t be going back. So glad this blatant attempt to con guests is illegal in Europe!
Or the entire civilised world
It's illegal everywhere. The United States is a corporate con.
I think we should vote with our feet on resort fees. Las Vegas has people well-trained to expect nothing in return for their money.
I always check in advance and will not stay anywhere that charges resort fees.
@@mdleweight So where do you stay? Any suggestions that are near the strip?
In Las Vegas ALWAYS ask if your gambling play can take off resort fees. I was able to get all 4 days taken off and only payed taxes.
Renee Ratcliff which hotel?
Joey,
I stay comped at MGM resorts all the time. April was the first time I asked for them to look at my play to see if all or some resort fees could be taken off. We were staying at Delano and went to the MLife desk. Maybe that's why it worked. Gave them my card and said that they had adjusted my bill when I check out. Just make sure to do this right before you check out. Gonna try it this August at Vdara.
Vdara doesn’t have a casino
Ris Vill No and neither does Delano but they are both MLife resorts. Delano uses Mandalay Bay and Vdara uses Aria, for the free play and resort fees comped. I was able to get my resort fees comped at Vdara, the front desk called MLife.
@@Ratgirl505 can i beat u up
There’s no such bloody resort fee in Australia at all as it is outrageous which would lead to the ACCC/consumer protection authority being truly offended
He said in the video that there was no resort fees in australia.
Neil Chapman not only resort fees but giving tip moneys at restaurants is also not a common practice here in Australia
Also you can stay at an Air BnB. Very disappointing now these resort fees are just a big rip off!
And if you look closely, Air BnBs charge you cleaning fees that out of proportion with the rental. Also many charge "taxes" which they do not actually pay. so, all of that is income ;)
Resort fee = total ripoff. So, lets say, the Ritz Carlton can charge $1 a night for rooms, making their hotels show up on top of the search results, but the fine print shows a mandatory $1,000 per night resort fee. There should be a law saying the room rate must include all these "fees" but I'm not hopeful.
Finally a great explanation. I just thought that the government decided to take another taxes. It's good to know it's just sort of a scam. Thanks!
Glad I could dispel the myth
Chris,
Such an important video! Well done!
My first run in with a resort fee, which happened many years ago (in Vegas), stunned me so much that I called over a manager and accused them of a bait and switch. I explained that nowhere on the Travelocity site did it mention this mysterious "Resort Fee" (which was true, it was nowhere on the site, or on my printed itinerary). That's when I found out that booking sites didn't have to divulge these dubious fees. They have to now, of course, which shows you just how sneaky these hotels where trying to be.
After the next couple times to Vegas, I realized I couldn't avoid them, though I did try a few more unsuccessful attempts to argue my way out of them. I don't even consider Resort Fees as separate fees any longer, but part of the "Real" price of the room (Resort Fee + per night rate). I have to now finagle my way through booking sites, manually adding these resort fees into the booked prices in order to find out what the actual stay is going to cost. Then I have to take all these new totals of each hotel and compare them, in order to find out which hotel actually has the best price. What a hassle!
Calculating what I'm actually paying has helped me realize something though. Hotels are charging WAY TOO MUCH now and getting away with even more. The underhanded way Resort Fees were first implemented, and the dishonest way they are still being implemented, leaves a bad taste my mouth. To combat this, I've implemented my own fee... It's called the "VGV stops going to Las Vegas as much as he used to" fee.
I used to go Vegas twice, sometimes three times a year. But after the whole "Resort Fee" thing, and what I feel is an overall decline in value involving more and more facets of Vegas, I just can't justify frequent visits any longer. It seems you can't go a month without hearing about some new sort of scheme that is maliciously crafted and targeted to suck every bit of coin from visitors, while giving back as little as possible in return (parking fees, removal of gambling free drinks unless you hit certain thresholds, etc.) And don't get me started on the Malls, Attractions, and Restaurants that close earlier and earlier every year (Vegas is open 24 hours, my patootie). It seems if you don't club, gamble, or bar, then Vegas nightlife is almost non-existent to you.
