Quick answer
In which cities can I book a hotel with crypto?
StaySats has a hotel page for 66 cities, from London, Tokyo and Paris to Bangkok, Bali and New York. The search also covers other cities. Each page gives the local crypto rule, ID rules at check-in and BTC Map listings. You pay in crypto, and the total is held, not charged, until the hotel confirms.
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Live prices in USD for the whole stay; taxes and fees are included when the hotel publishes them. Bookings are made on request: nothing is charged until the hotel confirmation number is issued, and a higher total needs your agreement.
City pages in facts
| City pages | 66, listed below with their country |
|---|---|
| City guides written by hand | 14: Bangkok, London, Tokyo, Paris, Lisbon, Bali, New York, Mexico City, Istanbul, Singapore, Seoul, Hong Kong, Miami and Dubai |
| Paying in crypto on the spot not allowed | Indonesia (Bali, Jakarta), Türkiye (Istanbul, Antalya) and Vietnam (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang) |
| Restricted in Thailand | Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai: only a government pilot that converts crypto to baht |
| Restricted in the United Arab Emirates | Dubai, Abu Dhabi: shops may accept crypto only as a licensed dirham token (central bank rule, 2024) |
| Travel alert in the United Arab Emirates | US State Department Level 3, "Reconsider travel" (August 29, 2026): read the box on the Dubai page before you book |
| Passport copy at check-in by law | Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka), for foreign guests with no address in Japan |
| Not available yet | Hotels in Spain (Barcelona, Madrid, Palma): our registration with the SES.HOSPEDAJES guest register is not done |
| Places listed on BTC Map | Counted within 25 km of each city centre, checked on October 12, 2026 |
| Price of a stay | the price found live for your dates, in US dollars, for the whole stay. Taxes and fees are included when the hotel publishes them; the final total is confirmed with the hotel before you are charged |
All city pages
Each city is listed with its country. Barcelona, Madrid and Palma (Spain) are listed but not available yet: see why. The search above also works for cities without a page.
- Bangkok Thailand
- London United Kingdom
- Tokyo Japan
- Paris France
- Lisbon Portugal
- Barcelona Spain
- Mexico City Mexico
- Istanbul Türkiye
- Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
- Singapore Singapore
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Bali Indonesia
- Seoul South Korea
- Osaka Japan
- New York United States
- Miami United States
- Cancún Mexico
- Madrid Spain
- Rome Italy
- Phuket Thailand
- Buenos Aires Argentina
- Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Taipei Taiwan
- Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
- Da Nang Vietnam
- Antalya Türkiye
- Amsterdam Netherlands
- Milan Italy
- Mumbai India
- Orlando United States
- Macau Macao SAR China
- Mecca Saudi Arabia
- Kyoto Japan
- Fukuoka Japan
- Busan South Korea
- Penang Malaysia
- Jakarta Indonesia
- Pattaya Thailand
- Chiang Mai Thailand
- Hanoi Vietnam
- Manila Philippines
- Cebu Philippines
- Sydney Australia
- Delhi India
- Malé Maldives
- Cape Town South Africa
- Johannesburg South Africa
- Lagos Nigeria
- Florence Italy
- Porto Portugal
- Berlin Germany
- Vienna Austria
- Prague Czechia
- Athens Greece
- Palma de Mallorca Spain
- Las Vegas United States
- Los Angeles United States
- Honolulu United States
- Toronto Canada
- Medellín Colombia
- São Paulo Brazil
- Florianópolis Brazil
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic
- San Salvador El Salvador
- Dubai United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
What does each city page tell you?
Each page answers the questions travellers ask before paying a hotel in crypto, with a date and a source for every rule:
- Can we sell it? "Available", or "Not available yet" with the reason in plain words.
- The local rule on paying in crypto on the spot, with the date we checked it.
- Places listed on BTC Map within 25 km of the centre, and how many of them are hotels.
- ID at check-in: the legal rule where one exists (Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Türkiye…), and what to expect for a deposit.
