Hyatt Monterey Room Taxes

Anybody else notice how much the Hyatt is showing as the total amount for room taxes?

In the confirmation e-mail I received for 7 nights it indicates that the room rate is $136.00/night. It also indicates the following:

Additional Tax & Service Charges

$0.15 Ca Tourism Fee Per Night.

$2.00 Monterey County fee Per Night.

10.00% Occupancy Tax Per Night.

By my calculations, this is a total of $0.15 + $2.00 + (10% of $136.00 = $13.60) = $15.75. For 7 nights this should come to 7 * $15.75 = $110.25.

However, if you click on the link in the e-mail, put in your confirmation number and last name, you will see the details of your reservation which shows this as the total:

Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa

Acknowledgement #: 326XXXXX

King Guest Room

Check-In: 08/18/2013

Check-Out 08/25/2013

Room charges (USD) 952.00

Taxes 250.25

Total (USD) 1,202.25

This is a total tax rate of more than 26%!

It appears that the 10% occupancy tax is being calculated on a room rate of $336.00/night: ($250.25 / 7 = $35.75) - $0.15 - $2.00 = $33.60/night.

Is the occupancy rate usually calculated on the published rate rather than the discounted rate actually paid? I called the Hyatt Monterey around 6:00 PDT, went through their voice-guided quagmire and ended up with the Hyatt national reservations desk, who couldn't answer the question. They suggested I call the hotel directly between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM.

Thanks Tom for your research. There appears to be an error in calculating the 10 percent occupancy tax.

I called them earlier today and they verified that the taxes and fees would be $15.75/night for the standard room as indicated in the confirmation e-mail.