I don't mean to be so down on this wonderful town Chris, you know I've expressed many times how much I love Vegas, it's just things like Resort Fees really sour the experience. I love staying in Strip hotels and that's a big part of the experience for me. I've had to vote with my wallet and I actually haven't been back to Vegas since 2017 and won't be visiting this year. Hopefully there are more people out there who also won't stand for these kinds of practices and hotels and businesses will be forced to reassess. If not, I'll go less often and spend my money elsewhere.
Again, I want to applaud you on this video. It so clearly and succinctly explains the practice. Your injection of subtle sarcasm in all the right places makes this depressing topic very entertaining :)
Have a great one!
vgv
I really appreciate your level of neutrality in this video. Despite having a stance against resort fees, you still present the information in a logical way that breaks down the hotel's perspective. Again, regardless of how you personally feel about it, you still seek to provide information in a general way. I think that's brilliant and really appreciate your take on this subject. You're going to pay the fee one way or another. It'll either be by having a higher room cost or by packaging it with the fees section, but you're still going to pay it. Ultimately it's still going to boil down to that.
Resort fees are pretty much everywhere in Hawaii now. Wish the locals in Hawaii could at least get the fees waived. Kamaaina discounts are good, but the fees add up and make it tough for staycations.
Even better. The fees just shouldn't exist and they should advertise the actual room rate
I am an expert on hotel pricing, and I state that "resort fees" is deceptive pricing, period. It is a deceptive business practice. It is not illegal, but it is unethical, and it is reasonable to substitute "dishonest" for "deceptive". There are regulations prohibiting deceptive trade practices in business but as the Yellow says, they avoid legal sanctions on a technicality, saying e.g. that having a coffee maker in your room or a hotel elevator is the basis of the charge. Bottom line: it is dishonest - but it is legal. Just like "city hotel taxes" of 15% in many cities. It's a dishonest business practice - but not prosecutable.
agreed 100! If I recall correctly, for a couple years back in the early to mid-2000's when the company I used to work for brought us to Las Vegas for our yearly week-long convention, resort fees were waivable. We simply cannot use the pool, gym, spa or wifi without paying out of our own pockets or charged subsequently to the room on the folio.
Thank you Chris for this informative video! By educating ourselves we can make plans to avoid this charge, or bring it to the attention of higher management. There are already signs this fee is backfiring. Stay well informed before you book. Great information!
I hated this bloody resort fee every time me visiting Las Vegas. Good that you’ve pointed out it’s a way for the hotel illegally evade tax so next time I’ll protest with the front desk to waive it for me or I’ll lodge the complaint to the consumer protection authority
You obviously don't understand America or American hotel practices. Protest all you want, you will get nowhere.
I can confirm on my last stay in Las Vegas, September 2018, we stayed off the strip at the Marriott Springhill Suites near the convention center. We payed with 100% points, and ... NO RESORT FEES!
Good plan!
Resort Fees, Parking Fees, Expensive shows, Reduction in comps, and hardly any cheap food deals anymore. It seems Las Vegas has lost its way. Thank you for the video Chris. BTW, I will still love Las Vegas and will be back there in early Oct, just in time for it to cool down a bit.
As gambling revenues drop they are looking for more ways to bring in the dollars. But this way stinks
I just looked up the resort fee at the Andaz Hyatt on Maui. $45!!! I'm staying there in a couple of weeks. I didn't think to find out the resort fee beforehand, but then again, I doubt that would have swayed my decision about staying there
Yeah. I stayed at the Flamingo couple weeks ago and it was terrible. $30 for two days parking that took an hour and a half to find because valet was full. Resort fee was basically another days room rate. No comps and we gambled for hours. Pool was so packed that the water looked disgusting and it was impossible to find a chair. The only thing that hotel had going for itself was the location.
