Measured, not guessed
Which booking sites does Google Hotels show?
Many, but not all.
Short answer: a median of 17 booking sites per hotel in our snapshots, 5,830 hotels in 348 cities. Booking.com was listed at 90% of hotels, Expedia at 69% and the hotel's own site at 66%; the rest was a long tail of smaller sites, which often had the lowest price. What it did not show: Hotwire's Hot Rates, which hide the hotel until you pay.
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Measured, September 25 to October 1, 2026
How many sites Google Hotels listed
Across our 14 price snapshots of September 25 to October 1, 2026, we recorded every seller Google Hotels listed at 5,830 hotels in 348 cities. Half of the hotels had between 11 and 22 booking sites listed and the median was 17; 4,683 (80%) had 10 or more, and 353 had fewer than 5. Counting each hotel's own site, 4,519 different sellers appeared.
17
booking sites listed for the typical hotel (median)
66%
of hotels had their own site listed (3,874)
30%
of hotels had all five big names listed (1,756)
The sites listed most often
| Seller | Hotels listed | Share of 5,830 |
|---|---|---|
| Booking.com | 5,264 | 90% |
| Hotels.com | 4,433 | 76% |
| Priceline | 4,380 | 75% |
| Expedia.com | 3,996 | 69% |
| The hotel's own site | 3,874 | 66% |
| CheapTickets.com | 3,541 | 61% |
| Agoda | 3,434 | 59% |
| Travelocity.com | 3,372 | 58% |
| Vio.com | 3,343 | 57% |
| Super.com | 3,322 | 57% |
| Orbitz.com | 3,317 | 57% |
The five big names, Booking.com, Hotels.com, Expedia, Priceline and Agoda, were all listed together at only 1,756 hotels (30%).
Does Google Hotels miss deals?
It found plenty of lower prices, mostly on smaller sites. Across all 15 snapshots of our study (6,254 hotel prices), some site listed the stay 5% or more below the going rate (the price most sites agreed on) at 4,512 (72%). The lowest of those prices was on Booking.com, Hotels.com, Expedia, Priceline or Agoda at only 585 (13%); Super.com alone had it at 1,239 and Vio.com at 465. Those lower listings named the room at 747 of the 4,512 (17%), so a lower price is not always the same room: see same room, different price.
What it leaves out: Hotwire did not appear at any of the 5,830 hotels; its Hot Rates hide the hotel until you pay. Our snapshots recorded the public prices without signing in, so member prices a site shows only after you log in are not in these counts either.
How we measured: in each snapshot we recorded every booking site's price that Google Hotels showed a US searcher, in US dollars, for a two-night stay checking in between October 30 and November 5, 2026, at 5,830 hotels in 348 cities. For each hotel we took each site's lowest price, all-in with taxes and fees where the site reported them, otherwise its listed rate. Our snapshot kept up to 28 listings per hotel; 788 hotels reached that limit, so for them Google Hotels may have listed more sites than we counted. A price we saw is one moment, not a completed booking. Method and the CSVs: our hotel price study.
Where Google Hotels gets its prices
Google says its hotel prices come from partners: hotel owners, online travel agencies, metasearch sites and other travel providers. Paid booking links carry an "Ads" badge. Google is not the seller: a booking link takes you to the partner's site to book, and questions about the booking go to that partner. For how close its prices are to what you pay, see is Google Hotels accurate?
Some of the partners are metasearch sites themselves, and some belong to the same company and show the same price: Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity and CheapTickets did in our data, and trivago's booking site priced differently from Expedia (trivago vs Expedia).
Using Google Hotels well
- Look past the big names. When some site was 5% or more below the going rate, the lowest price was on one of the five big names only 13% of the time in our data.
- Open the lowest one and read it. Check the room name, the total after taxes and fees, and the cancellation terms; see whether free cancellation is worth it.
- Check the hotel's own site. It was listed at 66% of hotels; a member rate may only show once you sign in there.
- Know who you pay. Before booking on a site you do not know, read our guides: which sites had the lowest prices and how to compare hotel prices.
Doing this comparison automatically
Underbook is a free browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox that runs this comparison while you shop. When you are viewing a hotel, it checks other booking sites for the same hotel and dates and shows the prices side by side: all-in, with taxes and fees, when the booking sites report them, otherwise the listed rate, labeled as such. When the cheaper listing does not name the same room, it says so plainly. You always book wherever you choose. Prefer not to install anything? You can check one hotel's price and watch it by email.
Google Hotels: common questions
Does Google Hotels show every booking site?
No, but it shows many. In our snapshots of September 25 to October 1, 2026, Google Hotels listed a median of 17 booking sites per hotel (half of the 5,830 hotels had between 11 and 22), and 4,519 different sellers in all, counting each hotel's own site. Hotwire did not appear at all.
Does Google Hotels miss some deals?
It found plenty of lower prices, mostly on smaller sites: some site was 5% or more below the going rate at 4,512 of the 6,254 hotel prices in our study, and the lowest of them was on Booking.com, Hotels.com, Expedia, Priceline or Agoda at only 585. What it did not show in our data: Hotwire's Hot Rates, which hide the hotel until you pay. Our snapshots also recorded public prices without signing in, so a member price a site shows only after you log in is not in our counts.
Does Google Hotels show the hotel's own price?
Often. The hotel's own site was listed at 3,874 of the 5,830 hotels in our snapshots (66%). A member rate may only show once you sign in on the hotel's site.
Is Hotwire on Google Hotels?
Not in our data: Hotwire did not appear as a seller at any of the 5,830 hotels. Its Hot Rates hide the hotel's name and exact address until after you pay.
Does Google Hotels sell the room?
No. Google says its hotel prices come from partners such as hotel owners, online travel agencies and metasearch sites, and clicking a booking link takes you to the partner's site to book. Paid links carry an "Ads" badge.
How do I compare the sites' prices for my hotel?
Open the hotel on Google Hotels and look past the first few prices, or let Underbook do it: the free browser extension shows booking sites' prices for your hotel and dates side by side, all-in where the sites report taxes and fees, and says whether the cheaper listing names your room. You can also check a hotel on underbook.co without installing anything.
Real prices, hotel by hotel
Every site's price at 5,814 hotels in 358 cities
From our price snapshots of September 25, 2026, September 28, 2026, September 29, 2026, September 30, 2026, October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026: each hotel's page lists every booking site Google Hotels showed, the going rate, and whether the cheapest listing named a room, with a button to check today's price for your own dates.
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