avoid stress and prepare for ‘surprise’ hotel fees

July 30th, 2012

The end of your vacation should leave you feeling refreshed, relaxed, and ready to take on the world.  Don’t let checking out the hotel on your way home negate all of that hard-earned relaxation, especially when you find those pesky “surprise fees” on your bill! We’ve put together a list of the top “surprise fees” to prepare you for your next vacation and help you to avoid checkout woes. Here are our top fees to look out for:

– Some hotels charge an extra fee for the use of a minifridge, even if you’re using it to store your own food. An alternative:  Make your own mini-fridge by stocking up on ice from your floor’s ice machine and keep your items in this makeshift cooler!

– When staying in a big city or remote resort location, parking is a common issue.  However, some hotels use a mandatory valet service.  Your car may be more secure in the hotel’s garage; but if you don’t want to pay – look for independent lots in the area.

– It is uncommon today for a hotel not to have wifi.  But some will charge you for access to log into their wifi connections.  Our advice? It’s vacation! Maybe you can leave your laptop off and use the lobby computers for any emergencies.

Want learn about more hotel fees that may be added to your bill?  Click here to read what SmarterTravel.com’s Caroline Morse has discovered!

 

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