I booked a villa for five people but our friends ( another couple) decided to book a hotel. The letting agent demanded tax from five people. There are just the two of us and our ten year-old who shouldn't be paying at all.

I am considering renting a villa from Owners Direct, and there is no mention of this tax on their website. I found the same villa on another website, and there is the statement "local tax payable IN CASH locally". I don't have a problem with actually paying it, but I am not comfortable handing over £70 cash to a villa manager I have never met before, as how do I know where it will go? Has anyone any advice or experience? Could I refuse to pay the cash when we arrive, or offer to pay it in an alternative way?

Meant July. Also we were all inclusive and it was 4th day I was hospitalised husband stayed in hotel and !aid asked him many times!es how I was. My son flew across as it was touch and go with my health. Husband asked if OK for son to stay I night as moving nearer hosp next day and man at reception wanted to charge us the nb rate for room already paid for. Needless to say did not pay. Then they said no show. Did they think we wanted some thing. Bad service and bad man

Husband and I stayed in the Amazonia hotel Majorca 08/07/16 til 17/11/16 we paid over 18 euro tourist tax the man at reception never gave us a receipt as cash. I took unwell had to go for an emergency op at hospital. When sunmaster contacted them just to confirm dates hotel said we were a No show even though doctor was called by them and dr came to our room 233 and they saw me being taken away. In an ambulance. Needed for hospital insurance. Can you check if hotel paid you your tax for this week as concerned may not of or other tourists.

How would a tourist be expected to pay?

It can add 10% VAT (IVA). That's because the Spanish government, in advance of Catalonia introducing its tourist tax in 2012, changed the rules on VAT to enable it to be charged. The Spanish government is opposed to tourist taxes but it cannot prevent regional administrations introducing them. To date, the Balearics and Catalonia are the only parts of Spain where there is such a tax.

Can a hotel add 10 percent service to the charge on the tax

Kelly, that sounds right. For a three-star, one euro per person per day, so five euros per person for five days. Ten euros for two people plus ten per cent VAT. Eleven euros total.

I have just come back from Mallorca... Stayed for 5 days in a 3 star hotel and the charge was €11 between myself and my friend so €5.50 each. I thought it was per person but it wasn't. Not quite sure of the exact details as the reception did not quite understand English well, but maybe the charge is over room booked?

Esto es una noticia seria cuando se cita al aeropuerto de Palma de Mallorca, uno de los mas famosos de Europa, con el nombre que tenia el aeropuerto que estaba en funcionamiento el los años 1950 que era son Bonet? Si en todo se está igual de informado.... vaya articulo