It is simply an additional amount that the hotel collects, on top of the advertised room rate. Most hotels tax the resort fee at the hotel occupancy tax rate. This is a tax rate reserved for hotel room rates. Services are taxed at the sales tax rate in the United States.
Is resort fee per room or per person?
These fees are also typically charged on a per room basis, not per person, and may be disguised as “destination fees,” “facility fees” or “amenity fees”. While it is not mandatory for hotels to charge guests a resort fee, they are mandatory charges for guests staying at hotels that charge them.
Can you get out of paying resort fees?
You cannot simply refuse to pay resort fees, but — just as some hotel employees are occasionally empowered to compensate you — the employee might have authority to remove your resort fee. Just understand that this is the exception, not the norm. And while it doesn't hurt to ask, it helps to ask nicely.