Estimated stay cost
The room, mandatory fees, taxes and selected parking. Your refundable incidental hold is kept out of this total.
A little clarity goes a long way
Before you book, check the breakdown.
The price you see, what you still owe and the money held on your card are different things.
Remaining payable
Your estimated stay cost minus payments already made toward it. Payment timing still depends on your booking.
Additional incidental hold
Money or credit temporarily made unavailable at check-in. It is separate from the cost of your stay; your bank determines release timing.
Three quick examples
Already all-in: your $600 stay quote includes room, resort fee and tax; with no extra parking, the modeled cost stays $600. Room only: a fictional $100 room + $50 fee with 10% tax on both is $165 per night. At check-in: a confirmed $200 payment plus a separate $450 hold needs $650 available; the hold is not a stay expense.
1. Start with the final offer breakdown
Open the booking page’s final price details. Look for room charges, resort or destination fees, taxes, parking, “due now” and “due at property.” The booking website alone does not tell us what your displayed price includes.
2. Match the period and number of rooms
Is your price per night or for the entire stay? Is it for one room or all rooms? Enter the amount exactly as shown, then select its scope. An included resort fee is never added again.
3. Enter taxes or use your own rates
Use the exact tax amount from your quote when available. Otherwise, enter the room and resort-fee tax rates and treat the result as an estimate. We round each tax line HALF_UP to a cent. Hotel invoices can use a different rounding method.
4. Check the card authorization separately
A debit-card hold reduces available cash in your bank account. A credit-card authorization reduces available credit. Neither should automatically be counted as a stay expense. Release timing varies by hotel and issuer.
5. Save the assumptions with the result
You can save a comparison on this device, copy a compact link or export a JSON calculation. Links carry the entered trip and offer details: share them only with people you intend to show them to. Long calculations can use a file instead.
What this tool does not promise
There are no live room rates, guaranteed savings, real-time event prices, automatic loyalty eligibility decisions or guaranteed check-in approvals. Hotel policies, your actual booked offer and your bank control the final outcome.