[psyklic]

I recently booked on Hotwire in Europe and was charged an undisclosed "city tax" at the hotel. In the Hotwire fine print, it states: "Hotwire rates do not include special fees charged by hotels upon check-out. ... Customers will be required to pay these fees directly to the hotels at check-out time." (https://www.hotwire.com/mobile/legal/restrictions)

[baltcode]

That's really misleading wording if they're using it to charge "city tax". Fees upon checkout are usually based on any charged consumables, damage, room service etc. and it makes sense that those won't be included.

[psyklic]

The portion I excluded clarifies that "special fees" include: energy charges, convention fees, resort fees, and parking fees.