Room tax rate?

[sohappy]

I'm just curious what the room tax rate at your hotel was in cabo? I was quoted 28%.

Can the different hotels charge different tax rates?

[Yari]

I believe it can vary between resorts. Also, some resorts add a "resort fee" which ups the percentage.

[Maura]

this is word for word copied and pasted from my contract with the westin, the portion about the taxes. the room rate is taxed at 17% there:

Tarifas en Dólares Americanos, por habitación, por noche, plan E.P. (sin alimentos), en ocupación sencilla o doble, sujetas al 10% de IVA y al 3% de Impuesto Sobre Hospedaje.
Las tarifas estan sujetas al 4% de cargo por servicio, el cual incluye:
§ Café diario en la habitacion via cafetera
§ Dos botellas de Agua en la Habitacion por estancia
§ Acceso al Seaside Putting Green
§ Acceso al gimnasio powered by reebok
§ Servicio de ama de llaves

Keep in mind that this does not include the service fee for the bellhop (which is $6.50/pp, one time fee on arrival). Also, La Palmilla is one of the most expensive hotels in Los Cabos, so I would expect your tax on rooms to be a bit higher because it may include things that rooms at less expensive hotels don't have or don't include.

[sohappy]

Thanks for everyone's input.

I spoke with O&O, the 28% does include service charges and we are getting a lot of services included in our wedding package. I tried negotiating to see if they can throw anything else into my package. No such luck.