I'll be curious about the sale of Ceasar's to Eldorado. I wonder which properties will be sold and how that will possibly shake up the resorts in Las Vegas And there's rumblings about Cosmopolitan being sold to MGM.
@@Daftchild89 I was about to stay at the Flamingo a few months ago, but ended up canceling that trip. I would have thought that an older property like Flamingo would be a little more generous with the comps.
The first time I stayed at a hotel that was charging additional fees was in Palm springs California and they said it was a parking fee. I spoke with the manager and told him I would book my stay somewhere else, so he took it off and actually ended up giving us a room upgrade because they had overbooked the smaller rooms. Recently my stay in Reno was charging a $35 a night resort fee. Due to covid, all of their listed amenities were not available with the exception of the bottled water in the room. I couldn't even get room service on the night that I have stayed. I complained to management and they took that resort fee off.
I HATE resort fees too, as well as parking fees. We typically stay on the strip for the convenience, but at $35 a night and $15 a day for parking, it gets to be a bit much when staying multiple nights. Even if I am redeeming an offer for a free room, I STILL have to pay the resort and, of course, parking fees.
One time a day after we had come back home from Vegas, we needed to stay in a local hotel here in town due to plumbing issues at home and the resort fee was $3. That was shocking after just days before paying $35. Parking was free at this local hotel too.
The sucky thing is that the ONLY "amenity" we take advantage of, is the free wifi and it's not even that good. :/
nickel and diming guests
Thanks, Chris for suggesting the use of credit card disputes for us in recovering of these bloody illegal resort fees. Some even charging resort fees higher than the advertised room rates which is considered fraudulent if people bring it to the consumer protection authorities
Yeah good luck with that.
I have visited Vegas on pleasure over 50 times. A few years ago they instituted the legal but unethical strip "resort fee". I put up with it 3 times, and that was it. I no longer stay at Vegas Strip hotels, period, on general principle. I'd rather do without, and put them out of business, than permit them to act dishonestly and unethically. If they just built it into the stated rate, that would be fine. Instead, they are dishonest, and I won't tolerate it. And I will deprive them of anyone else's business that I can influence. Crime may pay, but I'm going to make it as expensive as possible.
And I formerly spent mucho dinero - muchos dineros - in that town and brought friends and talked up the experience with others, giving free advertising. Now I tell everyone to NOT stay on the Vegas strip. They're shooting themselves in the ass.
And here's the irony: Vegas is STEADFASTLY built on a dreamy, carefree, safe image of honesty and fairness, so that when you lose money, you're HAPPY about it. It is a cornerstone of EVERY casino's strategy. But this nullifies that. It makes people realize - HEY, THEY'RE RIPPING ME OFF. So they're less likely to even come, and spill dollars at the table. Ironic, how they're shooting their *prize cash cow* in the ass.
Love this!
I agree the hotel should tell you the complete price of your room no surprises ... I guess my gambling money will be sucked up by the resort fee. I will be having my very first trip to Vegas, so I am doing some research ...Wow ..just wow already getting ripped off !!!
Easy fix...call your credit card company and dispute this potion of the transaction. Since it can be argued that many/most hotels (in Vegas and beyond) are NOT 'resorts' it will be hard for it to go in the hotel's favor.
From the UK and I absolutely love your videos, especially the Vegas ones! Wish I’d seen them before I went last June. Going to New York in December so your videos are helping me plan, especially the public transport!
This is an amazing video. Helped me out with understanding resort fees thank you so much.
Thanks Kalani!
Just back from Vegas and that resort fee is really annoying. Anything you have to pay for is not an optional extra! It's like buying a chair and having to pay extra for the legs, "well it's not a ****** chair then!!"
Yup!
LOVE Las Vegas but hate, HATE the resort fees, we didn't find out about resort fee until we checked out of our hotel👎 Not good !!!
Usually you get the information when you check in...You must not have checked your itemized bill carefully...In fact you should have that info when you book your hotel room..
