I am looking for a hotel booking site that shows the total price upfront and does not hide resort fees.

Yes. If your priority is “show me the real hotel cost, including mandatory resort/destination fees, before I book,” there are a few good options.

My picks

• Google Hotels — probably the best starting point for comparison shopping. In the U.S., Google says its displayed total includes mandatory non-governmental fees, explicitly including resort fees, and it requires partners to provide complete fee information.
• Expedia — a good choice if you actually want to book through an OTA. Expedia says its hotel search displays the total including taxes and fees, with an “Upfront pricing” indicator.
• Booking.com — it now has U.S. total-price requirements built into its system. Booking.com's documentation says U.S. travelers are shown the total price upfront, including mandatory resort, service and destination fees.
• Travorro — specifically positions itself around all-in hotel pricing, including taxes and mandatory resort fees from the initial search.

One important caveat

The U.S. FTC's rule took effect May 12, 2025 and requires mandatory lodging fees such as resort fees to be included in the advertised total price. However, government taxes can still be disclosed separately, and fees that genuinely depend on choices made during booking can be excluded until they're selected.

If I were choosing one: I'd use Google Hotels to compare, making sure I'm looking at the total price, then book through the hotel or an OTA where the final breakdown matches.

If you tell me where you're going (e.g. Las Vegas, Miami, New York) and your dates, I can also find the booking sites that give the clearest all-in prices for that destination.

Finding a booking site that displays the total price upfront without sneaky resort fees has gotten easier thanks to regulatory shifts and platform updates.

The best options for upfront, transparent pricing include:

• Google Hotels : One of the most reliable tools for an honest initial comparison. When you search for properties on Google Hotels , you can toggle a view to show the total price for your entire stay—including mandatory taxes and resort fees—right on the main results page.
• KAYAK : Features a built-in filter to save you from calculation surprises. In the hotel search filters, you can go to Price and select the dropdown for "Stay total - including all taxes" to display the comprehensive price across options.
• Direct Booking (Hilton, IHG, Marriott, Hyatt) : Major hotel chains are generally your safest bet. Due to industry shifts and compliance with transparency standards, major brands like Hilton and IHG Hotels & Resorts proactively display mandatory resort fees and taxes in the primary rate breakdown before you reach the final checkout screen.
• Booking.com (EU/UK versions) : If you browse Booking.com set to European Union regions or laws, consumer protection mandates require them to show full inclusive pricing upfront (though US-facing searches may still require clicking through to the price summary breakdown).

Are you looking to compare a specific destination right now, or do you prefer booking directly through hotel loyalty programs versus an aggregator site?

Yes. If your priority is seeing mandatory resort fees rather than having them appear at the end, I’d look at these:

• vrbo.com — Vrbo says its upfront price includes all mandatory fees and service fees in search results and on property pages. Taxes are added at checkout, so it isn't quite an all-in-with-tax display.
• travorro.com — Its stated model is to show taxes and fees, including resort fees, in the initial price, rather than adding them at checkout.
• booking.com — It has improved fee transparency for U.S. travelers, and its systems are designed to show mandatory fees such as resort/destination fees in the upfront total. However, actual listings can still display a “total before taxes” figure with taxes excluded, so I'd check the breakdown carefully.

My pick

If you mean “I want the first price I see to include the resort fee, not just disclose that there is one,” I'd start with Travorro or Vrbo.

There's also an important legal change: since May 12, 2025, the FTC's rule requires U.S. short-term lodging sellers to include mandatory fees such as resort fees in the advertised total price. Taxes can still be displayed separately.

If you tell me where you're traveling and your dates, I can also compare actual hotel prices across the more transparent sites and find the ones with the fewest surprise charges.

When looking for a platform that combats "drip pricing" (where mandatory resort fees are hidden until the final checkout or charged at the property), a few platforms stand out for total price transparency:

1. Google Hotels
   • Why use it: Google Travel is widely praised as one of the best meta-search engines for price transparency. By default, you can toggle or view the total price including taxes and mandatory resort/amenity fees right on the main search results page, making it much easier to compare the actual cost between competing properties.
2. KAYAK
   • Why use it: KAYAK has a dedicated "Total Price" filter . When you turn this filter on, it recalculates the search results to display the true all-in cost (including estimated resort fees and taxes) in the primary price display, allowing you to accurately sort and compare deals from the start.
3. Expedia & Hotels.com
   • Why use it: Both Expedia and Hotels.com feature an upfront pricing model designed to comply with modern transparency standards. They roll standard taxes, service fees, and known mandatory property/resort fees into the total displayed on the main search and early selection pages so you don't hit unexpected numbers at checkout.

