California resort fees, city by city.
As of Oct 21, 2026, we have looked up 480 hotels in 10 California cities: on their own websites, 98 state a mandatory resort or destination fee, 25 state they charge none, and 357 could not be confirmed either way. Among the 98 California hotels that state a fee, the median is $37.60 a night, before any tax a hotel adds on top. The lowest is $3.00, at Quality Inn South Lake Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe); the highest is $70.00, at Fairmont Grand Del Mar (San Diego). These are the hotels we read in the cities we read, not every hotel in California.
Every figure on this page is a hotel's own website, read on the date its city page shows and linked from there. A hotel we could not confirm is counted as unconfirmed, never as charging nothing.
See room prices for Dec 8 – Dec 11, with every fee counted, in:
Hotels looked up
480
State a fee
98
Median per night
$37.60
Not confirmed
357
The cities we read
- Los Angeles23 of 60 state a fee · 1 states none · 36 unconfirmed · median $40.00See rooms Los Angeles
- San Francisco19 of 60 state a fee · 4 state none · 37 unconfirmed · median $38.00See rooms San Francisco
- Palm Springs17 of 59 state a fee · 2 state none · 40 unconfirmed · median $44.00See rooms Palm Springs
- San Diego16 of 58 state a fee · 5 state none · 37 unconfirmed · median $37.50See rooms San Diego
- Laguna Beach7 of 24 state a fee · 1 states none · 16 unconfirmed · median $40.00See rooms Laguna Beach
- South Lake Tahoe6 of 60 state a fee · 4 state none · 50 unconfirmed · median $25.50See rooms South Lake Tahoe
- Mammoth Lakes5 of 22 state a fee · 17 unconfirmed · median $25.00See rooms Mammoth Lakes
- Santa Barbara3 of 52 state a fee · 5 state none · 44 unconfirmed · $35.00 to $45.00See rooms Santa Barbara
- Anaheim2 of 49 state a fee · 3 state none · 44 unconfirmed · $12.00 to $30.00See rooms Anaheim
- Big Bear LakeNone of 36 states a fee · 36 unconfirmedSee rooms Big Bear Lake
The highest fees stated in California
California hotels that say they charge no resort fee
- Hotel Indigo AnaheimNo fee · Anaheim
- Kings Inn AnaheimNo fee · Anaheim
- Wyndham AnaheimNo fee · Anaheim
- Costa Art HotelNo fee · Laguna Beach
- Hollywood HotelNo fee · Los Angeles
- Hotel California - A Town & Desert Boutique HotelNo fee · Palm Springs
- Renaissance Palm Springs HotelNo fee · Palm Springs
- Bay Club Hotel and MarinaNo fee · San Diego
- Best Western PLUS Island Palms Hotel & MarinaNo fee · San Diego
- Pacific Terrace HotelNo fee · San Diego
- San Diego Marriott Gaslamp QuarterNo fee · San Diego
- The Wayfarer San DiegoNo fee · San Diego
- Holiday Inn San Francisco Golden GatewayNo fee · San Francisco
- LUMA Hotel San FranciscoNo fee · San Francisco
- Orchard Garden HotelNo fee · San Francisco
- The Marker Union Square San FranciscoNo fee · San Francisco
- Brisas del Mar, Inn at the BeachNo fee · Santa Barbara
- Inn by the HarborNo fee · Santa Barbara
- Lavender Inn by the SeaNo fee · Santa Barbara
- Pacific Crest Hotel Santa BarbaraNo fee · Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara InnNo fee · Santa Barbara
- Hotel AzureNo fee · South Lake Tahoe
- Marriott Grand Residence Club, Lake TahoeNo fee · South Lake Tahoe
- Marriott's Timber LodgeNo fee · South Lake Tahoe
- Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge & SpaNo fee · South Lake Tahoe
The law in California
Short-term lodging advertising (AB 537) · Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17568.6
In force since July 1, 2024
A hotel, a booking site or anyone else may not advertise a room rate that leaves out any fee required to stay; government taxes may be left out of the rate but must be in the total shown before you reserve.
“A place of short-term lodging, an internet website, application, or other similar centralized platform, or any other person shall not advertise, display, or offer a room rate, as defined in Section 17561, that does not include all fees or charges required to stay at the short-term lodging except taxes and fees imposed by a government on the stay.” California Code, BPC 17568.6
Honest pricing (SB 478) · Cal. Civ. Code § 1770(a)(29)
In force since July 1, 2024
An advertised price must include every mandatory fee.
“Advertising, displaying, or offering a price for a good or service that does not include all mandatory fees or charges other than either of the following: (i) Taxes or fees imposed by a government on the transaction.” California Code, CIV 1770
Everywhere in the US
FTC Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees · 16 CFR Part 464
In force since May 12, 2025
Any business that shows a price for short-term lodging must show the total price, mandatory fees included, more prominently than any other price, and must say what any excluded fee is before you pay.
“It is an unfair and deceptive practice and a violation of this part for any business to offer, display, or advertise any price of a covered good or service without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the total price.” 16 CFR Part 464 (eCFR)
Questions
- Do California hotels charge resort fees?
- Of the 480 hotels we looked up in 10 California cities (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palm Springs, San Diego, Laguna Beach, South Lake Tahoe, Mammoth Lakes, Santa Barbara, Anaheim and Big Bear Lake), 98 state a resort or destination fee on their own websites, 25 state they charge none, and 357 could not be confirmed either way. Checked through Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the highest resort fee in California?
- The highest a California hotel we read states is $70.00 a night, at Fairmont Grand Del Mar (San Diego), before any tax added on top. Among the 98 California hotels that state a fee, the median is $37.60.
- Is there a resort fee law in California?
- Yes. Short-term lodging advertising (AB 537): Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17568.6. In force since July 1, 2024. A hotel, a booking site or anyone else may not advertise a room rate that leaves out any fee required to stay; government taxes may be left out of the rate but must be in the total shown before you reserve. Honest pricing (SB 478): Cal. Civ. Code § 1770(a)(29). In force since July 1, 2024. An advertised price must include every mandatory fee. The federal rule applies in California as everywhere: Any business that shows a price for short-term lodging must show the total price, mandatory fees included, more prominently than any other price, and must say what any excluded fee is before you pay. In force since May 12, 2025.