Hotel Cost Calculator
Calculate the total cost of a hotel stay including nightly rate, taxes, and resort/service fees across multiple nights and rooms.
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Cost Breakdown
Total Cost
$579.00
Subtotal (Room Only)
$450.00
Tax
$54.00
Resort/Service Fees
$75.00
How to Use the Hotel Cost Calculator
Hotel bookings often show only the nightly rate up front, with taxes and mandatory resort or service fees added at checkout. Enter the nightly rate, number of nights, number of rooms, your area's tax rate, and any per-night resort or service fee per room to see the true total cost of your stay, broken down line by line.
Tax = Subtotal × Tax Rate
Fees = Fee × Nights × Rooms
Total = Subtotal + Tax + Fees
Example
A $150/night room booked for 3 nights, 1 room, with a 12% tax rate and a $25/night resort fee: the subtotal is $450, tax is $54, and fees total $75 — bringing the grand total to $579, well above the advertised $150 nightly rate alone.
Common Use Cases
- Comparing the real total cost of two hotels that advertise different nightly rates and fee structures.
- Budgeting the full cost of a multi-room group or family booking before reserving.
- Understanding how much taxes and resort fees actually add on top of the advertised rate.
FAQs
- What's the difference between a tax rate and a resort/service fee? Tax is a percentage set by local government and applied to the room subtotal, while a resort or service fee is a flat charge set by the hotel itself, often per room per night, covering amenities like pools, gyms, or Wi-Fi regardless of whether you use them.
- Why do some hotels not charge a resort fee at all? Resort fees are more common at hotels with extensive amenities (resorts, larger city hotels) and less common at budget or extended-stay properties. Set the fee field to 0 if your hotel doesn't charge one.
- Does this include one-time fees like parking or a deposit? No — this calculator covers recurring per-night charges (rate, tax, and a per-night fee) multiplied across your stay and room count. Add any one-time charges, like a security deposit or a single parking fee, to the total separately.