Resort Fee

A resort fee (also "destination fee", "amenity fee", or "facility fee") is a mandatory daily charge added to a hotel folio on top of the advertised room rate. Common in Las Vegas, Hawaii, Florida, and many destination resorts; uncommon at airport hotels and budget chains.

Typical resort fees range from $20-50 per night and supposedly cover Wi-Fi, fitness center access, pool use, daily newspaper, in-room coffee, and local phone calls. Critics call them deceptive because the room rate quoted at booking doesn’t include them.

On the folio, the resort fee appears as a dated line item alongside the nightly room rate and occupancy taxes. It IS taxable (calculated on the resort fee, not on the underlying amenity value).

Loyalty status sometimes waives resort fees: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum/Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist members get them comped at most participating properties.