New York hotels stating a fee
15 of 39
Median stated fee
$37.00 a night
Names used for it
9
Of the 39 New York hotels we checked against their own websites (through 17 September 2026), 15 state a mandatory fee, 3 state that they charge none, and 21 are not confirmed on the hotel’s site either way. The median stated fee is $37.00 a night before tax, and stated fees run from $19.95 to $49.95.
What the rule requires
In the City’s words, hotels must “clearly and conspicuously disclose the total price of the stay, including all mandatory fees” before you buy. It applies to any hotel or online booking service that advertises prices to New Yorkers, and took effect on 21 February 2026.
It goes further than the federal FTC rule on one point: a hotel’s general deposit and hold policy has to be disclosed when you reserve. That part does not apply yet. The City’s adopted rule makes it effective one year after the rule was published in January 2026, so in January 2027.
What it did not do
It did not ban the fee. A New York hotel can still charge a mandatory nightly fee; it has to be inside the price you are shown. Of the 39 New York hotels we read, 15 state a fee on their own website, and 3 state that they charge none.
They call it 9 different things: Amenity Fee, Daily Mandatory Destination Charge, Destination fee, Facility fee, Guest Experience Fee, Hotel Facilities Fee, Residence Fee, Resort fee, Urban Fee. The name does not change what it is, a mandatory nightly charge.
What to check when you book
Compare hotels on the total, not the nightly rate, and look for the deposit or hold before you pay. Our checkout shows each hotel’s own wording on deposits, card and ID requirements where the hotel states them, and every New York hotel we read is on the New York page with its fee or its silence.
Questions people ask
- Did New York City ban resort fees?
- No. Since 21 February 2026 the City requires the total price, mandatory fees included, to be disclosed before you buy. Hotels can still charge the fee; it has to be in the price.
- Does the New York rule cover deposits and credit-card holds?
- Yes, from January 2027. The adopted rule requires a hotel’s general deposit and hold policy to be disclosed when you reserve, which the federal FTC rule does not, but that part takes effect one year after the rule’s publication in January 2026.
- Who enforces it?
- New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.