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Marriott Parking Fees

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I just made an exchange into Grand Chateau Las Vegas for fall 2009. The Rep informed me that there is a $17 per day fee for parking! Sheesh! I thought Marriott was supposed to be a class act. I've seen rediculous fees for parking in Oahu but even DVC, the nickle & dime king, includes parking. Is this only in Vegas?
 

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I believe that parking is not charged to other Marriott owners when they exchange into another Marriott resort, at least that what they told me at Ko Olina last year. I wasn't charged for parking there and I own three Marriotts.

As to non-Marriott exchangers, I would imagine you would have to pay the fees. :annoyed: At least it's right next to the Strip.....
 

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Not just in Las Vegas. Parking for non-Marriott owners is charged at some Marriott resorts. Parking for all guests at Boston's Custom House is in the range of $40 per day.
 

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I understand that the parking is valet, and most people don't have cars, so I guess Marriott is trying to make it pay throught fees for those who use it. That said, it is unheard of to charge that large a fee to park in Las Vegas. Most places are free, with only a tip to the valet. The only places in town that I know are pay are the Golden Nugget and the Showcase (Coke Bottle) Mall.

So its $17. a day? And you'd tip on top of that? I sure wouldn't be staying there if I had a car, nice place or not.

Fern
 

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parking charge?

we're going to Grand Chateau on Sunday for a week - will let you know if we're charged for parking or not (we're Marriott owners who traded).

After reading this thread, I looked at tripadavisor.com and one person who posted in June 2008 said valet parking was free - but he appeared not to be a timeshare owner, so it may be different for "hotel" guests.
 

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It's a 'city' thing. Marriott BeachPlace Towers (Ft. Laud) is $17 a day...not bad for a large urban city. Parking in downtown Toronto is $30 a day now and going up.

Brian
 

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Parking fees are becoming more common....

Many resorts are now either charging parking fees or having strict limitations on parking. This is becoming very common at any location where real estate is at a premium (urban locations, beachside, mountainside, etc) and parking may therefore be limited..

Always call the resort itself to confirm additional fees and any other taxes or surcharges that may apply.
 

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Parking Fee - Maui Marriott

I just made my reservation for the Maui Marriott for summer 2009. In the confirmation it listed parking fees
On-site parking, fee: 6 USD daily
Valet parking, fee: 12 USD daily

I am not sure if this is new. I was just at the Maui Marriott this July and no parking fee.

Anyone know if this is a new fee for 2009?
 

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Who is getting the parking fees? Is it the HOA or the Marriott.com?
 

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At BeachPlace, the parking fee of $17 a day is collected by the HOA and used for garage repairs and beach front property taxes.
 

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parking and transportation at Grand Chateau

just back from Las Vegas - there is absolutely no parking fee at Grand Chateau. The parking is valet only and very convenient - we just gave the guy a couple of dollars every time they got the car for us. Don't know where the rep got that info, I looked at marriott.com and it says complimentary valet parking.

FYI, MGC offers a shuttle to Von's grocery Saturday thru Tuesday in the morning (until 10:30, return 11:30) - we didn't even bother getting our car out to go to the grocery. They also have a shuttle to the Fashion Mall in the afternoons.

Also - there is a monorail that runs from the MGM Grand (just down the strip from MGV) to the northern end of the strip. From MGV, walk out of the building and turn right on Harmon, then right on Audrie all the way to the back of MGM - you can go into the MGM Grand at the Garden Arena end, down the hall, up the escalator, past the arena entrance to the shopping area where you'll see the Monorail sign. It's $5 a trip, $12 for a 24-hour pass, don't remember the cost for a multi-day pass. It's about a 10 minute walk from the MGV and worth it to keep out of the heat (it was 106 degrees every day we were there). Don't try to drive down the strip, the traffic is horrible - and a cab would cost a fortune because of the gridlock.

You have to see Cirque du Soleil's "Love" - it was phenomenal, and not to be missed for any Beatles fan. I've seen 9 Cirque shows now and I thought it was the best ... but then again I'm a real Beatles groupie, having grown up in the 60's. (I'm finally going to visit Liverpool in October while I'm visiting friends near London.)
 

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I just made my reservation for the Maui Marriott for summer 2009. In the confirmation it listed parking fees
On-site parking, fee: 6 USD daily
Valet parking, fee: 12 USD daily

I am not sure if this is new. I was just at the Maui Marriott this July and no parking fee.

Anyone know if this is a new fee for 2009?

No parking fee for timeshare exchanges at Maui Ocean Club
 

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Parking Fees

Does anyone know if exchange owners pay the $17 daily parking fee at the Tahoe Grand Residence Club?
 

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Maui Marriott---I've had parking fees listed, but they didn't apply to owners. Only the valet parking did. I've also seen parking fees listed for other places that I did not have to pay being an owner or Mar-Mar exchanger. Maybe they list them on all confirmations rather than verify who does not have to pay.
 

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Correction to original post

I don't want to post false info, so here's a correction. The exchange rep at II quoted me $17 a day parking fee for my exchange. It was printed on the confirmation certificate as well. Problem was, she exchanged me into Marriott Grand Residence at Tahoe NOT Grand Chateau in Vegas! Not what I had requested. (Back to square one on that exchange request.)

So the fee is for Tahoe not Vegas. I doubt owners have to pay. I still think the fee is outrageous for parking. :eek: Tahoe is not New York City or Boston. Sheesh.
 

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I traded into Marriott Lake Tahoe using a non marriott resort. I showned my owners card and was not charged for parking.

Before I would pay 17 a day I would park across the street at Planet Hollywood.
 

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In Kauai (Marriott Beach Club) the parking was free -- however you had a long walk carrying two bags of groceries from the parking lot, thru the hotel lobby, down the escalator, over to the elevator to get to your unit!!!