- Airports and local currency, from public data.
- Taxes collected at the hotel: on the hand-written pages, the official city tax with its amount and its source.
- How to book: bookings are made on request. The total is held on your balance, not charged, until the hotel confirmation number is issued.
We publish a median price per night for a city only once it is measured from our own searches. Until then, the search shows the live total for your dates.
Where is paying in crypto on the spot illegal?
In Indonesia, Türkiye and Vietnam, paying a shop or a hotel in crypto on the spot is not allowed. Thailand restricts it to a government pilot that converts crypto to baht. The United Arab Emirates allows only licensed dirham tokens. These rules are about paying a merchant directly. Booking online before you travel is different: you pay StaySats in crypto, and we pay the hotel in local currency.
In India, we have not verified the rule yet, and the city pages say so. The table below lists every country of our city pages where a rule applies or is still being checked.
Local rules on paying in crypto on the spot (checked October 12, 2026)
| Country | City pages | Rule | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | Bali, Jakarta | Not allowed: Law 7/2011 on Currency requires rupiah for payments. Bali announced sanctions against tourists who pay in crypto in May 2023. | Antara, May 28, 2023 |
| Türkiye | Istanbul, Antalya | Not allowed: the central bank banned crypto as a means of payment from April 30, 2021 | Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, April 16, 2021 |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang | Not allowed: crypto is not a legal means of payment. Using an illegal payment instrument can be fined VND 50–100 million (Decree 88/2019, article 26). | LuatVietnam · Viet An Law |
| Thailand | Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai | Restricted: the TouristDigiPay pilot (announced August 18, 2025, for 18 months) converts a tourist's crypto to baht. The shop is paid in baht. | Thai Government Public Relations Department, September 6, 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai, Abu Dhabi | Restricted: under the Payment Token Services Regulation (in force August 31, 2024), shops may accept crypto only as a licensed dirham token. Financial free zones are excluded. | Central Bank of the UAE, rulebook |
| India | Mumbai, Delhi | Not verified yet | — |
| Mainland China, Qatar, Egypt, Morocco | No city page | Listed with a ban on crypto in a US Library of Congress report of November 2021 | Decrypt, November 2021 |
A rule on paying a merchant on the spot is not the same as booking online before the trip. This table is information, not legal advice.
Why can't I book hotels in Spain yet?
Because our registration with Spain's guest register is not done. Royal Decree 933/2021 requires anyone who provides or intermediates accommodation in Spain to report guest and payment details to the Ministry of the Interior. The report goes through SES.HOSPEDAJES, within 24 hours of each booking. Until we are registered, hotels in Spain are not available.
The pages for Barcelona, Madrid and Palma stay online with that reason and are kept out of search indexes. Separately, we sell no hotel in Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Russia, Belarus, Syria, Crimea or the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, and there is no page for them. Details: where we can't sell hotels.
Do hotels accept crypto at the desk?
Rarely, even in the most visited cities. On October 12, 2026, BTC Map listed 10 places within 25 km of central Dubai, 2 of them hotels. London had 86 listed places and Tokyo 51, with no hotel in either city. Bangkok had 95, but Thai rules restrict paying merchants in crypto. A listing is not proof that a place accepts crypto today.
That is why StaySats works the other way round. You pay us in crypto before the trip, and the hotel receives a normal booking paid in local currency. Our acceptance index checks hotel groups and booking sites one by one, with the date and source of each status. Large booking sites rarely help either: Booking.com's payment methods include no crypto.
Can I book from Argentina or Nigeria?
Yes. Travellers in Argentina and Nigeria book the same way as anyone else. You pay from your crypto balance, and we pay the hotel in local currency. Two guides add local facts, with sources:
- Pay a hotel abroad with USDT from Argentina: step by step on TRC-20, and Brazil's digital guest form.
- Book a hotel abroad from Nigeria with USDT: London, Johannesburg and other cities, and the London hotel register.
Paying in crypto may be a taxable event in your country. Check local rules.
How are the city pages kept up to date?
