Now this is a first...Motel Tax
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ihsolutions
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Not a first, by any means.
We've been paying resort/hotel tax to the city of Sandusky, OH every time we camp at Cedar Point ($95/nt) for many years now.
You get used to it, just like any other tax.
I wonder if it's possible to calculate the average person's REAL tax rate. You know, when you include things like tax on food, purchases, travel, etc. Especially considering many of these taxes are paid with our after-tax dollars. I'm willing to bet it's somewhere in the 50-60% range.
We've been paying resort/hotel tax to the city of Sandusky, OH every time we camp at Cedar Point ($95/nt) for many years now.
You get used to it, just like any other tax.
I wonder if it's possible to calculate the average person's REAL tax rate. You know, when you include things like tax on food, purchases, travel, etc. Especially considering many of these taxes are paid with our after-tax dollars. I'm willing to bet it's somewhere in the 50-60% range.
wdk450
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You pay $95 a night to camp??? How much is it to stay there if you don't bring your own house with you???
TravelTiger
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I vaguely remember the taxes when we stayed in Santa Fe, Santa Fe Skies RV Park, over Spring Break in 2010. But hey, we're tourists. We don't have to live there and pay the State Income Tax! 
Erika
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Rub it in Erika
I vaguely remember the taxes when we stayed in Santa Fe, Santa Fe Skies RV Park, over Spring Break in 2010. But hey, we're tourists. We don't have to live there and pay the State Income Tax!
Erika
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ILH
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Hotel and accommodation taxes are not new - and certainly not restricted to the US. Typically they are designed to support tourism promotion expenses by the jurisdiction that levies them. The key is to continue pushing on the politicians NOT to be tempted to throw the funds into the general revenue - resulting in no improvement in the tourism industry.
ihsolutions
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Expensive. Probably $200+ minimum for a bad hotel room.
In fairness, the $95 is worth it for us. We probably spend 15 nights there a season, 2-3 nights at a time. You are paying for the ability to walk back and forth from the amusement park to your "house". What we spend on CG fees we more than make up for with savings on food. Who wants to eat a $10 dried out, cold hamburger anyway?
Westwind
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Anyone who has stayed in a campground in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina knows about taxes, we did it for the first time and I ended up with a 8x10 sheet of paper which listed our 4 nights x 7 different taxes and a amenities fee x 7 taxes. Coming from a state that caters to a lot of tourists we have also learned money can be made from state, county, and city taxes on rooms, meals, etc. Unfortunately in these tight economic times states, cities, and towns are looking for extra ways to make income.
. WOW $95. We stayed at a great Double Tree in Colorado last fall for less than that.
ILH
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wdk450
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The LOW's (Loners On Wheels) owns their own park in Demming, New Mexico.
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