Doh! I'm sure that was an unpleasant surprise!
What I find amusing about Las Vegas hotels is that they charge those fees which is basically another room rate and they hold $100 until you check out. In which you don’t get back for a couple days. They are shooting themselves in the foot. I use to go 2 or 3 times a year and now we only go once. And when we go now we bring our own alcohol just to afford going to a show and the food. And don’t get me started about the parking. We stayed at the Flamingo two weeks ago and we paid $30 for two days of parking which took us an hour and a half to find because Valet was full. 🤦♂️
I been working for resorts for the past 18 years .. managed 4 star resorts for 12 years .. I myself don't even understand where the extra money goes to. I had my staff say resort fee pays for free bike rental, wifi, parking, gym and free local phone calls. One of our gym equipment broke down and ask to be replaced, there response we don't have the money.. my response was just take it out from the resort fee guest have been paying for the past 5 years.. they laughed at me and said " that's part of the room revenue" so I'm with all of you.. Resort Fee is just making the room rate look enticing. If you go to Vegas stay at the beautiful Vegas Strip MARRIOTT CHATUE ..no Resort Fee and Free Valet parking across the street of Arias..
every year I stay in Reno on the way to Black Rock City and back and I have to pay ridiculous resort fees, they tell me it is for the gym and other amenities, but I think it is total BS, I would rather pay one rate and not be nickeled and dimed by these resort fees.
Me too
Hi Chris.It's about getting as much as you can for as long as you can. Instead of building a relationship with the consumer.
It is a total bummer. It's a way for the Hotel and Casinos in Vegas can generate income on "comp" rooms. I actually paid $69 at the MGM Aria for a "comp" room. Thankfully Boyd, which does have a resort fee, does not charge the resort fee on their comp rooms. Thanks for the info!
That is one expensive free room!
Hi thanks for that very informative video. I think resort fees are total nonsense and hotels are shooting themselves in the foot with this "amenities"charge. I stayed in a 5 star hotel on the LV strip and expected a coffee machine in the room and to have the use of the swimming with a towel thrown in! If I go back to the US I will definitely try avoid these hotels who like to apply this charge. It's a total con!
Nice video as always. I’m about to go to Vegas and all the Vegas videos help out a lot.
Thanks Denver Aviation!
Very good tips about avoiding resort fees! Resort fees are quite awful! I remember staying at one hotel where they charged a lot for the resort fee. They can defeat the purpose of booking a low room rate at a hotel!
Really bugs me when the resort fee is more than the actual room rate!
🤔Honestly do you have a list of "hotels" that do not charge these "fees" would be so awesome of you! 🤨😉😍
💓 your content....just awesome!💓
Melissa Sanders I’ve been looking at almost every hotel in Vegas, so far all of them charge it.
The Four Queens is the only one I have seen that doesn't.
In the 90s you could go to Vegas casino hotels if you booked far in advance and as long as you didn't gamble you could stay and eat like a king for next to free. Guess I won't go back.
I've paid a resort fee now and then, when I or my significant other wanted to stay at a specific place and couldn't get comped. But generally I think your last method is the best: vote with your feet.
Im actually thankful for Resort Fees, it made look at other options like Airbnb. Last time I visited, I got a an entire private 4 bedroom home for a fraction of the hotel rooms all because of resort fees!
Super 8 and Days Inn are charging Resort Fees? Now I've heard it all 😆😆🤣🤣😂😂
Last week i was surprised by another $15 "fee" for making a reservation by phone. Vegas, babye.
I am from the UK, stopped visiting Vegas because of resort fees, even Downtown hotels have adopted them, a total and complete rip off.
Love all your vegas vids!!!!!
Thank you!!!
Please do more of these kind of vids on vegas!!!
Thanks Attila. What else would you like to see about Vegas?
@@YellowProductions
Thank you for the response!
Please make a vid about great hotels with zero extra fees, or just a small extra fee close the the strip.
