Are there hotels with no incidental fee?

We cannot name a hotel with no incidental fee: none of the 601 hotel listings we read with our supplier, in 64 US cities, says the hotel takes no deposit or hold. Every one carries the line that a deposit may be required, which is not a promise either way. 32 state a definite hold or deposit, 26 of them with the amount.

By Nicholas Salvato, Founder. Published .

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What the listings say

Listings read

601

State a definite hold or deposit

32

Give the amount

26

Hotels on our resort-fee city pages whose check-in listing with our supplier we read.

A listing counts as stating a hold when a sentence about a deposit or incidentals names a hold, a deposit or an authorization, or gives an amount. It does not count when that sentence says one may be required, taken or placed; when the deposit is taken at booking or as a prepayment; when it is for a pet, a safe or a group, or will be reversed; or when it asks you to show a card for incidentals without naming a hold, a deposit or an amount.

Incidental and damage holds, by amount

The listings that give an amount, each in its own words: amounts per night first, then any per stay, then those that do not say which, largest first in each. Where a listing limits the hold to some guests, or says when the money comes back, its sentence says so.

  • The Roxy Hotel · New York · $200.00 a night“$200 daily deposit will be charged for incidentals”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • ARIA Resort & Casino · Las Vegas · $150.00 a night“An incidental deposit of $150.00 (rooms), $250.00 (Tower Suites), $350.00 (Sky Suites), per room/suite, per night is required at check-in.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Bellagio · Las Vegas · $150.00 a night“An incidental deposit of $150.00 per night, per room will be taken at check-in.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Encore Las Vegas · Las Vegas · $150.00 a night“This property charges $150 per night for incidentals. This charge is fully refundable upon checkout pending approval from the property.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Wynn Las Vegas · Las Vegas · $150.00 a night“This property charges USD 150 per night for incidentals. This charge is fully refundable upon checkout pending approval from the property.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Margaritaville Hotel San Diego Gaslamp Quarter · San Diego · $125.00 a night“An incidental hold of $125 per night will be authorized on the card provided at check-in.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Caribe Royale Orlando · Orlando · $100.00 a night“The incidental hold is $100 per night of your reservation.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Harrah's Las Vegas Hotel & Casino · Las Vegas · $100.00 a night“The security deposit policy is $100 USD per day on a debit/credit card.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Hotel Edison · New York · $100.00 a night“Please note a pre-authorization of USD $100 per night is required for incidentals.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Omni Royal Orleans · New Orleans · $100.00 a night“This property requires a $100 per night deposit upon check-in. This deposit can be paid with cash or credit card and is refundable upon check-out.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington DC · Washington · $100.00 a night“Guest paying with Debit Cards will show a charge of the full stay room and tax plus a $100.00 hold per night for incidentals.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Silverton Casino Lodge · Las Vegas · $100.00 a night“$100 per night incidental charged at check-in”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • The Delphi Downtown LA · Los Angeles · $100.00 a night“A damage deposit of USD 100 per night is required.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Trump International Hotel Las Vegas · Las Vegas · $100.00 a night“The hotel will pre-authorize USD 100.00 a night for incidentals.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton · Las Vegas · $100.00 a night“Please note that this hotel charges a fully refundable USD 100 per day damage deposit on a Credit Card upon check-in.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Edgewater Casino Resort · Laughlin · $75.00 a night“An additional security deposit of $75per day ($300 maximum per stay) will be authorized at the time of check-in to cover incidentals.”Listing read October 5, 2026
  • Hotel G San Francisco · San Francisco · $75.00 a night“Hotel G authorizes $75 per night on the credit card provided upon check-in as a temporary authorization hold, in case of any incidentals.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Warwick Allerton Chicago · Chicago · $60.00 a night“An incidental deposit of USD 60 per night is requiered on arrival.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue · New Orleans · $50.00 a night“Please note that guests will be charged a USD 50 per night incidental fee to be refunded at check-out upon inspection.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • SAHARA Las Vegas · Las Vegas · $50.00 a night“This property charges $50 per night for incidentals. This charge is fully refundable upon checkout pending approval from the property.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Hotel Figueroa · Los Angeles · $200.00 (per night or per stay not stated)“$200 preauthorization hold fee applies”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Star Island Resort and Club · Kissimmee · $200.00 (per night or per stay not stated)“Please note that a USD 200.00 credit card authorization per room is required upon check in for incidentals.”Listing read October 4, 2026
  • Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino · Laughlin · $100.00 (per night or per stay not stated)“A damage deposit of USD 100 is required on arrival.”Listing read October 5, 2026
  • Hilton Grand Vacations Club Tuscany Village Orlando · Orlando · $100.00 (per night or per stay not stated)“Please note that a incidental charge deposit of USD 100.00 must be paid on arrival.”Listing read October 2, 2026
  • Legacy Vacation Resorts - Kissimmee · Kissimmee · $100.00 (per night or per stay not stated)“A damage deposit of $100 is required on arrival.”Listing read October 4, 2026
  • Ella's Cottages · Key West · $50.00 (per night or per stay not stated)“A damage deposit of $50 is required on arrival.”Listing read October 2, 2026

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Questions people ask

Which hotels do not take an incidental deposit?
We cannot name any: no listing we read says the hotel takes no deposit or hold. The listings that give an amount are above, in their own words.
Is an incidental deposit the same as a resort fee?
No. A resort fee is a charge the hotel’s own website states. A deposit or hold is money the hotel’s listing with our supplier says is held or taken for incidentals or damage; the sentences above say when it comes back, where the listing says so.

Sources

  1. Each hotel’s listing with our supplier — check-in policies as each hotel lists them with our supplier, not its own website.
  2. How this page was written — Drafted with AI from our dataset, then read and approved by a person at NJSTravel before it was published. Every figure on it is worked out from the rows each time the page loads.

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