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Hotels that accept stablecoins

Hotel bookings paid in stablecoins almost always run through an online travel agency rather than the property itself. The agency holds the inventory, quotes a fiat price, and accepts USDC or USDT through a crypto gateway; the hotel is paid in local currency and often never knows how the guest settled. That structure is why the coverage here is broad — an agency with a stablecoin checkout effectively brings its whole accommodation catalogue with it — and why the practical questions are about the agency's booking and refund terms rather than the hotel's.

11 merchants USDCUSDTDAIPYUSD

Hotels accepting stablecoins

Amsterdam platform selling hotel stays, flights, gift cards and mobile top-ups for six stablecoins across seven networks.

USDTUSDCDAI +4
EthereumAvalanche +6 networks
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Destinia

Travel

Spanish online travel agency offering flights, hotels and packages with crypto payment options.

USDCGUSDUSDP
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Boutique hotel group in Amsterdam, Rome, Madrid, the Himalayas and Mongolia taking crypto — DAI among 28 coins — by emailed payment link, non-refundable.

DAI
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Travel booking platform for flights, hotels, activities and car rental, with long-standing crypto payment support.

USDCUSDTDAI +2
SolanaPolygon +4 networks
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Wego

Flights

MENA's largest travel marketplace, booking flights and hotels for USDC, USDT, PYUSD or EURC through Triple-A since May 2026, with refunds returned in crypto.

USDCUSDTPYUSD +1
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Thai hotel group whose UAE properties are listed by Mbank as taking AE Coin through the AEC Wallet.

AEC
Payment availability may vary

Dubai hotel in Jumeirah Village Triangle taking crypto for advance bookings by payment link, with USDT and USDC among coins "typically accepted".

USDTUSDC
Payment availability may vary

Abu Dhabi hotel listed by Mbank as taking AE Coin through the AEC Wallet for stays.

AEC
Payment availability may vary

US luxury hotel group that announced BitPay acceptance across its owned hotels in 2021, naming USDC, GUSD and PAX by emailed invoice — not re-confirmed since.

USDCGUSDUSDP
Payment availability may vary

Travorio

Travel

Crypto travel booking platform listing USDT, USDC and DAI by network — with a stale coin on the page and no registered company details.

USDTUSDCDAI
EthereumTron +2 networks
Payment availability may vary

Trip.com

Travel

Major OTA reported to have launched a regional USDT and USDC pilot for prepaid bookings — not yet in its own payment documentation.

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Every cell comes from the merchant's record. "Pairing not documented" means the merchant lists the coin and some networks but does not say which chain the coin runs on; confirm at checkout. Evidence dates are when an editor last read the merchant's own page.

Hotels accepting stablecoins: coins and documented networks, payment route, restrictions, evidence and status
Merchant Coins and networks Payment route Restrictions Evidence Status
CryptoRefills
  • USDT pairing not documented
  • USDC pairing not documented
  • DAI pairing not documented
  • EURC pairing not documented
  • PYUSD pairing not documented
  • FDUSD pairing not documented
  • USDS pairing not documented
Via an intermediary Underlying brand not documented as accepting Hotel inventory is aggregated from third-party suppliers, so the contract for a stay is not with the hotel directly. +1 more Documentation checked 2026-09-12 Verified
Destinia
  • USDC pairing not documented
  • GUSD pairing not documented
  • USDP pairing not documented
Via an intermediary Underlying brand not documented as accepting None documented Documentation checked 2026-09-22 Verified
The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts
  • DAI pairing not documented
Payment route not published DAI is the only tracked stablecoin on the list. No USDC, no USDT. The list also includes SAI, the single-collateral Dai retired in 2019–20, which dates it. +3 more Documentation checked 2026-09-15 Verified
Travala.com
  • USDC Algorand
  • USDT Solana, Polygon, BNB Chain, Arbitrum
  • DAI pairing not documented
  • TUSD Tron
  • GUSD pairing not documented
Via an intermediary Underlying brand not documented as accepting None documented Documentation checked 2026-09-22 Verified
Wego
  • USDC pairing not documented
  • USDT pairing not documented
  • PYUSD pairing not documented
  • EURC pairing not documented
Via Triple-A, Binance Pay "The availability of cryptocurrency payment services may vary depending on local laws and regulations in certain countries or regions" — Wego's own caveat; the option appears at checkout where it is offered. +4 more Documentation checked 2026-09-16 Verified
Dusit Thani Hotels
  • AEC pairing not documented
Via AEC Wallet, Al Maryah Community Bank UAE properties only. Nothing suggests the option exists at Dusit hotels outside the Emirates. +3 more Corroboration only 2026-09-12 Payment availability may vary
Hotel Local Dubai
  • USDT pairing not documented
  • USDC pairing not documented
Payment route not published Bookings must be made at least 7 days in advance to pay in crypto, and only for advance bookings through the hotel's own website. +3 more Documentation checked 2026-09-15 Payment availability may vary
Southern Sun Abu Dhabi
  • AEC pairing not documented
Via AEC Wallet, Al Maryah Community Bank This property only, not the wider Southern Sun group. +3 more Corroboration only 2026-09-12 Payment availability may vary
The Kessler Collection
  • USDC pairing not documented
  • GUSD pairing not documented
  • USDP pairing not documented
Via BitPay Announced in March 2021 and not documented since: the group's dedicated cryptocurrency page now returns "page not found" and the booking engine shows no crypto option. Ask the property before relying on it. +3 more Corroboration only 2026-09-15 Payment availability may vary
Travorio
  • USDT Ethereum, Tron
  • USDC Ethereum, Polygon, Solana
  • DAI Ethereum
Payment route not published No registered company name, jurisdiction or business address is published anywhere on the site. +2 more Documentation checked 2026-09-06 Payment availability may vary
Trip.com No stablecoin named Via an intermediary Underlying brand not documented as accepting Reported as a regional pilot shown by IP address; not offered in mainland China or Hong Kong. +2 more Corroboration only Unverified

Booking a hotel with stablecoins is, in practice, a question about the booking platform rather than the property. An online travel agency with a crypto checkout gives you access to its entire accommodation inventory — tens of thousands of properties in most cases — because the payment sits at the agency layer.

That has one consequence worth planning around. Because the agency is the merchant of record, its cancellation and refund terms govern, not the hotel’s. A property advertising free cancellation until 48 hours before arrival may still be booked through an agency rate class that is non-refundable. Read the rate conditions on the booking page, and read the agency’s crypto refund policy separately, because the two are often documented in different places.

Prepaid rates and deposits

Stablecoin bookings are prepaid by definition — there is no way to place a hold on a stablecoin balance the way a card authorisation works. If the property requires a card at check-in for incidentals or a security deposit, you will still need one. This catches people out on trips otherwise planned entirely around crypto payments.

Hotels questions

Do hotels themselves accept stablecoins?
A small number of independent properties do, usually via a direct wallet transfer arranged with the front desk. The overwhelming majority of stablecoin hotel bookings go through an online travel agency instead, which is why this hub lists booking platforms rather than individual hotels.
Will the hotel know I paid in stablecoins?
Generally not. The agency settles with the property in local currency under its normal commercial terms. Your reservation looks like any other prepaid booking.