[j. earl carter]

biggest tax I’ve had on a room in the US was NY in midtown manhattan...

I had to look that up. The tax is 14.75% plus $3.50/night. If the room cost $800/night, you'd get close to $125/night in taxes.

[rb22982]

Spot on - my total bill was just under $2k. I get 4.5% back on my chase sapphire reserve card plus company reimburse so it was ~$90 for me towards personal travel for free.