What looks like a good price for Hawaii accommodations can become a terrible deal when charges like cleaning, management, and resort fees appear later in the booking process, instead of upon first checking.
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46 thoughts on “New Law Starts July: Impact on Hawaii Travel Reservations Revealed”
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My family and I’ve been to 2 hotels with Waikiki Beach Walk Relax and spend 3 nights in Honolulu In September and 5 nights at Kona Reef Resorts in September to October.
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Consumer protection is a good thing. Those saying people should read through the details I ask why should they have to?
Not exactly the same but Marriott has on their site room rates with or without taxes and fees, with a toggle switch. I find it helpful, especially for budgeting.
Of course, we should read the details. But we usually don’t. That’s on us when we get hit with a surprise.
Why check – I am just thinking about the simple things: what is the check-in time and check-out time for this reservation? Some hotels offer noon check-in; for others, it’s 2, 3, or even 4 pm. Shouldn’t we want to know that? Is there an on-site restaurant – what are the hours?
I love Hawaii and I believe that Hawaii should make laws to keep their land as sacred as possible. To keep rules and requirements for renting as they should be.
We travel to the islands every couple of years and want to keep coming as much as possible. We own a timeshare and do not want to lose the privilege of losing it because of the other people that do not abide by the rules.
Hawaii has a lot of sacred grounds a culture and I follow their beliefs. I would not desecrate any of them. ♥️
I work at a hotel in waikiki. I brought up the issue of Resort fees being essentially Hidden Fees to the director of the front office. Their response was “everyone does it”. This was around 10 years ago. Here we are today (finally) with some clarity for the vacationers who help our island survive.
I ve noticed lots of extra charges being tacked on to my reservations all over, since COVID. Why are we paying cleaning costs. I also have a timeshare which I’m wandering how that will be effected
While it could be harder for higher-fee accomodations to compete in some case, this would be an incredibly beneficial change. Wish it could apply across the entire country, and in a broad variety of areas of business.
We are California residents and own a Maui condo. I’ve been researching this new California bill and cannot find anywhere that the law applies to California residents vacationing in Hawaii. We use VRBO and Airbnb which breaks down all fees prior to the final booking process. Full transparency.