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A recent Facebook discussion asking about the new add-on tax above the 19% already being charged for hotel rooms included several posts about this. Some said there is a sign calling it an Eco Fee at the check-in desk, I asked a photo, but didn't get one.
I believe the new Eco Fee is supposed to be 25.24 Pesos per room-night or about $1.34 USD depending on exchange rate used. Senior citizens, handicapped, and Quintana Roo residents were exempt, but there was talk about that being canceled. Of course, you can hear/read anything, but some on the FB thread claimed that they were charged per person every night rather than just on room-nights. That would be unfair, but I guess the hotels can charge whatever they want to try as long as it's in the booking quote - or maybe even if it's not, as what else are you going to do on arrival.
So I checked on a possible three night stay on Hotels.com, and yep - it's quoted in the pricing information for the stay, altho not by that name...
I believe the new Eco Fee is supposed to be 25.24 Pesos per room-night or about $1.34 USD depending on exchange rate used. Senior citizens, handicapped, and Quintana Roo residents were exempt, but there was talk about that being canceled. Of course, you can hear/read anything, but some on the FB thread claimed that they were charged per person every night rather than just on room-nights. That would be unfair, but I guess the hotels can charge whatever they want to try as long as it's in the booking quote - or maybe even if it's not, as what else are you going to do on arrival.
So I checked on a possible three night stay on Hotels.com, and yep - it's quoted in the pricing information for the stay, altho not by that name...
Three night quote
I doubted that the Eco Fee collections would actually go for ecological expenditures anyway, but it seems that this property is using it as an excuse to bump their rates.