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title: "Per-night rate does not match the total"
description: "When you multiply the per-night rate by the number of nights, the result can differ from the displayed total by a cent or two. The displayed total is the…"
url: "https://homerunner.io/docs/why-doesn-t-the-per-night-rate-times-the-number-of-nights-equal-the-displayed-to/"
updated: "2026-10-26"
category: Booking engine and checkout
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# Per-night rate does not match the total

When you multiply the per-night rate by the number of nights, the result can differ from the displayed total by a cent or two. The displayed total is the correct amount and is what your guest is charged.

**Why this happens.** The per-night figure is a calculated average: the full stay total divided by the number of nights. When the stay total does not divide evenly across the nights, the per-night number is rounded to the nearest cent for display. Multiplying that rounded number back out by the night count then differs from the true total by a cent or two. This is standard for any averaged nightly display and matches how Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com present the same math.

**What you can do.** If the rounding causes confusion for your guests, the per-night label can be changed to something like "avg / night" to make clear it is a calculated average rather than a fixed nightly rate.

Still stuck? [Contact the HomeRunner team](https://homerunner.io/contact/) with your site address and what you tried, and we take it from there.