SeaWorld-I Drive South Doubletree - Self $8/valet $14. No additional resort fee. Radisson I-Drive - Resort fee $5 includes parking. Renaissance Sea World - Self $15/valet $18 (comp valet for hybrid cars). No additional resort fee. The DoubleTree Sea World now charges $15 for self parking. Radisson on I-Drive Charges $10 per day resort fee. Renaissance Charges $16 per day for self parking. I am so over Orlando and their Nickel and diming. If I cannot find a Hotel that provides free parking with NO resort fees, I do not go to Orlando. I find it sneaky and poor practices to not have all fees and charges listed at check out of paying for a room. I no longer use priceline or hotwire to book their lowest promised rates because when you add in the resort fees and parking fees it no longer is a deal. I call hotels and ask them if there are parking or resort fees prior to booking and if there are, I take my business elsewhere. Furthermore If a Hotel in Orlando Charges resort fees, I will avoid this chain when staying in other cities as well because I do not want to give my business to any company that has shady business practices. If they want to charge resort fees or parking fees these should be added into the room rate so that we know exactly what we are paying up front when we book the room and check out. The Renaisaance goes so far as to wave the charges for customers to who book directly through their chain. To me this is unfair because they are targeting priceline and other booking agencies to try to charge more for the less than premium fees paid by these companies. SO who loses out in the end the consumer because Priceline and Hotwire certainly are not going to eat the difference. So to be Priceline and Hotwire are a waste of time and money! I simply refuse to accept their lowest fair because by the time your done with fees you are paying more than the guest who book direct.
