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Orlando resort fees are mandatory daily charges that many hotels near Walt Disney World and Universal add to the room rate: from $20.43 to $55 plus tax per room, per night at the 15 well-known hotels we checked. They usually bundle Wi-Fi, a theme park shuttle and pool extras, and you pay them whether you use those things or not.
Self-parking adds $20 to $43 a day at most of those hotels, and lodging tax is 12.5% in Orange County (13.5% in Osceola County, around Kissimmee) on the room and the fee. Your Orlando vacation budget should count all three. Amounts come from the hotels’ own pages in October 2026 and change without notice, so confirm yours when you book.
Quick answer: Expect a resort fee at most full-service resorts except Disney’s own hotels and Universal’s on-site hotels, which list none. In our table, fees run from $20.43 a night (Ramada by Wyndham Kissimmee Gateway) to $55 plus tax (JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek). A fee is good value only when it replaces something you’d buy anyway, like Gaylord Palms’ water park and Disney shuttle; otherwise compare rate plus fee, parking and tax, or pick a hotel with no resort fee.
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What is a resort fee?
A resort fee is a fixed charge per room, per night that a hotel adds to every reservation for a bundle of amenities. Names vary: a “resort charge” at Signia, Waldorf Astoria and the Hilton hotels, a “Resort Service Package” at the Swan and Dolphin, a “Resort Service Charge” at Omni ChampionsGate. The Holiday Inn Orlando – Disney Springs Area says its $39 fee “will appear as a service charge”. It works the same way under any name:
- It’s mandatory. You pay it every night, used or not.
- It’s taxed. Nearly every hotel we checked quotes its fee “plus tax”.
- Inclusions are capped. Gaylord Palms’ water park admission and Orlando World Center Marriott’s shuttles cover up to four guests per room; the Swan and Dolphin package covers two.
What Orlando resort fees usually cover
- Wi-Fi, sometimes capped: two devices at Signia and Waldorf Astoria, six at Orlando World Center Marriott, unlimited at Hilton Orlando.
- A theme park shuttle, the most valuable item if you don’t drive. Gaylord Palms, Signia, Caribe Royale, Omni ChampionsGate, JW Marriott Bonnet Creek, the Hilton Buena Vista Palace and the Holiday Inn near Disney Springs include a Disney shuttle; Margaritaville’s also serves Universal and SeaWorld; Hilton Orlando’s goes only to Magic Kingdom and EPCOT. More in our list of Orlando hotels with free Disney World shuttles.
- Water park and pool extras: Cypress Springs Water Park at Gaylord Palms and River Falls Waterpark at Orlando World Center Marriott (up to four guests each), four lazy river tubes at Signia, the float lagoon at the Hilton Buena Vista Palace.
- Recreation and small extras: gyms, mini golf, bikes, bottled water, coffee and 10% to 15% off dining or spa services.
Fees almost never include breakfast. Signia is a partial exception: its resort charge lists a free kids’-menu dinner at La Luce or Harvest Bistro for children 12 and under (one per adult entrée) and free breakfast at Harvest Bistro for children 5 and under with an adult entrée.
Orlando resort fees at 15 well-known hotels
Figures from each hotel’s official website or brand pages, October 2026. “Fee + parking” is the daily add-on for one car before tax; room rates vary by season, availability and how far ahead you book.
