# Oh hey this place looks reasonable - LOL NOPE **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183 "2018-04-10T20:50:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/1 "2018-04-10T20:50:09Z")
Check this out: > **[Honolulu County, US Vacation Rentals: house rentals & more | Vrbo](https://www.vrbo.com/en-ca/vacation-rentals/united-states/hawaii/honolulu-county?vgdc=HACA&preferlocale=true&inactivePDP=true)** > > Explore a selection of Honolulu County, US vacation rentals, including houses, apartment and condo rentals & more bookable online. Choose from more than 6,000 properties, ideal house rentals for families, groups and couples. Long story short, a place advertising for $70 per night turns into $807 per night due to thousands of dollars in “service” fees. I don’t know about you guys but if I had $3000+ to spend on accommodations I’d be staying at a damn fancy hotel. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/2 "2018-04-10T21:04:45Z")
I have that same Wal-Mart beach towel that’s in the photo. Looks like a suburban house in Any-where,USA. That beach must be fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/3 "2018-04-10T21:09:39Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > Check this out: > > [https://www.homeaway.ca/cottage-rental/p4796850](https://www.homeaway.ca/cottage-rental/p4796850) > > Long story short, a place advertising for $70 per night turns into $807 per night due to thousands of dollars in “service” fees. Where are you seeing that? I don’t see any reference to fees in your link. Although it does look like they’ll rent to 10-year-olds. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/4 "2018-04-10T21:11:40Z")
Ha! Says $85 a night and then when I went through to book **one night** , May 30th, it came back with; **Total C$1,284.04** Includes taxes and fees ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/5 "2018-04-10T21:17:45Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Ha! Says $85 a night and then when I went through to book **one night** , May 30th, it came back with; > > **Total C$1,284.04** > Includes taxes and fees Click on “show details”. Hover over the little blue “i” for a breakdown on the fees. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/6 "2018-04-10T21:25:36Z")
\*Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice Two percent for looking in the mirror twice Here a little slice, there a little cut Three percent for sleeping with the window shut When it comes to fixing prices There are a lot of tricks I knows How it all increases, all them bits and pieces Jesus! It’s amazing how it grows! \* ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/7 "2018-04-10T21:28:35Z")
I just looked at booking a long weekend. $355CAD for a Wednesday through Sunday for two people. Not too bad, right? BRING ON THE FEES ```auto Transportation $381 Spa $508 Early Arrival $63 Cleaning $63 Guest $31 Service $1,011 Food $254 Tour $379 Service Fee $183 ``` Fees total $2,921.97, 821% of the nightly cost. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/8 "2018-04-10T21:36:23Z")
Curious what exactly “Service” includes for $1,011. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/9 "2018-04-10T21:53:34Z")
That’s Dreas mortgage payment. One customer a month and she can lay on the beach the rest of the month. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/10 "2018-04-11T00:59:35Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > **Total C$1,284.04** > Includes taxes and fees Yeah, but that’s Canadian dollars. It’s a buck-fifty US. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/11 "2018-04-11T01:06:11Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Click on “show details”. Hover over the little blue “i” for a breakdown on the fees. Transportation: C$95.330 Spa: C$127.07 Early Arrival: C$63.54 Cleaning: C$63.54 Guest: C$31.77 Service: C$252.87 Food: C$63.54 Tour: C$379.94 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/12 "2018-04-11T01:11:13Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Curious what exactly “Service” includes for $1,011. Think of a bull servicing a cow. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/13 "2018-04-11T01:14:37Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Curious what exactly “Service” includes for $1,011. Maaaaaaan, i better be bustin a nut. Thats all I’m saying. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/14 "2018-04-11T01:30:09Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > I just looked at booking a long weekend. $355CAD for a Wednesday through Sunday for two people. Not too bad, right? > > BRING ON THE FEES > > ```auto > > Transportation $381 > Spa $508 > Early Arrival $63 > Cleaning $63 > Guest $31 > Service $1,011 > Food $254 > Tour $379 > Service Fee $183 > > ``` > > Fees total $2,921.97, 821% of the nightly cost. What is the transportation fee, is that my airfare to HI? Why is there an early arrival fee when I didn’t ask to arrive early? Why is there a food charge when the website states, “Meals:Guests provide their own meals” What is the Tour fee for if one is just there for fishing & surfing, which is just across the street, according to what they advertise? Why is there a “Service Fee” on top of “Service” fee? Since when does one pay CAD for HI? Isn’t it a US state? ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/15 "2018-04-11T01:40:49Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > What is the transportation fee, is that my airfare to HI? > Why is there an early arrival fee when I didn’t ask to arrive early? > Why is there a food charge when the website states, “Meals:Guests provide their own meals” > What is the Tour fee for if one is just there for fishing & surfing, which is just across the street, according to what they advertise? > Why is there a “Service Fee” on top of “Service” fee? > Since when does one pay CAD for HI? Isn’t it a US state? All good questions; I can only answer the last one. The prices are in Canadian dollars because it’s a Canadian website. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/16 "2018-04-11T02:22:04Z")
990.12 in us dollars per op… ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/17 "2018-04-11T03:10:00Z")
What I want to know is: does that “guest” fee mean they give you one? Are you supposed to feed it? Is there an extra fee for making sure you’ve got a common language? Is there a different fee for making sure you do not have a common language? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/18 "2018-04-11T03:12:44Z")
Hey, she offers access to “natural pathic” healers, which is easily worth all those added charges. I’m still kicking myself for booking a room in a chain motel on a recent trip, when I could have stayed at a “ranch” establishment in town that got this rave online review: “The walls are paper thin requiring that we go to Walgreens at 10 pm to get ear plugs. The halls are worn and smell of mildew. The end doors to the halls are all beat up. Lots of bikers come here. Many wearing Jorts.” To top it off, this joint was hosting the Texas Concealed Handgun Association. I’ll bet a good time was had by all. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/19 "2018-04-11T10:50:14Z")
My personal favourite review, for sheer succinctness (it was actually quite a decent backpackers, but the management had just changed): ‘This is the worst place I’ve ever stayed, and I’ve been to prison.’ Back to the OP’s place, I wonder if it’s just someone’s somewhat daft attempt to take the place temporarily off rental without taking the advert down. Add insane extra charges in every category, remove them later if/when they want to open up again. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183/20 "2018-04-11T12:39:49Z")
They advertise as a “bed and breakfast”, but you have to bring your own food? Do you also have to bring your own bed, too? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-hey-this-place-looks-reasonable-lol-nope/812183.md?page=2)