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lotsofpulp 4y ago
The point is, presumably, the websites of major hotel brands work the same for everyone. I would be interested in seeing an example of a “hidden” fee at a hotel. Same with airline prices. Google flight search has always shown me the total price, as have the airline websites themselves.
- jplona 4y ago
  My experience is the same as yours. However I think these fees are still hidden in the sense that they're not part of the rate that's advertised everywhere, shown in the thumbnail on the hotel website, etc. It would be better if we could just trust that the advertised price would be the actual price.
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    I agree, the total average per night cost should be displayed in the same price on the initial search results.
- astura 4y ago
  >I would be interested in seeing an example of a “hidden” fee at a hotel. Every single hotel room on the Vegas strip has a resort fee, for example. Try it yourself - when searching websites will list, say $50/night but when you actually go book it you'll see an additional significant "resort fee" on top of that. It makes it hard to compare prices - you will have to go to the checkout page to see what you'd actually pay. Airlines have been required to list all mandatory fees in their prices since Jan. 26, 2012, by federal law.
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    I would not call that hidden, but rather obfuscated prices. Although, legislation to make pricing clearer and easier to compare is always welcome.
- ineedasername 4y ago
  I'm browsing the Marriot site right now and the hotels that are classified as a "resort" [1] all have a resort fee attached, in addition to the sticker price, after I select my room. That's the default behavior, but a point in Marriot's favor is that you can at least select a checkbox to include taxes & fees in the quoted price. However it then bundles them together and I still can't see how much is required taxes and how much is the hotel's resort fee. I can only see that breakdown once I actually select my room. [1] https://www.marriott.com/travel-experience/resort-hotels/ https://www.marriott.com/travel-experience/resort-hotels/

The point is, presumably, the websites of major hotel brands work the same for everyone. I would be interested in seeing an example of a “hidden” fee at a hotel. Same with airline prices. Google flight search has always shown me the total price, as have the airline websites themselves.

jplona 4y ago
My experience is the same as yours. However I think these fees are still hidden in the sense that they're not part of the rate that's advertised everywhere, shown in the thumbnail on the hotel website, etc. It would be better if we could just trust that the advertised price would be the actual price.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  I agree, the total average per night cost should be displayed in the same price on the initial search results.
astura 4y ago
>I would be interested in seeing an example of a “hidden” fee at a hotel. Every single hotel room on the Vegas strip has a resort fee, for example. Try it yourself - when searching websites will list, say $50/night but when you actually go book it you'll see an additional significant "resort fee" on top of that. It makes it hard to compare prices - you will have to go to the checkout page to see what you'd actually pay. Airlines have been required to list all mandatory fees in their prices since Jan. 26, 2012, by federal law.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  I would not call that hidden, but rather obfuscated prices. Although, legislation to make pricing clearer and easier to compare is always welcome.
ineedasername 4y ago
I'm browsing the Marriot site right now and the hotels that are classified as a "resort" [1] all have a resort fee attached, in addition to the sticker price, after I select my room. That's the default behavior, but a point in Marriot's favor is that you can at least select a checkbox to include taxes & fees in the quoted price. However it then bundles them together and I still can't see how much is required taxes and how much is the hotel's resort fee. I can only see that breakdown once I actually select my room. [1] https://www.marriott.com/travel-experience/resort-hotels/ https://www.marriott.com/travel-experience/resort-hotels/