Vids about great cheap and great places to eat, such as the Omelette House! That please is just amazing!
👌 My mans is back at it
When using points for a stay make sure the hotel do not add on a resort fee. To Hilton's credit they made it clear up front that resort fees would not be added to my points stays in Hilo and Honolulu.
Excellent advice! If enough people only go to non-resort fee hotels maybe they will stop this.
Amen!
Great video! I like the history and current events information you add to the topic.
Thanks Achilles!
These prices are not illegal in "all EU countries" as Spain are now charging an equivalant fee for staying in hotels.
Bummer
I think Vegas strip hotels got even worse when they added parking fees. Gee. More money in their pockets.
Yep! Nickel and dime yah to death! They really sucked the fun out of Vegas that is for sure and is really going to backfire big time when nobody wants to go to Vegas anymore!
Am planning a trip to New York and booking.com does not give an option to avoid hotels with resort fees and their website will not take comments re website improvements.
I stayed at a Marriott in NYC that charged a resort fee that's consumable at the hotel bar. The prices of the beers were in-line with other bars in the city, so I didn't mind having three drinks there at the end of each night. I also got a daily snack and ate all the apples at the gym. This has been the only time that I did not mind paying the resort fee, since I at least made good use of it.
Otherwise, I detest it, especially in Las Vegas, because none of what I'm paying for actually matter, except I guess for the airport shuttle.
I went to Miami last month, they charged me resort fee and claimed that covers ALL amenities . And than I wanted to use the cabana by the beach , and they said that would cost me an additional $35 per day ...
By the way, the parking fee was almost the price of the hotel room ...
Resort fees are such a scam
Hotels like Marriott and Hampton Inn are now charging resort fees in Vegas as well which is why I usually opt for Airbnb
Unless it's Myrtle Beach or there's a major convention going on that will make traffic a gridlock to where you can't get to the site(s) you want to see, it's better to stay away from the main strip and commute there to avoid resort fees. You'll get better prices and a peace of mind too. Don't pay a resort fee to stay in New York City, stay in New Jersey and take NJ Transit and then the subway instead to save money.
Total deceptive pricing! It is simply part of the room price. The room pricing they show is false advertising. This type of pricing should be stopped
I agree! :)
Resort fees = Corporate Greed
Yup
It should include parking that's another scam of there's 15 dollars a day to park
Yeah.. those are annoying too
This is my take on resort fees. I used an example of the MGM Grand in Vegas.
They advertise 6800+ rooms. If they ran an average 70% occupancy for the year
it would look something like this.
6800 x 70% = 4800 rooms per night occupied
4800 x 365 days a year = 1,752,000 room nights per year
1,752,000 x $39 resort fee = $68,328,000
That's 68 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR CLEAR PROFIT!!! (from just one establishment).
Yup! It's a money maker for sure
I ABSOLUTELY refuse to pay it. It shows how RUTHLESS n shady the hotel is. They trick you into paying it then they expect you to spend money in their restaurants, shops and excursions. It's all a scam and we the consumer are getting so much less for so very much more...
Love your content. Keep em coming!!
I was charged a $120 resort fee by Radisson in Orlando Florida. The room had been booked with an online booking service in Sweden, who did not mention that there was an additional compulsory fee for anything. When I got back to Sweden I filed a complaint with them. I also filed the same complaint with a large consumer organization who have a "black list" for companies that mislead customers. Took a few letters but ultimately I got the money back from the booking service. I was appalled to learn that this type of fraud is legal in some US states. And I will never go back to Florida, ever.
It's really a whole of US thing.. not a Florida thing. I prefer to spend my money at hotels that don't charge a deceiving resort fee
You will get nowhere with your "complaints". This isn't Sweden, this is America and the king of capitalism. It's legal in ALL 50 states here.
@@kendallevans4079 Sorry if I hurt your national pride.
@@akeeldberg5218 I don't have any "national pride" I am simply telling you what to expect with your "complaint". This is how it is in the capitalist country, I don't like it but that how it is...feel better now?
