Hotels and Condo's are NOT the same thing.
Hotels provide a service for a fee, to it's guests and in some cases, at a day fee to their guests too. Many all inclusive outfits allow access of guests' guests only upon payment of a part day and/or whole day fee.
It is NOT comparable to a condo situation.
Condos involve OWNERSHIP and by (Dominican) law unfettered use of the owned property by the OWNER or whom he assigns it's usage rights too (guest, friends, family even tenants).
I am not a legal professional, but from my experience, there cannot be a "profit" to/for the HOA from the use of common grounds. The HOA is the OWNERS (even when administrated by an outside service). In other words, I sincerely doubt the HOA could seek to make money (profits) off the owners or whom they are FREE to assign the use of their property and THEIR rights to the common area to.
For those who contemplate adding guest fees perceived by an HOA, I'd suggest they post in the Legal section and also seek legal advise from a knowledgeable lawyer on the subject.
I think that there MAY be housing laws which regulate how many people can legally dwell in a 1, 2 or 3 bed room unit and that the HOA may sanction over-occupancy of the units. Still, a fully occupied unit may have occasional day-guests.
... J-D.