How much is The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown resort fee?

The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown states $32 a night on its own website, and calls it the “Destination Fee” (read Sep 18, 2026). The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown attaches a condition to it: The Government Rate includes a waiver for the hotel's daily Destination Fee.

Is tax added to The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown resort fee?

The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown does not say on its own page. Where a hotel adds tax, what it collects is more than $32 a night.

What does The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown resort fee include?

Five things, as The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown lists them: 24/7 access to state-of-the-art fitness center; Basic Wi-Fi for unlimited devices; 2 bottles of water upon arrival; $10 Food & Beverage Credit at Hoyts and Preferred discounts at local restaurants, shops and more.

Is The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown resort fee per room or per person?

Per room: The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown charges it by the room, not by the guest, in the sentence on its own page (read Sep 18, 2026).

The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown resort fee

71 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL

Destination Fee

$32 a night

The hotel does not say whether tax is added.

“When booking a room at The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown, please note that there is a daily Destination Fee of $32.00.”

The hotel’s own page on sonesta.com, read on Sep 18, 2026.

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Conditions: The Government Rate includes a waiver for the hotel's daily Destination Fee.

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Where The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown stands

Of the 16 Chicago hotels whose own site states a fee, The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown, at $32, is tied for the highest with 1 other.
The Chicago median is $25 a night: The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown charges $7 more.
The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown calls it the “Destination Fee”; 5 other Chicago hotels stating a fee use the word “destination” too. Every hotel stating a destination fee.
We could not confirm a fee either way at 44 other Chicago hotels we read, so they are in none of these figures.
Of the 12 Sonesta hotels whose own page answered, in 10 cities, 12 state a fee (median $32 a night) and none says it charges no resort fee.
Among those 12, the $32 at The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown is the 6th highest, tied with 1 other.
Across the 65 cities we have read, hotels’ own sites state 503 fees: 216 lower than the $32 at The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown, 11 the same and 275 higher.

What the fee at The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown adds to a stay

Nights	The fee
1	$32.00
3	$96.00
5	$160.00
7	$224.00

Before any of the conditions above; a waiver would make these figures zero.

What The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown says the fee covers

24/7 access to state-of-the-art fitness center
Basic Wi-Fi for unlimited devices
2 bottles of water upon arrival
$10 Food & Beverage Credit at Hoyts
Preferred discounts at local restaurants, shops and more

At the front desk at The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown

The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown’s own policy, as listed with our hotel supplier (read Oct 2, 2026), not from its website.

Identification: Required at check-in
“Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in.”

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Questions about The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown

How much is The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown resort fee?: The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown states $32 a night on its own website, and calls it the “Destination Fee” (read Sep 18, 2026). The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown attaches a condition to it: The Government Rate includes a waiver for the hotel's daily Destination Fee.
Is tax added to The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown resort fee?: The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown does not say on its own page. Where a hotel adds tax, what it collects is more than $32 a night.
What does The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown resort fee include?: Five things, as The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown lists them: 24/7 access to state-of-the-art fitness center; Basic Wi-Fi for unlimited devices; 2 bottles of water upon arrival; $10 Food & Beverage Credit at Hoyts and Preferred discounts at local restaurants, shops and more.
Is The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown resort fee per room or per person?: Per room: The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown charges it by the room, not by the guest, in the sentence on its own page (read Sep 18, 2026).
Can I avoid The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown resort fee by booking on another site?: Only by the condition The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown attaches to it: The Government Rate includes a waiver for the hotel's daily Destination Fee. Otherwise it charges the $32 itself, whichever site the room is booked on.

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