@@kendallevans4079 Sweden is also a capitalist country. Like France, Britain, Germany and several others in Europe. No hidden resort fees here. Resort fees are not the definition of capitalism.
The super 8 doesn’t change a resort fee nor does the renaissance. In Las Vegas
Hate...resort fees! Rip off!! I will never go to those hotels. Good show! 99 o/o Las v do charge it! Horrid
I am in NY and my daughter in LAS. I have to reserve hotel room to visit. I ALWAYS reserve a stay without resort fee.
Smart! :)
Very informative video, great channel! 👍🏻
Thanks Stuart!
Since this has been a thing in Florida, I have been booking my entire stays through Airbnb. I am not keen on booking a vacation and getting a surprise at check out, thanks but no thanks!
These fees are a complete rip off. Then they want taxes and tips on top! Like everybody is rich..
MGM just announced resort fee increases for several of their properties in Las Vegas :-(
I thought that they were mandatory in all USA hotels! the couple of times I have been in Miami, they had charged me that. I'm not from USA so I thought that was normal. Now I know it is not.
Glad I could dispel that myth
The resort fee in the Mandalay Bay is the optional breakfast buffet, you don’t have pay it if you don’t use the buffet
last year i stayed at the flamingo and i had paid for my room already, at check in they wanted $40 per night on top of a $100 per night deposit i was really annoyed!
This is the new Vegas as of 6 years ago now and don't think it is going to change any time soon!
My answer: Steal everything that isn’t nailed down! Towels, soaps, the room service trays. etc. you can find a lot of those things at my house.
hahaha...
I went to Vegas 4 times when I was living in Japan. I’m talking over 18 years ago, and I never had to pay Resort Fees. I was planning to go to Vegas this September, but when I heard about this added rip off cost, so I basically changed my mind. This is to be expected I guess when in America everyone has to pay for Healthcare , not like us in Europe where it is FREE ...Good luck Las Vegas 😢
Hopefully more people make the same decision and the Vegas resorts get the message that people don't want to be nickeled and dimed to death
Hi im staying in vegas and i am at motel 6 for close to $100 for one night but they didnt charge a deposit, can you give me advice on what will be cheaper???
Muito obrigado pelas dicas!!! Thanks!!! 🇧🇷
I hate Resort fees! They should be illegal! recently the Hilton Hawaiian Village charge $50 now from $45
FYI....Just booked room for the Rio Hotel and casino in Vegas thru Priceline...with no resort fee. 2 nights "taxes and fees" charge was $35.18, definitely better than the $40 and higher per night "resort fee".
Good deal
People, just say no. Refuse to stay there and do business with them. Make it so expensive for them by losing your business, that the practice perishes. Likewise for cities with "city hotel taxes" or "central business district taxes" or "arena taxes" or whatever they call it. I avoid entire cities; some of them I will never return to, despite many years of going and spending big bucks there. The goal is to make it so expensive for them by losing your business, that the practice perishes. Google "worst city hotel taxes" and you'll see what I'm talking about.
New York for example has an 18% hotel tax. I'm not kidding. That's on top of everything else.
In the UK, resort fees are banned, and OTAs have to show the true price of the hotel in the headline price, which means taxes and fees. Use a UK proxy server to get a UK IP address, and websites like Booking and Expedia, Agoda will show you the *total* price first. Just don't use a proxy server to send private information, like credit cards, passports, etc.
Thanks for sharing that tip
Hi there! I am going to Vegas in January 2025, is the resort fee per person per night, or just per night for myself and my partner included?
Resort fee is per room per night. Doesn't matter how many people
Resort fees are a scam. Just raise the price of the damn room alittle bit and get rid of that crap. Ridicious.
Something man and what about the parking? If you're staying at a hotel, the parking should be free! If they really thought about it and got rid of the resort fees and parking fees, a lot more people would love to come back to Vegas and also spend a lot more $ so they are really shooting themselves in the foot if u think about it!