Valet was abour $12/day there.
 

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We own at the Marriot Timber Lodge, next door to the Grand Residence. We exchanged into the Grand Residence and had to pay the $17 per night. We tried to get out of it, but were told it was a private, separate company that had the parking concession.
 

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The more the merrier...

This is a classic “Redistribution of wealth” – extort money from those that have it and give to those that don’t. Our government does it all the time – it’s about time the timeshare HOA’s realized the power they have – just take the money from some folks and give it to others; isn't that why you bought a timeshare?

Why stop at parking fees? Swimming pools are expensive to construct and maintain. Charge for “Pool tags” – maybe $25 for the week per non-owner who wants to use the pool. Buxom lifeguards would patrol the swimming pool parameter and pounce on kids who don't have the right tag.

Garbage is expensive to get rid of too – how about a “Banana peel fee” – guards would man security stations 24/7 and not check for machine guns smuggled into the building but what will eventually wind up as garbage – beer bottles, pizza boxes, cherry pits, etc. The guards would pull out their Tasers and demand the garbage tax be paid in cash or they would confiscate the food/products – just like at the airport if you should try to smuggle a loaded banana onboard the aircraft.

My hats off to the HOAs and the brave new world of taking from one group of folks to redistribute to another.

Ain’t America great! It's clear why folks flock to our shores...
 

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Service fees, usage fees, and surcharges...

While I realize these can be very frustrating- perhaps there is a valid reason (you be the judge of that)...

Since this thread seems to be frequented only by those paying the fees, I wanted to get thoughts from those collecting these as well. I just spoke with the president of a timeshare HOA in Ft Lauderdale about the increase in these types of fees.. His take is as follows:

Many interval owners now routinely exchange into other properties via weeks exchanges, points systems, etc.. As a result of this, there has been a big shift in resort usage over the last five years- from primarily owner usage to mostly non-owner and guest usage.

His point of view is that many fees and services only apply when the property is actually being used- so by redistributing the cost of these services to the individuals using (regardless of owner status) via service fees and surcharges- the HOA can help to control costs and reduce annual assessment increases to the deeded owners. Also, by contracting for many of these services rather than having direct employees responsible- the HOA avoids both liability and cost overruns.

So regardless of your point of view- it looks like these fees would be collected one way or another- either by the guest- or as more increases in annual assessments to owners..
 

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Except maybe for priority of exchanges based on quality or brand of what you deposit, I think it is wrong to treat an exchanger different than an owner at the destination. They are most likely staying there in place of an owner. So what difference does it make if the occupier is the owner or not?
 

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Double dipping is double dipping....

While I realize these can be very frustrating- perhaps there is a valid reason (you be the judge of that)...

Since this thread seems to be frequented only by those paying the fees, I wanted to get thoughts from those collecting these as well. I just spoke with the president of a timeshare HOA in Ft Lauderdale about the increase in these types of fees.. His take is as follows:

Many interval owners now routinely exchange into other properties via weeks exchanges, points systems, etc.. As a result of this, there has been a big shift in resort usage over the last five years- from primarily owner usage to mostly non-owner and guest usage.

His point of view is that many fees and services only apply when the property is actually being used- so by redistributing the cost of these services to the individuals using (regardless of owner status) via service fees and surcharges- the HOA can help to control costs and reduce annual assessment increases to the deeded owners. Also, by contracting for many of these services rather than having direct employees responsible- the HOA avoids both liability and cost overruns.

So regardless of your point of view- it looks like these fees would be collected one way or another- either by the guest- or as more increases in annual assessments to owners..


This is the kind of logic that supports the “Death Tax” – you know, you spend your entire life working and paying “your fair share” of taxes and when you die the government claims it goes to the head of the line to collect its cut – before your wife/husband, before your kids, before your grand kids, before your charities – the government gets to double dip.

That’s exactly what those HOA’s are doing – double dipping.

They bill ALL the charges to run the resort into the MFs – the owners pay for it and then they double dip by extorting money out of innocent owners who paid their MFs at their resort but now must “contribute” to the benefit of the resort they exchanged into.

Like I said, HOA’s have learned what our government has learned – it’s easy to cook up all kinds of reasons to take money from one group of owners/citizens and give that money to another group of owners/citizens – because it’s for the “Common good”; and it benefits them directly.

Another fee that would be great to charge would be for TV usage – when I was a kid we took a car trip to Minnesota during the summer to visit relatives. I still remember my dad giving me a quarter to insert into the color TV set to watch Topper – which was in black and white.

The HOA’s might check into slapping one of those gadgets to a flat screen TV – this time instead of quarters you would swipe your credit card….. Hey, its for the Common Good.

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The entire idea of slapping fees on exchangers is ludicrous – that means that Beach Place Tower owners need to be slapped with counter fees by II. They are bringing an inferior reservation to the exchange table – one that is missing the outrageous daily parking fee. II should simply bill Beach Place Tower owners an identical amount equal to the fee they charge exchangers.

II would collect the fee, take out a processing fee, and send it right back to the owner exchanging in. But, don’t hold your breath waiting for II to do this.
 
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Wow... Paranoia, death tax, and television all rolled into one... With a Cosmo Topper reference thrown in for fun! Doesn't really go well with my cheerios- but I can certainly appreciate the passion.....
 

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With my moderator hat on....

Discussions about redistribution of wealth and other governmental policies that touch on political or controversial social issues are not permitted on the BBS. Please avoid further references to such topics.

Increases in parking fees can be discussed without such references.
 

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We are going to Marriott Ocean Point in Palm Beach Florida. I didn't see anything on the II confirmation regarding parking fees. Does anyone know if there are parking fees there?
 
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