Again, Bookings.com takes up to 20% off of the entire price. So it's in the hotel's incentive to hide as much of the price from Bookings.com as possible by wait

Again, Bookings.com takes up to 20% off of the entire price. So it's in the hotel's incentive to hide as much of the price from Bookings.com as possible by waiting until you are in person to charge you the rest.