| Hotel | Resort fee | What it covers | Self-parking | Fee + parking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek | $50 + tax | Disney shuttle, Wi-Fi, lazy river tubes, kids’ dinner | $40 + tax | $90 |
| JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek | $55 + tax | Disney shuttles, Wi-Fi, mini golf, rock wall | $43 | $98 |
| Orlando World Center Marriott | $47 + tax | River Falls and Disney shuttles (up to 4), Wi-Fi | $40 + tax | $87 |
| Gaylord Palms Resort | $45 + tax | Water park (up to 4), Disney shuttle, Wi-Fi, yoga | $40 or $38 + tax | $83 to $85 |
| Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin | $50 + tax | Wi-Fi, paddle boats, classes, beach movies (2 guests) | $40 + tax | $90 |
| Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace | $41 + tax | Disney shuttle, internet, float lagoon, dining discount | $38 + tax | $79 |
| Holiday Inn Orlando – Disney Springs Area | $39 + 12.5% tax | Hourly Disney shuttle, welcome drinks, lobby coffee | $27 + tax | $66 |
| Wyndham Lake Buena Vista | $36 + tax | Premium Wi-Fi, fridge, safe, gym, dining discount | $30 + tax | $66 |
| Margaritaville Resort Orlando | $48 + tax | Disney, Universal and SeaWorld shuttles, Wi-Fi, pools | $20 + tax | $68 |
| Caribe Royale Orlando | $38 + tax | Disney motorcoach, Wi-Fi, coffee, court time | $36 + tax | $74 |
| Hilton Orlando | $47 + tax | Magic Kingdom and EPCOT shuttle, I-Ride passes, Wi-Fi | $38 + tax | $85 |
| Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate | $48 + tax | Disney transport, Wi-Fi, mini golf, gyms | $38 | $86 |
| Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa | $29.99 + tax | Wi-Fi, mini golf, bikes, courts, gym | Free | $29.99 |
| Ramada by Wyndham Kissimmee Gateway | $20.43 | Not itemized officially | Free | $20.43 |
| Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa | Not published | Parking for 2 cars, Wi-Fi, local calls | In the fee | The fee |
- Gaylord Palms parking: Marriott’s page (June 2026 copy) lists $40 self-parking and $55 valet; the resort’s Christmas FAQ lists $38 and $55, plus tax.
- Margaritaville’s water park: its Island H2O page limits free admission with the paid full resort fee to stays from March 6 to October 31, 2026, the park’s season, and the resort FAQ says passes “will need to be purchased separately”.
- Ramada Gateway: Wyndham’s booking page says “This hotel charges a Resort Fee of $20.43 per night”, includes it in the rates shown and doesn’t say how tax applies.
- Lake Buena Vista Resort Village: the official site doesn’t publish the amount.
- Waldorf Astoria Orlando shares Signia’s $50 charge but is valet-only at $60 plus tax a day (see our Waldorf Astoria Orlando review).
When the fee pays for something you’d buy anyway
A fee is easiest to accept when it replaces a cost you’d otherwise pay, such as the $35 a day that Disney and Universal each charge for standard theme park parking (tax included). These three resorts bundle the most useful extras.
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
The $45-plus-tax daily fee includes Cypress Springs Water Park for up to four guests and a daily shuttle to Disney Springs and the four Disney theme parks, bookable up to five days ahead, per Marriott’s page.
If you’ll use the water park and shuttle, the fee earns its keep; drive to the parks daily and you pay for parking at the hotel and at Disney. The resort is in Osceola County (13.5% tax). Details in our Gaylord Palms review.
See prices and availability at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Orlando World Center Marriott
The $47-plus-tax fee covers daily River Falls Waterpark admission, a daily Disney parks shuttle and a nightly Disney Springs shuttle, each for up to four guests per room, plus Wi-Fi for up to six devices.
Self-parking is $40 and valet $61 a day plus tax on Marriott’s current page (some 2026 copies showed $57 valet). See our Orlando World Center Marriott review.
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Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Signia’s $50 daily resort charge, plus tax, covers the Disney parks and Disney Springs shuttle, Wi-Fi for two devices, four lazy river tubes (first come, first served), the gym and the kids’ dinner offer.
For families with young children, the free kids’ dinners are the real saving. Parking adds $40 self or $60 valet a day, plus tax. Read our Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek review.
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Hotels with no resort fee, and what they charge instead
- Universal’s on-site hotels: the Loews-run hotels list no resort fee; you pay for parking instead, from $26 plus tax a night at the lowest-priced hotels, such as Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort, to $30 at mid-priced ones and $36 at the most expensive, at the time of writing.
- Disney’s own resort hotels: Disney lists no resort fee for them, and its parking page says overnight self-parking is complimentary for their guests, with standard theme park parking included (see is it worth staying at a Disney resort).
- Rosen Shingle Creek: its fact sheet says “There is never a resort fee”.
- Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando – Disney Springs Area: no resort fee, with a free hot breakfast, the evening 5:30 Kickback, Wi-Fi and an hourly Disney parks shuttle, all free.