Every rule carries its own date. The BTC Map counts and the local rules were checked on October 12, 2026. The taxes on the hand-written pages come from official pages checked the same day.
We plan to recount BTC Map and review the local rules every quarter, and to update a page sooner when an official rule changes. Travel alerts, such as the one on Dubai, are reviewed every month. Pages generated from data stay out of search indexes until we have measured facts for them. Those facts are the number of hotels we can request and a median price per night. See the changelog for dated updates.
Frequently asked questions
Can I book a hotel in a city that has no page here?
Yes, if our booking partners sell hotels there. Type the city in the search to see hotels with a live price for your dates, in US dollars. Each booking is then made on request. A city page only adds local facts; it does not limit where you can book. The exceptions are sanctioned places and, for now, Spain.
Is it legal to book a hotel in Bali or Istanbul with crypto?
Paying the hotel in crypto on the spot is not allowed in Indonesia or Türkiye. Booking online before you travel is different. You pay StaySats in crypto, and we pay the hotel in local currency, so the hotel receives a normal booking. Pay extras at the hotel in local currency or by card. This is information, not legal advice.
Why do some city pages say "Not available yet"?
Because we cannot sell hotels there for now. Today this concerns Spain only: Spanish law requires booking intermediaries to report guest and payment details to the Ministry of the Interior within 24 hours. Our registration is not done yet. The page explains the reason and returns to normal when sales open.
Do you publish hotel prices for each city?
Not yet. We will publish a median price per night for a city only once it is measured from our own searches. It will carry the month and the date of the data. Until then, the search shows the price found live for your dates. We confirm the final total with the hotel before you are charged. We never show a guessed price.
What does the BTC Map count on a city page mean?
It is the number of places listed on BTC Map within 25 km of the city centre, added by its volunteer community. The page also gives the number of hotels among them and the date we counted. It shows local crypto use, not hotels we sell. A listing is not proof that a place accepts crypto today, so ask before you rely on it.
Which countries require a passport copy at hotel check-in?
Japan requires hotels to record the nationality and passport number of foreign guests with no address in Japan and to copy their passport. France asks foreign guests to sign a police form, and the United Kingdom asks foreign guests for their passport number. Each hand-written page gives the rule and its source. Hotel ID rules by country.
Do city pages show the taxes paid at the hotel?
Yes, on the hand-written pages, with the official amount and source. For example, Paris charges €8.45 per adult per night in a 4-star hotel in 2026. Lisbon charges €4 per guest per night for up to 7 nights. When the hotel collects such a tax at the desk, it is confirmed with your booking.
Can I pay the hotel in crypto when I arrive?
Not through us: StaySats is paid before the stay, from your crypto balance, and the hotel is paid by us. Direct acceptance of crypto by a hotel is rare and is tracked in our acceptance index. At the hotel, extras are paid in local currency or by card.
Sources (11)
- BTC Map (places listed by its contributors) — BTC Map (checked 2026-10-12)
- Real Decreto 933/2021 (guest register) — Boletín Oficial del Estado (checked 2026-10-12)
- Press Release on Payments Area (2021-17) — Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (checked 2026-10-12)
- Bali to crack down on foreign tourists using crypto as payment — Antara (checked 2026-10-12)
- Thailand to launch TouristDigiPay project — Government Public Relations Department, Thailand (checked 2026-10-12)
- Payment Token Services Regulation (Circular 2/2024) — Central Bank of the UAE, rulebook (checked 2026-10-12)
- Bitcoin - How does the law of Vietnam regulate? — LuatVietnam (checked 2026-10-12)
- Legal framework for cryptocurrency in Vietnam — Viet An Law (checked 2026-10-12)
- Over 50 countries have placed bans on crypto: Library of Congress report — Decrypt (checked 2026-10-12)
- Request for producing of passports (foreign guests without an address in Japan) — Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (checked 2026-10-12)
- Évolution en 2026 de la taxe de séjour à Paris — Service-Public.fr (checked 2026-10-12)