I travel to Legazpi, Albay a couple of times per year for shopping and business purposes. I always stay at the Neuhaus Inn because the rooms are large, the facility has a wall around it, and there is an individual parking garage for most rooms. The Inn serves my purpose for a secure, clean and roomy place to stay. I reserved and paid for the room through Expedia using my credit card.
I was surprised on my latest stay to have to pay a 1,000 peso per room "incidental fee," in cash, refundable when I checked out. I had reserved two rooms and I did not have 2,000 pesos in cash on me for the fee. I had to go to my bank during a heavy rain to make a withdrawal to cover this fee. Other hotels I have been to charge this type of fee, but it works as a temporary hold placed on a credit card that I never actually see. Here, the front desk personnel explained that if it went on my credit card, it would be an actual charge that wouldn't be reversed for weeks. I'm not too happy about this unexpected, inconvenient (although temporary) cash fee. The cash was returned when I checked out without issue. My guess is this is a fee to deter guests from stealing towels or other room property.