Open data · JSON and CSV · CC BY 4.0

Open data: crypto acceptance, sellers, destinations, check-in and taxes

Q: I found an error. How do I report it?

Write to support@staysats.com with the dataset, the row and a source, ideally the company's own page. We check it and, if the source confirms it, correct the row with a new date.

Five datasets you can reuse and cite. They show who accepts crypto in hotels and booking sites, and who is behind each crypto travel site. Three more cover where crypto can be spent when you travel, hotel deposits at check-in, and hotel taxes by city.

Last updated: October 13, 2026 · 6 min read

Quick answer

What open data does StaySats publish?

As of October 13, 2026, StaySats publishes five open datasets on crypto and travel under CC BY 4.0. The acceptance index has 22 entries, the seller registry 21 sellers and the destinations data 100 destinations. The check-in table covers 10 hotel groups, and the tax table 14 cities. Each comes as JSON and CSV.

Open data at a glance

Datasets	5, each in JSON and CSV
License	CC BY 4.0: reuse freely, with credit to StaySats; a link is appreciated
Acceptance index	22 booking sites, hotel groups and hotels; checked October 13, 2026
Destinations data	100 destinations; BTC Map counts dated October 12, 2026
Seller registry	21 crypto travel sellers, 19 of them active; checked October 13, 2026
Check-in deposit table	10 hotel groups' deposit rules at check-in; checked October 13, 2026
Hotel taxes table	Tourist taxes, levies and hotel taxes in 14 cities; checked October 13, 2026
Update cadence	Acceptance index monthly; the other four quarterly, and the tax table also after an announced rate change
Cost and sign-up	Free, no account, no API key
Not published	Hotel prices per city until measured, member prices, booking partner data

Which datasets can I download?

Dataset	Rows	Files	Last check	Cadence	Page
Hotel & Booking-Site Crypto Acceptance Index	22	JSON · CSV	October 13, 2026	Monthly	Acceptance index
Crypto-Friendly Destinations	100	JSON · CSV	October 12, 2026	Quarterly	Crypto-friendly destinations
Crypto Travel Seller Registry	21	JSON · CSV	October 13, 2026	Quarterly	Seller registry
Hotel Check-in Without a Credit Card	10	JSON · CSV	October 13, 2026	Quarterly	Check-in without a credit card
Hotel Taxes by City	14	JSON · CSV	October 13, 2026	Quarterly	Hotel taxes by city

The files are rebuilt with the site; a row's date changes only when we check it again.

What is in each dataset?

Hotel & Booking-Site Crypto Acceptance Index. One row per booking site, hotel group or hotel. Columns: code, name, kind, country, crypto_direct (active, reported, unverified, stopped, none or unknown), processor, coins, networks, conditions, since, until, checked, evidence, source_title, source_url and workaround.

Crypto-Friendly Destinations. One row per destination. Columns: city, country, btcmap_places_25km, btcmap_verified_since_2025, btcmap_hotels, btcmap_date, local_crypto_payment_rule (banned, restricted, to-verify or none-found), local_rule_text, local_rule_source and check_in_rule, plus a column that says whether we sell hotels there.

Crypto Travel Seller Registry. One row per site that sells travel for crypto. Columns: seller, domain, company, jurisdiction, sells, status, coins_networks, refund_of_crypto_payment, fees, id_checks, blocked, checked and sources.

Hotel Check-in Without a Credit Card. One row per hotel group, read on its own help page or terms. It shows the deposit at check-in, debit cards, a cash deposit, any published amount, the release time of a hold and the source.

Hotel Taxes by City. One row per city of our city guides. Columns: city, country, tax, amount_or_rate, how_it_is_charged, in_the_price_or_paid_apart, source and checked. The source column gives the official page, or says when a figure comes from a search extract.

How do I cite StaySats data?

Name StaySats, the dataset, the date of our check, the license and the link. Use these lines as they are:

Source: StaySats, Hotel & Booking-Site Crypto Acceptance Index (checked October 13, 2026), CC BY 4.0, https://staysats.com/hotel-crypto-acceptance-index/.
Source: StaySats, Crypto Travel Seller Registry (checked October 13, 2026), CC BY 4.0, https://staysats.com/crypto-travel-seller-registry/.
Source: StaySats, Crypto-Friendly Destinations (checked October 12, 2026), CC BY 4.0, https://staysats.com/crypto-friendly-destinations/.
Source: StaySats, Hotel Check-in Without a Credit Card (checked October 13, 2026), CC BY 4.0, https://staysats.com/check-in-without-credit-card/.
Source: StaySats, Hotel Taxes by City (checked October 13, 2026), CC BY 4.0, https://staysats.com/hotel-taxes-by-city/.

A link is appreciated; any rel attribute is fine. For one row, cite the row's own checked date and, if you can, its original source in source_url (source in the hotel taxes file). If you change the data, say so.

How is the data collected, and what are its limits?

By hand, from primary sources where we can. These are a company's own terms, help or payment pages, official registers and laws, and BTC Map for the places its contributors list. When only press coverage exists, the row says so in the evidence field.

Limits:

A status is a snapshot. A hotel group can stop or start accepting crypto between two checks. The checked date tells you how old a row is.
BTC Map counts reflect what its contributors have listed within 25 km of a city centre, not every place that accepts crypto.
Local rules are summaries with a source, not legal advice. Rows marked to-verify have not been checked yet.
Seller facts come from each seller's own pages; "not found" means we did not find the fact, not that it is false.
Tax rates change by decision, sometimes at short notice. Check the row's date before you quote a rate.

Is StaySats neutral?

No. We sell hotel bookings paid in crypto. Our offer is included and marked. We describe every seller, us included, with the same fields and the same kind of source. We correct errors when someone shows us a better source. Write to [email protected] with the row and the source.

What will be added later?

Measured data, once it exists. Price statistics per city, such as the median price of a night, will come only after our own searches have measured them. Each will carry its month and date. A median time to hotel confirmation will come only once real bookings have been measured. Each addition will be dated in the changelog.

Open data: FAQ

Can I use StaySats data in an article or an app?

Yes, under CC BY 4.0. You can copy, adapt and publish it, also for commercial use. Credit StaySats with a link and the date of the data. If you change the data, say so.

Is there an API?

Not as a separate service. The JSON and CSV files have stable URLs under /data/ and are rebuilt with the site, so you can fetch them directly. No key and no account are needed.

How fresh is the acceptance index?

Every row has its own checked date. The last check was October 13, 2026. We check the index every month, and sooner after a public announcement by a hotel group or a booking site.

Why are there no hotel prices in your data?

Because we have not measured them yet. We publish a price statistic only when our own searches have produced it, with its date. Until then, prices are live in the search and not in the open data.

Is StaySats itself in the seller registry?

Yes. It is on the registry page, marked as us, with the same fields as every other seller. They are company, country, coins and networks, refund of a crypto payment, fees and ID checks.

I found an error. How do I report it?

Write to [email protected] with the dataset, the row and a source, ideally the company's own page. We check it and, if the source confirms it, correct the row with a new date.

Sources and license (2)

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) — Creative Commons (2026-10-12)
BTC Map — BTC Map (2026-10-12)