Add resort fees and taxes to a hotel stay.
The advertised nightly rate is the smallest of several numbers that determine what a stay costs. Resort fees are charged per night and are usually taxable, so occupancy tax applies to the room rate and the fee together — a detail that adds a few percent more than people expect. Parking is a separate per-night charge that rarely appears in a search result at all. The true nightly rate is the figure to compare between properties, because it is the only one that cannot be restructured to look cheaper.
Hotel total with fees
Total = room x nights + resort fee x nights + parking x nights + (room + resort fee) x tax rate
Generally no — it is a mandatory charge, and disclosure rules in several jurisdictions now require it in the advertised price rather than allowing its removal. Booking a property without one is the reliable way to avoid it.
In most jurisdictions yes, because occupancy tax applies to mandatory charges rather than the room rate alone. That is why the tax here is calculated on the room and fee combined.
Because properties shift cost between the room rate and the fees. A room advertised at 165 with a 32 fee and paid parking can easily cost more than one advertised at 210 with neither.