How Hotel Pricing Works in the Philippines
Taxes, the service charge, and what “++” and “nett” mean on a price.
All prices in the Philippines are subject to 12% Value Added Tax plus 0.75% Local Tax. At the same time, in accordance with industry norms in the country, Plantation Bay also adds a 10% service charge, which is distributed monthly to all the regular employees of the hotel, in equal shares.
One + is for all taxes of about 12.75%, the other + is for 10% service.
P 100 Nett → VAT and service charge are already included; your bill is exactly P 100.
We apologize for any confusion this might cause, but assure you that all hotels in the country do (or should do) the same thing, with the difference that we actually pay our VAT and Local taxes, and actually pay out the service charge to our employees, whereas some might not.
See our Sample Prices for what common items cost here.