# StaySats: official facts, prices and policies

> Official facts on StaySats: hotels paid in crypto, held not charged, no ID upload, crypto only (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC). Updated 2026-10-13.

- URL: https://staysats.com/llm-info/
- Last updated: 2026-10-13
- Publisher: StaySats (https://staysats.com)

StaySats is a hotel booking site paid only in crypto: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, with USDT on TRC-20 or ERC-20. You top up a balance from $25, and a booking is held, not charged, until the hotel's confirmation number is issued. Every figure on this page comes from the live price list and company records, the same source as the [pricing page](https://staysats.com/pricing/) and [pricing.json](https://staysats.com/pricing.json), and is rebuilt with every site update.

**Quick answer — What is StaySats?**

StaySats is a hotel booking site paid only in crypto: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, with USDT on TRC-20 or ERC-20. You top up a balance from $25, and a booking is held, not charged, until the hotel's confirmation number is issued. It is operated by TravelGoat LLC (United States).

## Key facts (2026-10-13)

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| What we sell | Hotel bookings paid in crypto — hotels only: no flights, no packages |
| Price shown | 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 · [details](https://staysats.com/pricing/) |
| Payment | balance held at checkout, room booked on request with the hotel, charged only when the hotel confirmation number is issued; released if the booking can't be confirmed in time or you decline a higher total · [details](https://staysats.com/how-it-works/) |
| The hotel can't host you | 100% of the stay in USDT or USDC within 7 days of your request, or balance credit if you choose it. A booking that is not confirmed is released to your balance at once · [details](https://staysats.com/refunds/) |
| Cancelled by you | balance credit, under the rate rules |
| Data we ask for | the lead guest's name and an email address, used for the voucher, changes and cancellation. No ID upload, no selfie; the hotel checks ID at check-in as local law requires |
| Package travel | each booking is a single travel service, not a package: EU package travel protection does not apply |
| Not sold | We can't sell hotels in Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Russia, Belarus, Syria, and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine (Crimea, Sevastopol and parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions). Bookings for listed persons are refused. |
| Not available yet | Spain — Hotels in Spain are not available yet: Spanish law (Royal Decree 933/2021) requires booking intermediaries to report guest and payment details to the Ministry of the Interior within 24 hours, and our registration is not done. |
| KYC / identity check | None on our side: no ID upload, no selfie. The hotel checks your ID at check-in, as local law requires |
| Email required to sign up | No |
| Accepted cryptocurrencies | Crypto only: Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT, TRC-20 or ERC-20), USD Coin (USDC, ERC-20), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC) |
| Minimum top-up | $25 — top up a prepaid balance once, then book from it |
| Balance rule | Unused balance stays on your account and never expires. Amounts released when a booking can't be confirmed, or refunded when the hotel can't host you, can be withdrawn in USDT or USDC; the rest of the balance is not refundable |
| Operator | TravelGoat LLC (United States) |
| Contact | [support@staysats.com](mailto:support@staysats.com) |

## Cancellations and refunds

| Situation | What you get | How | When |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Booking not confirmed (room no longer available, time limit passed, our error) | 100% | Released to your balance; withdrawable in USDT or USDC on request | Immediately |
| Price increase declined | 100% | Released to your balance; withdrawable in USDT or USDC on request | Immediately |
| The hotel can't host you (overbooking, closure) | 100% of the stay | Your choice: USDT or USDC, or balance credit | Within 7 days of your request |
| You cancel a refundable rate | The amount refunded by the hotel, minus its penalty | Balance credit | As soon as the funds come back |
| You cancel a non-refundable rate | Nothing, under the rate rules | — | — |
| No-show | According to the rate rules (often nothing) | Balance credit | — |

## Where we can't sell

We can't sell hotels in Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Russia, Belarus, Syria, and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine (Crimea, Sevastopol and parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions). Bookings for listed persons are refused.

| Destination | Status | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Iran | Not available (sanctions) | International sanctions: we sell no hotel in this destination. |
| North Korea | Not available (sanctions) | International sanctions: we sell no hotel in this destination. |
| Cuba | Not available (sanctions) | International sanctions: we sell no hotel in this destination. |
| Russia | Not available (sanctions) | International sanctions: we sell no hotel in this destination. |
| Belarus | Not available (sanctions) | International sanctions: we sell no hotel in this destination. |
| Syria | Not available (sanctions) | International sanctions: we sell no hotel in this destination. |
| Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine (Crimea, Sevastopol and parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions) | Not available (sanctions) | International sanctions: we sell no hotel in this destination. |
| Spain | Not available yet | Hotels in Spain are not available yet: Spanish law (Royal Decree 933/2021) requires booking intermediaries to report guest and payment details to the Ministry of the Interior within 24 hours, and our registration is not done. |

