Manhattan Club New Mandatory Service Fees

[Bootleg Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Bootleg]

The Manhattan Club is now charging a mandatory $25 per day service charges; This is to cover such things as kitchenettes in the units, Concierge service, their business center with high-speed internet service, and data ports in the phones.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

You forgot greed.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

When did this start. I know Faust and Avery are there right now. Will they have to pay the $25 extra fees if they confirmed months ago. If they charge this I think that will make the MC much less attractive to many.

[timeos2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close timeos2]

Who do they think they are, Disney? I can't wait until the first II DVC exchange guest gets hit with a fee! Let the fun begin!

Seriously though no resort or resort group should be allowed to charge extra if an owner already pays for it (ie gets it included in their stay n/c). If everyone pays then, although I don't like it, it's at least consistant. And a second "When did it start?" question. I don't think they can add it now if it wasn't on the exchange disclosure when the reservation was made. I know Disney got slapped around for that by RCI years ago.

[katiemack Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close katiemack]

Who do they think they are, Disney? I can't wait until the first II DVC exchange guest gets hit with a fee! Let the fun begin!

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timeos2, could you explain this....I am unfamiliar with the reference to fees and DVC....is it only charged to II exchange members? Is it per day or per week? Do you know the $$ amount?

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I have ESP. I predict this thread will be flaming in no time.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I was told it was $15, starting 4/1. I thought it was just for housekeeping and that it would be optional. I sure hope they don't tack on $150 per week to my April week there; I probably wouldn't have booked it had I known, and it's too late to switch gears. What are they smoking (not cigars) that they think they can charge every guest (regardless of whether they use the services) for that pathetic "business center" and the "data ports" in the rooms.

Frank, you do have ESP!!!!

edited to add: The only reason I am posting is because we had to come home for a day or two; I sure couldn't do it from the Manhattan Club.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Disney charges a $ 95 fee for transportation and whatever to exchangers. This and any similar resort charges for exchangers constitute extortion in my book and should be disallowed by any reasonable exchange company.

[JudyS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JudyS]

I just got my confirmation materials from the Manhattan Club for my 3/10 check-in, and it didn't say anything about extra charges.

...edited to add: The only reason I am posting is because we had to come home for a day or two; I sure couldn't do it from the Manhattan Club.

Avery, is it impossible to get on the internet at the MC business center? I will be there next week, and will need to be online for work. I was hoping to use the computers at the Manhattan Club. If I can't, I'd better start scouting out internet cafes that have computers available (if they even exist anymore -- I don't plan to bring a laptop.)

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

I have a confirmation for 4/8 - I wasn't informed of extra fees and I'll fight it if they try to tack it on.

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

You gotta be kidding me!!!


I just looked at my confirmation from RCI dated 9/8/05 and it mentions nothing about the fee. Then I brought up the confirmation online to view it and it DOES state that the resort charges $15 for studio and $25 for 1BR per day.

This is crazy...

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

I just hope this doesn't become a trend. If the MC gets away with this, what's to stop other top locations from doing the same thing.......

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

You gotta be kidding me!!!


I just looked at my confirmation from RCI dated 9/8/05 and it mentions nothing about the fee. Then I brought up the confirmation online to view it and it DOES state that the resort charges $15 for studio and $25 for 1BR per day.

This is crazy...

Now THAT is not right....to hit people who have been confirmed for a long time!

It suddenly makes the 4/2 more attractive then 4/4's
$175 addition per week is a BIG addition....$10 per day, people will grumble but $25...is a little much!

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

The Manhattan Club is now charging a mandatory $25 per day service charges; This is to cover such things as kitchenettes in the units, Concierge service, their business center with high-speed internet service, and data ports in the phones.

You mean the services that were always part of their services.....and that the owners already cover in their VERY high mMF's.....

....isn't nice to bring the good news to others, Boot?
good thing we like you

[timeos2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close timeos2]

DVC has charged it for years

timeos2, could you explain this....I am unfamiliar with the reference to fees and DVC....is it only charged to II exchange members? Is it per day or per week? Do you know the $$ amount?

As Tony posted it is $95 charged to any exchange guest by Disney - it is an exchange penalty and nothing more. They once tried to say it was for transporation but since any ticket holder gets that for free anyway that didn't fly. Since then then had a few other excuses but now they just tack it on for no justifiable reason. If you ever take an exchange there and pay it be sure to give them low ratings on the II comment card as it is totally unfair. They tried to do the same when they were affiliated with RCI but RCI didn't allow it. Of course II is always willing to look the other way for the big guys if they can get them on their resort list. Pity the poor II member who thinks all those top names are actually available to them as a fair trade.

It is very disturbing to hear that MC is following in this pattern. I can only hope RCI will remind them that the RCI afiliation requires that all benefits the owner recieves are to be delivered to exchange guests as well. If they charge the owners those fees then they can rightfully charge the exchange guests. if not they can't. If it were possible to police I would make sure that any incoming guest from any resort that charged exchange guests fees were also charged a similar fee when they exchanged to an outside resort. That would stop this nonsense quickly.

I hope RCI has the guts to make sure this fee is for all MC check ins and not just exchange guests. If they charge it they are suddenly going to get comments of "1" accross the board on my RCI coment card. If everyone did that the fee will be short lived unless they don't care about their Gold Crown ranking. Don't take this quietly if it's true.