In most cities major hotels charge for parking. At Pier 39 in SF you can pay 40 a day to park and shop and give your money to them at high prices. SF and LA hotels and others are horrible and I would guess NY and DC. Haven’t been to them recently
My wife and I drove up to DC to meet a couple of old friends in for a conference and spent the night at one of the Hilton hotels. The hotel charged us only $10 for overnight parking but they would charge more if we didn't have a room.
I jokingly mentioned about the parking charge and the woman at the front desk gave us coupons for a free buffet breakfast.