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Average Nightly Cost of a 4-Star Golf Resort (With Fees & Taxes): 2026 Data & Averages

Average Nightly Cost of a 4-Star Golf Resort (With Fees & Taxes): 2026 Data & Averages A 4-star golf resort averages about $280 to $450 per night for the room alone in 2026, but the all-in nightly cost climbs to roughly $360 to $600 once the mandatory resort fee and lodging tax are added, and to about $440 to $810 on nights you also play one round of golf with a cart. You can price your exact all-in rate with the Hotel Comparison Calculator(/travel/hotel-comparison-calculator), which adds resort fees, parking, and taxes back onto any advertised room rate. Two springs ago I booked two nights at a 4-star golf resort outside Scottsdale at an advertised $312 a night. The folio at checkout averaged $471 a night — a $159 gap I had not budgeted for. A $42 daily resort fee, a 14% bed tax, and the $145 I paid for a...