So do the hotels in downtown Vegas have resort fees or is it just the strip?
Good job Chris
Thanks Ron!
Resort fees don't bug me too much, but i wish there were a few ways to lower it. Like, if i stay at a hotel and don't use the spa, i shouldn't be charged for the spa being in the hotel. The one fee that i absolutely hate is a parking fee. I'm already paying to stay the night at the hotel and now i have to pay to park my car? Usually there really is no other option for parking so you have to pay it anyway.
It's time for the experts to come through with an alternative.
It's not rocket science.
I'm busy @ the moment counting the winnings, otherwise, the situation
would B a bygone era.
Welcome to the Fore!
Berlin has a city tax I paid on checkout and so does Lisbon. They're not exactly a 'resort fee' but still annoying.
on booking.com their prices include all taxes and resort fees for Las Vegas, and can be cheaper then booking direct, who don't add on the fee until you are there.
I avoided the resort fee at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort by booking a private residence within the Hilton. I couldn't avoid the $45 per night valet parking fee. Add in typing the valet employees I bet I spent $600 or more on parking the car at the hotel.
Outrageous parking fees are another industry trend. So annoying
What are the hotels without the fees?
I enjoyed this video.
Thanks Norm!
We stayed at the Flamingo in Vegas 2 years ago and of course had to pay the resort fees. We attempted to use the pool but they had a pool party going and if we wanted to use the pool they told us we had to pay the pool party fee.
Next up, U used the toilet paper fee!!!
Just got back from a wonderful California road trip, including Las Vegas. I have to say, we liked LV in many ways....but, that resort fee at New York New York was ridiculous. We had two rooms for 4 nights and it cost over $300! We didn’t get the chance to use the gym and only really had an hour late on one of the the days to sit by the pool and dip our toes, and the pool closed at 8pm! That in itself was ridiculous too. And, on top of this, there was no coffee maker or kettle in the room, and none to lend us. Another way the hotel can make money by getting us to buy a drink at their cafes or restaurants. Having said all this, we still enjoyed our stay there🤷🏼♀️😂
thanks for the tips, I didn't know about the reward points option. Really these days when I need to stay at a hotel, I look at what the resort fees are, and if they are too high, I just won't stay at that hotel.
Good plan!
Very informative.
Not true, the last offer I received from treasure island said resort fees were optional
That's good to hear! The TI is one of the few... but from my understanding it's only on one particular rate, and only at booking time. Was that the case?
It should be called a bs fee...One time at Mandalay Bay they tried me my room fee, resort fee...and then tried charging me 35$ to use the gym.
That's an accurate name too
@@YellowProductions - Should be an individual fee. If somebody wants to use the gym, pool or sauna at their hotel, then they should put it on their tab and not have this blanket fee for everybody. Most people don't even use the gym or sauna while they are there in Vegas and other places! Don't know about everybody else, but when I go to Vegas on vacation the last thing on my mind is working out and lifting weights! I am on vacation and do all that crap back home on a weekly basis so when I am in Vegas, that is the last thing on my mind!
I am fine with resort fees in Vegas. As for someone who goes to Vegas multiple times a year. I get COMP rooms and just pay the resort fees. We use the pool, gym, and etc everyday!
You are one of the few, since those things actually used to be free with your room. They are now charging you for things that were once included.
@@YellowProductions yes, I believe if I went to Vegas before the Resort Fee era I would be mad about them. But I am not since I do take advantage of the gym, wifi, and pool to make sure I am getting my money worth lol love your videos! Makes me wanna travel more!
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I always thought resort fees were mainly exclusive to Las Vegas. My next trip I am gonna look for an off strip hotel like Hilton etc to see if I can avoid them. Vegas just isn't the same anymore. The parking fee really cheeses me off too............
Definitely not exclusive to Vegas... A problem all over the USA unfortunately
Great video would love to see you do a live one
Thanks HT!