No Nonsense Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Because I know how to read the ****ing Congressional record. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4489/all-actions-without-amendments?s=1&r=6 You don’t know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 22 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Can you please provide a link to something indicating that Congress is legitimately looking into hotel fees as you assert? Which Congress people? Is there a bill? What are they actually doing? 4th attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 35 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Stop it. To be fair, there is no evidence that congress is actually looking to stop the practice of hotels charging fees to consumers. There just isnt. You may want transparency, and hey, who doesn't? But the question is and was, is Congress actually looking into it, and the answer is, no, they are not. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7087?q={"search"%3A["paul+gosar+hotel"%2C"paul"%2C"gosar"%2C"hotel"]}&s=7&r=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Are you ****ing joking??????? Your SERIOUS EVIDENCE that Congress is SERIOUSLY LOOKING at an issue is to post at bull**** bill that is going nowhere who's ONLY SPONSER is PAUL ****ING GOSAR. Again. STOP IT. Quote As a result of Gosar's alleged involvement in the storming of the Capitol, three of his siblings called for his expulsion from Congress. "When you talk about what happened the other day, you're talking about treason. You're talking about overthrowing the government. That's what this is. If that doesn't rise to the level of expulsion, what does?" said Tim Gosar.[74][75] On January 19, the last day of the Trump administration, it was reported that Gosar and Biggs sought pardons from Trump. No pardons were granted to them or anyone else involved in the storming of the Capitol or the preceding "Save America" rally.[76] Edited June 24, 2022 by PleaseBlitz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Are you ****ing joking??????? So he has one good idea… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 @bearrock Apologize, seriously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 After reading these last couple pages it’s pretty clear I need to go defend Elon some more. You all are getting restless. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: @bearrock Apologize, seriously. Dude, even Paul Gosar wants the transparency. We finally found an issue that can bring the country together! Seriously, FTC's been on this a while. We're gonna see more bills and lawsuits. Either hotels will voluntarily do what airlines do or eventually something happens in court or legislatively. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 8 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: After reading these last couple pages it’s pretty clear I need to go defend Elon some more. You all are getting restless. Elon will have resort/casino fees at all his Mars Vegas Hotels. 🖖🤑 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Your outrage over resort fees is missing something worse. Resorts are pretty upfront that there are resort fees prior to booking. What's worse to me is the room deposit fee. "Checking in at $120 per night including tax... we charge you $100 per day for incidentals." Let's assume stay for 3 nights, you think its an anticipated $360 hotel stay. But opps... you get charged $660 upon checkin. This sucks if traveling on a budget with a family. I just traveled to Europe and it was awesome that they actually charged me the full 5 day stay AND NOTHING MORE! And, when I was checked in after a few days, I complained about the hold they kept on the card I used to reserve the room and they immediately removed the charge. US hotels would be like, "Sorry, that's not our problem....the hold will be removed when you check out." ... and you all are getting snowed by Congress if you think they will do something about it. They only leak those articles to the press so big-hospitality will fund their campaigns... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 11 hours ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: No I didn’t say that. I said file a charge back and see what happens. For all of the chargebacks I have filed, I have gotten to keep my money. The credit card company gives you a credit as soon as you file the charge back so worst case you don’t have go pay for it for a few months while they decide. Also the retailer has to respond within a certain amount of time or you automatically win. I suspect a lot of larger businesses do not have a team dedicated to handling chargebacks and just accept a chargeback as shrinkage. 🤣 I would never put my hotel status in jeopardy by filing a bogus claim with my credit card company. My complaint with the fee is to stop keeping it separate & just include it as part of the nightly rate. Further, often the resort fee & tax on that fee doesn't appear on the confirmation. I've stayed at many Marriott resorts over the years & know to expect the fees to be added to the bill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I've been staying at the same hotel every time I go home to VA forever. I don't care what it costs, I pay for the convenience. AARP has its advantages. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 39 minutes ago, EmirOfShmo said: 🤣 I would never put my hotel status in jeopardy by filing a bogus claim with my credit card company. My complaint with the fee is to stop keeping it separate & just include it as part of the nightly rate. Further, often the resort fee & tax on that fee doesn't appear on the confirmation. I've stayed at many Marriott resorts over the years & know to expect the fees to be added to the bill. Your hotel status 😂 customer 4393749204? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: Your hotel status 😂 customer 4393749204? I'm done. You don't have a clue what you're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Nonsense Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Fergasun said: Your outrage over resort fees is missing something worse. Resorts are pretty upfront that there are resort fees prior to booking. What's worse to me is the room deposit fee. "Checking in at $120 per night including tax... we charge you $100 per day for incidentals." Let's assume stay for 3 nights, you think its an anticipated $360 hotel stay. But opps... you get charged $660 upon checkin. This sucks if traveling on a budget with a family. I just traveled to Europe and it was awesome that they actually charged me the full 5 day stay AND NOTHING MORE! And, when I was checked in after a few days, I complained about the hold they kept on the card I used to reserve the room and they immediately removed the charge. US hotels would be like, "Sorry, that's not our problem....the hold will be removed when you check out." ... and you all are getting snowed by Congress if you think they will do something about it. They only leak those articles to the press so big-hospitality will fund their campaigns... And I’m telling you that you’d be surprised at how many people probably think the resort fee and incidentals (which they don’t even bring up during the booking process) is one and the same and think they’re getting that back at check out. In my experience, next to the resort fee it says (collected at hotel/resort). I suppose you have to read the fine print to find anything on incidentals. Edited June 24, 2022 by No Nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 To avoid those charges and fees I sleep in my car. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llevron Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 9 hours ago, No Nonsense said: You don’t know. This is possibly my favorite response to any post ever and I’m not even sure why. It just makes me happy lol. Especially when directed at @PleaseBlitz in this specific conversation lmao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, EmirOfShmo said: I'm done. You don't have a clue what you're talking about. I stayed at a holiday inn last night so I think I know something about it 😎 Edited June 24, 2022 by CousinsCowgirl84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Fergasun said: Your outrage over resort fees is missing something worse. Resorts are pretty upfront that there are resort fees prior to booking. What's worse to me is the room deposit fee. "Checking in at $120 per night including tax... we charge you $100 per day for incidentals." Let's assume stay for 3 nights, you think its an anticipated $360 hotel stay. But opps... you get charged $660 upon checkin. This sucks if traveling on a budget with a family. I just traveled to Europe and it was awesome that they actually charged me the full 5 day stay AND NOTHING MORE! And, when I was checked in after a few days, I complained about the hold they kept on the card I used to reserve the room and they immediately removed the charge. US hotels would be like, "Sorry, that's not our problem....the hold will be removed when you check out." ... and you all are getting snowed by Congress if you think they will do something about it. They only leak those articles to the press so big-hospitality will fund their campaigns... That's a head-scratcher. We're frequent travelers, (domestic and foreign), and have never had an Incidental fee charged up front. They put $$$ against the card,(to ensure that there's sufficient funding to cover incidentals charges like the bar, restaurant, etc), but they don't release those $$$ to the CC company, until you check out and you are only charged for what you've used. If an additional $500.00 hold on a CC is an issue then they may want to re-think that trip 😉 Seriously, that shouldn't be a hardship for anyone using a credit card unless you have a low limit. If you used a debit card, however, I can see that being a hardship as you will not have access to the funds that they're holding, but I've never used a debit card for a hotel stay, (or for anything but withdrawing cash), so someone who has done so may need to chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I can reasonably assure the forum that no member here stays in more upscale hotels and resorts than I typically do in any normal year. I offer no complaint. You get what you pay for. And there’s always a Super 8 nearby if your pockets are shaky. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Dan T. said: To avoid those charges and fees I sleep in my car. Those hotel parking fees can get you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 56 minutes ago, Corcaigh said: Those hotel parking fees can get you. That is a true statement. Just take a look at the daily parking fees in major cities. In DC, they can be up to $50.00 per day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Corcaigh said: Those hotel parking fees can get you. Look for that spot by the dumpster in back of the 7-11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, Skinsfan1311 said: That is a true statement. Just take a look at the daily parking fees in major cities. In DC, they can be up to $50.00 per day. $64/night the last time we stayed at the St. Regis & the Mayflower < 1 year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 hour ago, EmirOfShmo said: $64/night the last time we stayed at the St. Regis & the Mayflower < 1 year ago. Last time we stayed at a hotel , in DC, (a few years ago for one night), we opted to park on the street next to the hotel. The parking ticket was cheaper than the parking fee. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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