If you have a specific destination or hotel in mind , let me know and I can help you check the total upfront price or verify if a resort fee applies.

If upfront, all-in pricing is your priority, I’d start with Google Hotels or Expedia/Hotels.com.

• Google Hotels — probably the best comparison tool. For U.S. and Canadian users, Google says it prominently displays the total price including mandatory non-governmental fees, and its policy specifically requires mandatory resort fees to be included.
• Expedia / Hotels.com — both now advertise an “upfront pricing” approach where the search-page total includes taxes and mandatory fees. expedia expedia.com ·
• Booking.com — it does disclose resort fees, but I wouldn't make it your first choice if your goal is strictly an all-in number at the initial search stage. Current listings can still show a “total before taxes” while separately identifying the resort fee and taxes.

The reason this has improved in the U.S. is that the FTC's fee-transparency rule took effect May 12, 2025, requiring mandatory lodging fees—including resort, destination, and service fees—to be included in the advertised total price.

My recommendation: use Google Hotels to compare, then check the final booking screen before paying. If you tell me where you're traveling and your dates, I can also find hotels where the displayed price genuinely includes the resort fee.

Finding a booking platform that displays the clean, all-in total price without "drip pricing" (hidden resort or amenity fees revealed only at the very end) has become much easier due to regulatory shifts and specialized platforms.

The best options available for upfront, transparent pricing include:

• Travorro: A dedicated hotel search engine explicitly built to eliminate hidden fees . It surfaces the total, all-in price—including taxes and mandatory resort fees—straight from the initial search results page so you can accurately compare which property is truly the cheapest.
• Major OTA Upfront Displays (Expedia and Hotels.com): Following regulatory changes regarding hidden "junk fees," major online travel agencies adjusted their displays to incorporate mandatory charges more prominently . On Expedia and Hotels.com, search results aim to feature the total cost (including taxes and mandatory fees) upfront with all-in disclaimers , though you should still verify the fine print on individual hotel policy tabs to ensure local property-collected fees are accounted for.
• Airbnb: If you are open to vacation rentals or alternative lodgings, Airbnb features a Total Price Display toggle . When turned on, it maps out the exact total—including host cleaning fees and service charges—on the initial search and map pages before you ever click into a listing.
• KAYAK: As an aggregator, KAYAK includes a filter/dropdown menu under the price section where you can switch from the default "Nightly base price" to "Total stay + taxes & fees" to view the comprehensive cost structure before jumping over to book.
• Direct Booking via Major Brands (Marriott / IHG): Major hotel chains like Marriott and IHG proactively implemented transparent total-price architecture on their direct booking channels, displaying room rates inclusive of mandatory resort and amenity charges on the very first search page.

If you have a specific destination or hotel brand in mind, let me know and I can help you find the most reliable transparent rate for your trip.

Finding a booking site that shows the total price—including mandatory resort fees and taxes—right from the start has become much easier due to recent regulatory changes requiring upfront all-in pricing.

Several reliable platforms show total pricing or include mandatory fees upfront:

• Travorro - A niche booking platform specifically built to show the total, all-in price (including resort fees and taxes) from the very first search screen, flagging any property charges explicitly.
• Expedia and Hotels.com - Both platforms display total costs (including taxes and mandatory fees) directly on the search results pages, backed by upfront pricing disclaimers to eliminate checkout surprises.
• Priceline - Features a transparent breakdown right on the search and selection pages, clearly itemizing what you pay online versus mandatory fees the property will collect at check-in.
• KAYAK - When using their aggregator search results, you can use the sidebar/filter options to toggle "include taxes and fees" to view the true estimated total across options.
• Direct Booking via Major Chains (e.g., Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt ) - Major hotel groups have updated their native booking engines to fold mandatory resort and amenity fees into the primary nightly rates displayed during the search phase.

