Hilton MarBrisa Carlsbad Settlement: $750K Deal Resolves Lawsuit Over Allegedly Hidden Hotel Fees

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A $750,000 class action settlement resolves a lawsuit that alleged Hilton Grand Vacations and two other companies charged fees, including parking fees, that were not included in the advertised prices of hotel rooms at the MarBrisa Carlsbad coastal resort in Carlsbad, California.

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The Hilton MarBrisa Carlsbad class action settlement with defendants Hilton Grand Vacations Inc., Hilton Resorts Corporation and Grand Pacific Marbrisa Owners Associations, Inc. received preliminary approval from the court on September 18, 2026.

Eligible for the settlement are all individuals who purchased a hotel room at MarBrisa Carlsbad through the website www.MarBrisaCarlsbad.com from June 3, 2021 to June 17, 2025 and were charged any fee(s) that were allegedly not displayed in the advertised price at the time of purchase, including but not limited to parking fees.

The court-authorized Hilton MarBrisa Carlsbad class action settlement website can be found at MarBrisaSettlement.com.

Class members who file a timely, valid payment election form can receive a pro rata (equal share) cash payment from the net settlement fund. The final amount of each class member’s cash payment will depend on the total number of class members who submit a payment election form, among other factors.

To submit a Hilton MarBrisa Carlsbad settlement payment election form online, class members can head to this page, enter the notice ID and PIN found on their copy of the settlement notice, and select their preferred payment method. Class members can also download a PDF payment election form to print, complete, and return by mail to the settlement administrator.

All Hilton MarBrisa Carlsbad settlement payment election forms must be submitted by January 21, 2027.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the MarBrisa Carlsbad class action settlement following a hearing on February 19, 2027. Compensation will begin to be made available to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The MarBrisa Carlsbad class action lawsuit alleged that the defendants failed to disclose all fees, including fees for parking, in the advertised price of hotel rooms listed on the MarBrisa Carlsbad website. The complaint also claimed that certain fees were misrepresented by the defendants as “taxes” during the online booking process, in violation of California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Unfair Competition Law, and False Advertising Law.

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