For more, see our full list of Orlando hotels with no resort fees, our cheap hotels in Orlando and the cheap hotels near Universal Studios.
Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando – Disney Springs Area
The Drury Plaza includes in the room rate several things other hotels put in a resort fee, and it is one of the non-Disney hotels on Disney’s Early Theme Park Entry list, a short walk from Disney Springs.
Its official page lists self-parking only, at $28 a night (its own FAQ still says $25 plus tax, so confirm). More in our Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando review.
See available rooms at Drury Plaza Hotel Orlando – Disney Springs Area
Rosen Shingle Creek
A full-service resort with a golf course, a spa and four outdoor pools, with free in-room Wi-Fi and no resort fee.
Budget $36 plus tax a day for self-parking or $48 for valet. Its Universal Boulevard location suits Universal and Epic Universe trips better than Disney-first ones; see our Rosen Shingle Creek review.
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Parking: the second daily fee
Parking often costs nearly as much as the fee. In our table, overnight self-parking runs from free (Westgate Lakes, the Ramada Gateway) to $43 a day (JW Marriott Bonnet Creek). Watch for:
- Valet-only hotels, such as Waldorf Astoria Orlando at $60 plus tax a day.
- Theme park parking on top: Disney’s standard parking is $35 a day (preferred $50 to $60) and Universal’s $35; Disney Resort hotel guests and Swan and Dolphin resort guests get standard theme park parking included.
- A different tax rate: the Hilton Buena Vista Palace taxes parking at 6.5%, the sales tax rate, not the 12.5% charged on rooms.
- One price on Booking.com: Signia’s listing showed parking at US$60 a day, the valet rate; self-parking is $40. Some rates elsewhere say “Includes 1 parking spot”.
Driving the whole trip? See our Orlando hotels with free parking.
Orlando hotel tax: 12.5% to 13.5% on top
Florida taxes short-term lodging three ways: the 6% state sales tax, a county surtax and a local tourist development tax. From the Florida Department of Revenue’s rate tables:
| County | Where you might stay | Sales tax + surtax | Tourist tax | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | Most of Disney World, Universal, I-Drive, Lake Buena Vista | 6.5% | 6% | 12.5% |
| Osceola | Kissimmee, Celebration, ChampionsGate | 7.5% | 6% | 13.5% |
Gaylord Palms, Margaritaville, Omni ChampionsGate and the Ramada Gateway are in Osceola County; the rest of our table is in Orange. The fee is taxed with the room. Read the tax lines too: Hilton Orlando’s policies page lists a $2.25 “Destination Marketing Tax” on top of the 12.5% taxes on room charges.
The FTC fee rule: what has changed since May 12, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission’s Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (16 CFR Part 464), published January 10, 2025 and in effect since May 12, 2025, covers short-term lodging and live-event tickets:
- Total price up front. Any business showing a price for a stay, including booking sites and travel agents, must show the total price with mandatory fees more prominently than other pricing. The FTC’s own example: a $199 nightly rate with a mandatory $39 resort fee must include the fee in the total.
- Taxes may come later. Government charges such as lodging taxes, and optional add-ons, can be left out of the total, but must be disclosed, with the final amount, before you pay.
- Honest fee descriptions. A fee’s nature, purpose and amount can’t be misrepresented; the FTC cites a hotel “environmental fee” not used for sustainability.
The rule doesn’t ban or cap resort fees; it governs how they are shown. If a mandatory fee appears that wasn’t in the total you were shown, you can report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. State laws that protect consumers more still apply.
How Booking.com shows resort fees
Booking.com’s terms say you agree to pay the cost “including any taxes and charges that may apply”. In our October 2026 checks of Signia and the Holiday Inn Orlando – Disney Springs Area, made from outside the US (your display may differ), the resort fee wasn’t in the large room price: it sat in the smaller “+ taxes and fees” line below, which matched 12.5% tax plus the nightly fee and its tax. “The fine print” listed what each fee covers, but neither stated the amount. Before you book:
- Check the “+ taxes and fees” line for your dates and room. If it is about the same as the tax alone at a hotel that charges a fee, expect to pay the fee at the hotel.
- Read “The fine print” for the fee, deposits and parking.