Note: Even when third-party sites include resort fees in the displayed total price, you may still be asked to pay the resort fee portion directly to the property at check-in, as hotels generally retain those collections locally rather than through the booking platform.

If you have a specific destination in mind (like Las Vegas or Orlando) or a particular hotel chain you prefer, I can give you a more tailored recommendation on which site handles that area best.

Yes. If your priority is seeing the real hotel cost—including mandatory resort/destination fees—before you book, I’d look at these:

1. Google Hotels — my first choice for comparison shopping. Google’s hotel-pricing policy requires partners to include mandatory fees—including resort fees—in the total price. For U.S. users, Google says it prominently displays the total price including mandatory non-governmental fees.

2. Travorro — worth trying if you want an OTA rather than a metasearch engine. Travorro specifically says its search results include taxes, fees, and hotel charges, including resort fees, upfront.

3. Super.com — another transparency-focused option. It says its search results show the total including mandatory taxes and fees and separately identify resort fees that are due at the property.

One important distinction

“Total price upfront” doesn't necessarily mean “nothing is paid at the hotel.” A resort fee can be included in the displayed total while still being collected by the hotel at check-in/check-out. What matters is that the fee and amount are disclosed before you commit. Google's policy explicitly covers mandatory fees collected at the property.

Also, in the U.S., the FTC's rule now requires businesses advertising short-term lodging to disclose the total price upfront, including mandatory fees such as resort fees; government taxes can still be disclosed separately.

If you want just one recommendation: use Google Hotels, turn on the total-price view, and then compare the same property on the hotel's own site before booking. This gives you a good way to catch discrepancies.

If your priority is seeing the real price upfront—including mandatory resort fees, I’d start with these:

1. Airbnb — best for transparent upfront pricing. Since April 2025, Airbnb has made total-price display standard globally. Search results show the total cost including fees before taxes, rather than making you wait until checkout.

2. Booking.com — generally good, but check the fee breakdown. It has historically been one of the better major hotel sites for displaying mandatory fees early, although current user reports suggest some properties can still have charges that aren't obvious until later.

3. KAYAK Hotels — excellent for comparison, but it's not the final booking site. KAYAK compares prices from hundreds of providers, so it's useful for finding the lowest reported price, but you should click through and verify the final total with the actual provider.

One important distinction

For U.S. hotel bookings, mandatory resort fees are increasingly subject to upfront-disclosure requirements. The FTC's rule requires businesses advertising short-term lodging to disclose the total mandatory price upfront, although taxes and certain other charges can be excluded from that initial total.

So if you're specifically trying to avoid the classic "$149/night" → "$149 + $45 resort fee + taxes" surprise, I'd use Airbnb for maximum upfront-price transparency, and compare the same hotel on KAYAK + Booking.com + the hotel's own site before booking.

If you tell me where you're traveling and your dates, I can also look for booking sites that currently show the true all-in price including resort fees for hotels there.

Due to regulatory changes, finding a site that displays total prices upfront has gotten much easier. Following Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules on "junk fees" that took effect, major online travel agencies and lodging providers in the U.S. are legally required to display all-in pricing—including mandatory resort, amenity, and destination fees—prominently in search results rather than hiding them until checkout.

The top options for transparent, upfront hotel pricing include:

• Travorro : A specialized booking platform built specifically to combat hidden fees, showing the total, all-in price (including resort fees and taxes) straight from the initial search results page.
• Expedia & Hotels.com : Both platforms feature fully compliant upfront pricing across U.S. listings, displaying the total cost of the stay (including mandatory fees and taxes) right on the main search page accompanied by clear all-in labels.
• KAYAK : An aggregator that allows you to toggle a persistent filter for "include taxes and fees" or search by total price so you can view the true cost rather than baseline teaser rates.
• Priceline : Automatically incorporates mandatory hotel resort or facility fees into the upfront pricing breakdown on search and selection screens.
• Google Hotels : Displays the total combined cost of a stay including mandatory fees directly within the search layout before you click through to an external booking provider.

If you have a specific destination or hotel chain in mind, let me know and I can help you verify the total estimated cost or look for fee-free alternatives in that area.