Sonesta hotels whose page answered
12
State a nightly fee
12
Median a night, before tax
$32.00
Read on the hotels’ own pages through October 10, 2026, in 10 cities. A hotel counts as Sonesta’s when its name carries “Sonesta” or its fee was read on sonesta.com. Another 18 Sonesta hotels in our data could not be confirmed either way; a page we could not read says nothing, so they are in no figure here.
What Sonesta hotels charge, and what they call it
There is no one Sonesta fee: each hotel’s page names and prices its own. The names on the 12 pages that state one are “Destination Fee” (9), “Resort Fee” (2) and “Hotel Facilities Fee” (1).
By the word in the hotel’s own name for it: with “destination” in the name, 9 hotels, from $20.00 to $39.00 a night (median $32.00); with “resort” in the name, 2 hotels, from $30.00 to $40.00 a night; with “facility” in the name, 1 hotel, $42.00 a night, all before any tax added on top.
At Royal Sonesta’s 7 hotels: from $25.00 to $39.00 a night (median $32.00), before any tax added on top; every one calls it the “Destination Fee”.
At Sonesta’s 5 hotels: from $20.00 to $42.00 a night (median $30.00), before any tax added on top; 2 of the 5 call it the “Destination Fee”.
The Allegro Royal Sonesta Hotel Chicago Loop, near the middle of the range, puts it this way on its own page: “Room rates are subject to a daily Destination Fee of $32.00, which includes:”
For a 3-night stay that is from $60.00 to $126.00, $96.00 at the median, before any tax added on top.
What Sonesta hotels say the fee includes
Counted once per hotel, out of the 12 of 12 Sonesta hotels that say what their fee pays for. A hotel that lists nothing has not said its fee pays for nothing, and an item on the list is not a reason to pay it: the fee is the same whether or not you use any of it.
- Wi-Fi or internet12 of 12
- Fitness center or gym9 of 12
- A food or drink credit6 of 12
- Bottled water6 of 12
- Local or long-distance phone calls6 of 12
- Coffee or tea5 of 12
- Pool access or pool equipment5 of 12
- Parking3 of 12
- Beach chairs, umbrellas or towels2 of 12
- Bicycles2 of 12
- Spa, sauna or steam room2 of 12
- Shuttle or local transport1 of 12
Is tax added to the destination fee?
Of the 12 Sonesta hotels stating a fee, 9 say tax is added on top, 1 says nothing is added on top and 2 do not say. Nothing added on top can mean the figure already includes the tax. Where tax is added, it is the local tax on hotel rooms, charged on the fee as it is on the room.
Every Sonesta hotel we have read that states a fee
The amount each states a night, the name its page uses, and the page we read it on, by city: Chicago, Daytona Beach, Hilton Head Island, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Seattle and Washington (DC). The hotel’s name opens everything we recorded about it, with its rooms at the total price. By brand: Royal Sonesta (7), Sonesta (5). 3 hotels attach a condition to the fee, printed beside them.
The Allegro Royal Sonesta Hotel Chicago Loop
Chicago · Royal Sonesta · “Destination Fee”, tax not stated · Hotel’s page, read .
Condition: The Government Rate includes a waiver for the hotel's daily Destination Fee.
$32.00
a night
The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown
Chicago · Royal Sonesta · “Destination Fee”, tax not stated · Hotel’s page, read .
Condition: The Government Rate includes a waiver for the hotel's daily Destination Fee.
$32.00
a night
Grand Seas by Exploria Resorts, MOD Collection by Sonesta
Daytona Beach · Sonesta · “Resort Fee”, plus tax · Hotel’s page, read .
$30.00
a night
Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Island · Sonesta · “Resort Fee”, plus tax · Hotel’s page, read .
Also charges: “A daily Resort Fee of $40+ tax and a daily Hilton Head Island Destination Fee of $3+ tax will be charged to your room account.” Not in the figure shown.
$40.00
a night
Nashville · Sonesta · “Destination Fee”, plus tax · Hotel’s page, read .
$20.00
a night
New Orleans · Royal Sonesta · “Destination Fee”, plus tax · Hotel’s page, read .
$25.00
a night
The Shelburne Sonesta New York
New York · Sonesta · “Hotel Facilities Fee”, plus tax · Hotel’s page, read .
$42.00
a night
The Clift Royal Sonesta San Francisco
San Francisco · Royal Sonesta · “Destination Fee”, nothing added on top · Hotel’s page, read .
$39.00
a night
Sonesta Suites Scottsdale Gainey Ranch
Scottsdale · Sonesta · “Destination fee”, plus tax · Hotel’s page, read .
$30.00
a night
The Alexis Royal Sonesta Hotel Seattle
Seattle · Royal Sonesta · “Destination Fee”, plus tax · Hotel’s page, read .
$25.00
a night
The Royal Sonesta Washington DC Capitol Hill
Washington (DC) · Royal Sonesta · “Destination Fee”, plus tax · Hotel’s page, read .
Condition: The Government Rate includes a waiver for the hotel's daily Destination Fee. (Federal, State, Local Government and U.S. Military employees; subject to availability, not available to groups, valid Government or Military ID required at check-in.)
$35.00
a night
The Royal Sonesta Washington DC Dupont Circle
Washington (DC) · Royal Sonesta · “Destination Fee”, plus tax · Hotel’s page, read .
$35.00
a night
Questions people ask
- Do Sonesta hotels charge a resort fee?
- All 12 whose own page said either way do, under 3 names, most often “Destination Fee”. Whatever a hotel calls it, a charge you cannot decline, per night, is part of the price of the room. Another 18 could not be confirmed either way, which tells you nothing about their fee.
- How much is the Sonesta destination fee?
- At the 12 Sonesta hotels whose own page states one, from $20.00 to $42.00 a night (median $32.00), before any tax added on top, read through October 10, 2026. For a 3-night stay that is from $60.00 to $126.00, $96.00 at the median, before any tax added on top. The list on this page has each hotel’s own figure.
- Is tax added to the Sonesta destination fee?
- Of the 12 Sonesta hotels stating a fee, 9 say tax is added on top, 1 says nothing is added on top and 2 do not say. Nothing added on top can mean the figure already includes the tax.
- What does the Sonesta destination fee include?
- Each hotel sets its own list. Of the 12 Sonesta hotels that list what their fee pays for, the items named most often are Wi-Fi or internet, fitness center or gym and a food or drink credit. The fee is the same whether or not you use them.
- Can you avoid the Sonesta destination fee?
- The hotels we read describe it as mandatory. 3 hotels attach a condition to the fee on their own page, printed beside the hotel on this page; no figure here applies it. What changes it is the hotel you choose: a fee is set hotel by hotel, and it is the same whichever site sells the room.
Every company we have read is in resort fees by hotel company; every hotel stating a destination fee, whoever runs it, is in destination fee: which hotels charge it, and the calculator totals any of these fees for your stay.