I chose Harrah's for lodging during a concert this...

I chose Harrah's for lodging during a concert this past summer. The room was beautiful and spacious, but I was incredibly disappointed that Harrah's charged a resort fee upon checkout.

For the unacquainted, a resort fee is a charge that some hotels will tack onto the bill, often at the last minute, with little or no explanation. These surprise fees can reach as high as hundreds of dollars. And for what? I certainly wouldn't call Harrah's a resort.

My resort fee wasn't quite that high, thankfully, but I didn't know any better and decided to pay it. I have since learned that these fees exist in a legal grey area. Hotels all around the country are being sued for charging them dishonestly.

So scummy.