Key:fee

fee
Description
Yes or no, to indicate if money is charged to use this facility.
Group: properties
Used on these elements
Useful combination
payment:*=* charge=*
See also
fee:conditional=* charge=* charge:conditional=* payment:*=* toll=* membership=* internet_access:fee=*
Status: de facto
fee=* More details at taginfo
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The fee tag specifies the nature of any fee for entry, access, service, use, or otherwise. Examples include car parking (amenity=parking), toilets (amenity=toilets), and tourist attractions and historic buildings (e.g., historic=castle).

To specify the fee amount, use charge=*

Values

Value	Meaning
yes	A fee is generally charged.
no	No fee is charged.
donation	No fee is required, but voluntary contributions are accepted.

fee=* should contain a (default) value that applies when no condition does.

Conditional restrictions syntax may be used in fee:conditional=* for more complex rules.

For example:

• fee=yes + fee:conditional=no @ customers - to mark that fee is waived for customers
• fee=no + fee:conditional=yes @ 08:00-08:20 - to mark something as free, except between 8:00 and 8:20
• fee=yes + fee:conditional=no @ We - paid, but free on Wednesdays
• fee=no + fee:conditional=yes @ stay > 2 hours - parking with stay up to two hours free
• fee=yes + fee:conditional=no @ stay < 2 hours - also, parking with stay up to two hours free (difference is what will be a default value, used by data consumers not supporting conditional restrictions)
• fee=yes + fee:conditional=no @ stay < 90 minutes - parking with stay up 90 minutes free (some parking lots describe parking times in minutes)
• fee=yes + fee:conditional=no @ age < 12 - to mark something as free for children under the age of 12.
• fee=no + fee:conditional=yes @ stay > 2 hours AND Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; yes @ stay > 2 hours AND Sa 07:00-13:00 - No fee, except if staying for more than 2 hours on Mon-Fri from 7:00-19:00 or on Sat from 07:00-13:00.
• fee=no + fee:conditional=yes @ Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; yes @ Sa 09:00-13:00 - No fee, except on Mon-Fri from 9:00-19:00 or on Sat from 09:00-13:00.

Note: although the syntax is similar to opening_hours=* there is a difference, for example:

Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-13:00 (syntax in opening_hours)

yes @ Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-13:00 (wrong syntax in fee:conditional).

yes @ Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; yes @ Sa 09:00-13:00 (correct syntax in fee:conditional, after ";" the restriction-value must be repeated).

yes @ (Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-13:00) (alternate syntax in fee:conditional, multiple conditions must be placed between parenthesis).

fee:disabled=* is also available to directly specify whether a fee applies to handicapped users; e.g., where a fee is waived for them.

Common tagging mistakes

Time when a fee is charged as a value of fee=*

Example: fee=Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00

Using opening_hours=*-style date/time ranges as a value of fee=* to specify when a fee is applicable is a somewhat common mistake. When a fee is only applicable some of the time, use fee:conditional=*, as noted above.

When you encounter a value like fee=Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00 and wish to use the correct syntax, one strategy is to replace it with fee=no and fee:conditional=yes @ (Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00).

Fee amount as a value of fee=*

Example: fee=$10

Set fee=yes and use either charge=* and/or charge:conditional=*. In this example, that would be fee=yes + charge=10.00 USD.

Membership fees or longer-term contracts

This key is mainly intended for amenities which charge per use, and where the fee can be paid on the spot when using the facility, such as:

• entry fees to museums or parks
• time-based fees for vehicle parking
• paid public toilets

However, there are also amenities which charge fees as part of a membership or longer-term contract - such as sports clubs, self-storage facilities, fitness clubs, allotment gardens etc. Technically, the membership charge is also a "fee". However, these amenities should not be tagged with fee=yes, as visitors cannot just walk in and pay.

Instead, add membership=yes to indicate the amenity can only be used by persons who hold some kind of membership or entered into a longer-term contract.

See also

• payment:*=* - to indicate the precise method of payment.
• toll=* - to indicate that a road, bridge, ferry, or other way is tolled - that you must pay to use it. This key is used instead of fee=*.
• charge=* - to indicate which fee is charged (other undocumented keys for the same purpose are fee:amount=* and fee:price=*)
• fee:description=* - Freeform description of fee, when fee=* + conditional=* are insufficient
• internet_access:fee=*