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Hidden Charges (by Dave S.):

Was wondering if anybody had run across this before. I recently traded to a place in Florida, all was fine except on check-in, the resort demanded an EXTRA fee of about $11 per day. This fee was to cover succh things as parking, a shuttle bus (that was owned & operated by local merchant assoc.), access to ONE computer for the entire resort and some other bogus charges, whether I wanted these services or not. After travelling 4,000 miles and all day to get there, I had little energy to argue with a desk clerk who was in no position to do anything anyway. $55 is chunk of change on any vacation. Interval was even less helpful when I complained when I got back.... at first they dismissed me completely saying this is included in incidental charges like electricity charges in some Eurpoean destinations. I wrote back and said those charges are clearly outlined when you exchange, this was not mentioned anywhere. If it was mentioned, and there was a choice between two similar facilities, obviously I'd choose the one that didn't charge me.