Hotel fees aren’t always something you can avoid—especially at popular resort destinations—but you shouldn’t be surprised by them, either. How to avoid hotel fees and other add-onsThere are a few ways to avoid hotel fees. Aside from that, knowledge is power: If you know what to look for, you can avoid hotel chains that overcharge on fees—before you book the hotel room (Nerdwallet has a good survey of fees by hotel chain). Hotel fees shouldn’t come as a surpriseWhile you can’t realistically avoid all hotel fees if you choose to stay at said hotel, you are entitled to know what you’ll end up paying—with no surprises. If you didn’t use any of the services covered by a resort fee, they might drop it from your bill.

Source: The Nation July 26, 2021 19:18 UTC