Checked October 19, 2026
Which booking sites show resort fees upfront?
In the US, all must. Where they show it differs.
In the US, all of them must: since May 12, 2025, the FTC's fee rule requires hotels and booking sites to include a mandatory resort fee in the total price they show, though taxes may be added later. How they show it still differs: on October 19, 2026, 14 of the 15 Booking.com pages we opened for hotels that charge a resort or destination fee put it inside every room price ("Included: $55 Resort fee per night"), while Expedia listed it among the charges you will be asked to pay at the property on all 4 of its pages we could read.
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What each source says, or what we saw on its pages, with the date we read it.
Booking.com
Inside the room price at 14 of the 15 pages that showed a fee: every offer in the room table carried a line such as "Included: $55 Resort fee per night", with the hotel's taxes on a separate line such as "Excluded: 13.38 % TAX". At 1 page the fee was only in the fine print, outside the room prices. All 16 pages, hotel by hotel.
Our check of 16 Booking.com pages, October 19, 2026.
Expedia
On all 4 pages we could read, the fee sat under "You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property". At the Bellagio its total "with taxes and fees" already held the fee, so that block does not say whether a price includes it. 3 more pages answered with a bot check and 1 never loaded its rooms.
Our check of 8 Expedia pages, October 19, 2026.
Google Hotels
For searchers in the US and Canada: "Google will prominently display the total price, which includes the base rate and mandatory non-governmental fees." Its policy lists resort fees among the fees a booking site must disclose, and says "Taxes and fees must represent all mandatory charges collected by the partner or the hotel, regardless of when they’re due."
Google Hotel Prices: Taxes and Fees Policy, read October 23, 2026.
Hilton, Marriott, Omni and Choice
Each agreed to "prominently disclose the total price of a hotel stay, including room rate and all other mandatory fees" on the first page of its booking sites, and "to include required fees when a consumer sorts by price".
Nebraska Attorney General, settlements on hidden hotel fees, read October 23, 2026.
A lower price on a resale site
It may leave the fee out. At Caesars Palace, Hotels In America's $437 a night was the room without the $55 resort fee, to the dollar, while Booking.com's price held it.
Our check, October 19, 2026.
What the US rule asks of every site
The FTC's rule covers anyone who sells US hotel rooms, the hotel's own site and every booking site alike: "Businesses selling live-event tickets and short-term lodging are covered." Its own example is a $199 room with a $39 daily resort fee, and its answer: "The required resort fee must be included in the total price".
Two limits matter when you compare. The total shown first may leave out "taxes or other government charges", so taxes can still appear later, and "The final amount of payment must be displayed as prominently as, or more prominently than, the total price." And a fee the hotel collects at the property can sit outside what you pay online: Expedia lists such charges apart, and one Booking.com fine print said its resort fee "may not always be added to your final online transaction". So read the final amount and any charge listed for the property, together.
The rule is a US one. For other countries, Google Hotels says: "In all other countries, the total price (which includes the base rate, taxes, and other fees) is more prominently shown." Source for the rule: FTC, Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees: Frequently Asked Questions, read October 23, 2026.
Measured, October 19, 2026
Resort fees on Booking.com and Expedia, page by page
We opened 16 Booking.com hotel pages in places known for resort and destination fees (Denver, Honolulu, Las Vegas Strip, Miami Beach, New Orleans, Orlando and Scottsdale), for a stay of November 17 to 20, 2026, 3 nights, 2 adults, in US dollars, not signed in.
- A resort or destination fee showed on 15 of 16 (94%) pages; 1 showed none.
- Inside every room price at 14 of the 15; only in the fine print at 1 (Sonesta Denver Downtown: "A nightly destination fee of $25 ($28.94 after tax) that includes:").
- Fees ran from $25 to $55 a night before tax (median $50), 6.8% to 64% of the night's price (median 12.1%).
- Expedia: 8 pages tried, 4 read, 3 bot checks, 1 that never loaded its rooms. All 4 read listed the fee among the charges at the property.
So the big sites do show the fee before you pay, but not in the same place: inside the price on one, beside it on the other. A lower price on a smaller site can be lower because the fee is not in it.
One page per hotel at one moment, a sample of resort-fee places, not every hotel or site. Pages opened in a headless browser with no sign-in; bot checks were recorded and skipped. Hotels.com and Agoda were not read.
How to check a stay before you book
- Read the last screen. Before you pay, the site must show the final amount, taxes included; add any charge it lists as paid at the property. Compare that between sites, not the first number.
- On Booking.com, look under each room price for an "Included" line (a fee already in the price) and an "Excluded" line (added later), then read the fine print for a fee the room prices do not show.
- On Expedia, open the fees section and check whether the total already says "with taxes and fees".
- On a lower-priced resale site, look for the resort fee in its total. If it is not there, the hotel may charge it at the desk, and the lower price may not be lower.
- Multiply the fee by your nights and add its tax before you decide.
Checking your own stay
Underbook is a free browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox, and a free web price checker. For a hotel and dates it shows the price each booking site lists on Google Hotels, all-in where the sites report taxes and fees (a resort or destination fee may be extra), and says whether a lower listing names the same room or needs a check before you book. You always book on the site you choose. A fee the hotel collects at the property may be in no site's figure, so read the total on the site before you pay.
Resort fees upfront: common questions
Which hotel booking sites show resort fees upfront?
In the US every hotel and booking site must include a mandatory resort fee in the total it shows first, under the FTC fee rule in force since May 12, 2025. On October 19, 2026, Booking.com put the fee inside every room price at 14 of the 15 pages we opened that showed one, and Expedia listed it among the charges paid at the property on all 4 pages we could read. Read the total on the last screen before you pay on any site.
Does Booking.com include the resort fee in the price?
Usually. At 14 of 15 US pages with a fee, every room price carried a line such as "Included: $55 Resort fee per night". At 1, the fee was only in the fine print. Taxes are a separate "Excluded" line added at checkout.
Does Expedia include resort fees in the price?
Expedia lists the fee in a block of charges you will be asked to pay at the property. At the Bellagio its total with taxes and fees held the fee anyway, so the block alone does not tell you. Check whether the total says "with taxes and fees".
Are taxes included in the price shown first?
Not always. The FTC rule lets a US site leave taxes and other government charges out of the total it shows first, as long as the final amount before payment holds them. Google Hotels shows US searchers the base rate plus mandatory non-governmental fees.
Does Underbook include resort fees in its prices?
Underbook shows prices all-in where the booking sites report taxes and fees to Google Hotels, as each site reports them; a resort or destination fee may be extra. Read the total on the booking site before you pay.
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