- Look twice at “Partner Offer” rates: on one Orlando listing we checked, the Partner Offer’s “+ taxes and fees” line was close to the tax alone, and the page warned the property “may charge additional fees not shown above”.
- Compare the final amount before payment, and keep a screenshot.
How to compare the real nightly cost
Real nightly cost = (room rate + resort fee) × (1 + room tax) + parking and its tax − what the fee replaces
- Price your dates: rates vary by season, availability and how far ahead you book.
- Add the fee, then the county tax (12.5% Orange, 13.5% Osceola) on room and fee together.
- Add parking if you’ll have a car, plus per-person extras such as the Swan and Dolphin’s $35 a night plus tax for each adult beyond two.
- Subtract what the fee saves, such as Disney’s $35 parking on shuttle days or water park tickets.
Two hotels with the same room rate can end up far apart: Signia’s resort charge and self-parking add $90 a night before tax, while Rosen Shingle Creek’s parking adds $36. Ride Signia’s Disney shuttle instead of paying Disney’s $35 parking and part of that gap comes back.
Ways to pay less
- Use Hilton Honors points. Hilton says stays booked 100% with points carry no resort fees ($50 plus tax a night at Signia); that applies only to points bookings made with Hilton.
- Stay a week. CoCo Key Hotel and Water Park Resort says it waives its $45-plus-tax daily fee on stays of seven nights or more.
- Look for parking-included rates on Booking.com or hotel packages.
- Skip the car if your hotel shuttle covers your parks; our guide to where to stay in Orlando shows which areas suit that.
Frequently asked questions
Do all Orlando hotels charge resort fees?
No. Disney’s own resort hotels and Universal’s on-site hotels list no resort fee, nor do Rosen Shingle Creek, the Drury Plaza near Disney Springs and the hotels in our no-resort-fee guide. Most other full-service resorts do: $20.43 to $55 plus tax a night in our table. Check the price breakdown for your dates.
What does a resort fee cover in Orlando?
Usually Wi-Fi, the gym and pool extras, plus a theme park shuttle at many hotels near Disney. Better-value fees add water park admission: Cypress Springs at Gaylord Palms and River Falls at Orlando World Center Marriott, each for up to four guests. Breakfast and parking are rarely included; Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa covers parking for two cars.
Can you refuse to pay a resort fee in Orlando?
Generally no. A mandatory resort fee is part of the price you agree to at booking, used or not. Since May 12, 2025 the FTC’s fee rule requires mandatory fees in the total price you’re shown. If an undisclosed fee appears, raise it with the hotel and the booking site, and report it to the FTC.
Does Booking.com include resort fees in the price?
Booking.com’s terms say you pay the cost including any taxes and charges that may apply. In our October 2026 checks from outside the US, the resort fee sat in the “+ taxes and fees” line under the room price, not in the big number. Open the breakdown for your dates and read “The fine print” before confirming, especially on Partner Offer rates.
Do Disney World and Universal hotels charge resort fees?
Disney lists no resort fee for its own resort hotels, whose guests park free overnight. Universal’s Loews-run hotels list none either, but charge $26 to $36 plus tax a night for self-parking at the time of writing. The Marriott-run Swan and Dolphin on Disney property charge a $50-plus-tax daily Resort Service Package.
Are resort fees taxed in Florida?
In practice, yes. The hotels we checked quote their fees “plus tax”, and the Holiday Inn Orlando – Disney Springs Area specifies 12.5%, the Orange County rate. Osceola County, home to Kissimmee and Gaylord Palms, totals 13.5%. Parking can differ: the Hilton Buena Vista Palace taxes parking at the 6.5% sales tax rate.
Bottom line
Orlando resort fees are part of the price at most full-service resorts outside Disney and Universal, about $20 to $55 a night plus tax, with parking and 12.5% to 13.5% lodging tax on top. Pay one where it buys something you’ll use, like Gaylord Palms’ water park; otherwise choose one of the Orlando hotels with no resort fees, and always compare the final total for your dates.
Sources checked in October 2026: FTC: Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees FAQ, 16 CFR Part 464, Florida DOR transient rental tax rates, Walt Disney World parking, Booking.com terms