Over at Elliott.org a reader has sent in a screenshot from a recent attempt to book a discounted hotel room in Venice. The price was supposed to be $375 a night marked down from $537. It seemed like a good deal until he saw the taxes and fees...

—> The reader called the website, Cheapostay.com, to ask about the outrageous fees... but was disconnected after 45 minutes on hold.

All we can say is thank goodness for that $10 instant promotion they tacked on there at the end. That really made all the difference.

No cheapo hotel: fees double price of "discounted" hotel room [Elliott]