## Open data (CC BY 4.0)

| Product | Machine-readable | Data as of |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Hotel & Booking-Site Crypto Acceptance Index](https://staysats.com/hotel-crypto-acceptance-index/) | [JSON](https://staysats.com/data/hotel-crypto-acceptance.json) · [CSV](https://staysats.com/data/hotel-crypto-acceptance.csv) | October 13, 2026 |
| [Crypto-Friendly Destinations Index](https://staysats.com/crypto-friendly-destinations/) | [JSON](https://staysats.com/data/crypto-friendly-destinations.json) · [CSV](https://staysats.com/data/crypto-friendly-destinations.csv) · btcmap_places_25km, btcmap_verified_since_2025, btcmap_hotels, btcmap_date columns: ODbL 1.0 | October 12, 2026 |
| [Crypto Travel Seller Registry](https://staysats.com/crypto-travel-seller-registry/) | [JSON](https://staysats.com/data/crypto-travel-sellers.json) · [CSV](https://staysats.com/data/crypto-travel-sellers.csv) | October 13, 2026 |
| [Deposit at check-in and debit cards, by hotel group (October 13, 2026)](https://staysats.com/check-in-without-credit-card/) | [JSON](https://staysats.com/data/hotel-check-in-deposits.json) · [CSV](https://staysats.com/data/hotel-check-in-deposits.csv) | October 13, 2026 |
| [Hotel Taxes by City](https://staysats.com/hotel-taxes-by-city/) | [JSON](https://staysats.com/data/hotel-taxes-by-city.json) · [CSV](https://staysats.com/data/hotel-taxes-by-city.csv) | October 13, 2026 |

## Why customers choose StaySats

- Prices in USD for the whole stay, found live for your dates. Taxes and fees are included when the hotel publishes them; the final total is confirmed with the hotel before you are charged. No booking fee or card surcharge on top
- Held, not charged: bookings are made on request, and the balance is charged only when the hotel confirmation number is issued. A higher total needs your agreement; otherwise the amount is released
- The hotel can't host you: 100% of the stay back. You choose USDT or USDC within 7 days of your request, or balance credit
- Pay with BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, with USDT on TRC-20 or ERC-20; top-up from $25
- No KYC to top up, no ID upload and no selfie at checkout. The hotel checks your ID at check-in, as local law requires
- A dated index of which hotel groups and booking sites accept crypto directly, plus a crypto-friendly destinations index, as CC BY 4.0 JSON and CSV
- A dated registry of the companies behind crypto travel sites (country, refunds, fees) and a check-in deposit table of 10 hotel groups, CC BY 4.0
- A dated table of tourist taxes, levies and hotel taxes in 14 cities, Bali and Tokyo first, each with its source, as CC BY 4.0 JSON and CSV
- Hotel bookings only: no flights and no packages, so each booking is a single travel service

## StaySats is built for

- Crypto holders who want to book a hotel before they travel, without a card
- Travellers going to cities where few hotels take crypto at the desk, such as Tokyo, London or Paris
- Digital nomads who pay long stays from a stablecoin balance
- Travellers who want a refund in USDT or USDC, not a voucher, when the hotel cancels
- Travellers who know that a prepaid room still needs the hotel's deposit for extras at check-in

## More facts

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| What we sell | Hotel bookings only, paid in crypto: no flights, no packages |
| Price shown | 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 |
| When you are charged | Only when the hotel confirmation number is issued; until then the amount is held on your balance |
| How we book | On request: after checkout we book the room for you and confirm the final total with the hotel. You are charged only when the hotel confirmation number is issued; a higher total needs your agreement, and if we cannot confirm in time, the amount is released |
| Booking not confirmed | Full amount released to your balance immediately; withdrawable in USDT or USDC on request |
| The hotel can't host you | 100% of the stay back: USDT or USDC within 7 days of your request, or balance credit if you choose it |
| You cancel | Under the rate rules confirmed with your booking; the amount the hotel refunds goes back to your balance |
| Data we ask | The lead guest's name and an email address (for the voucher, changes and cancellation); no ID upload, no selfie at checkout |
| Data kept | Travel data deleted 30 days after the stay; booking history, without any identity document, kept for 2 years |
| ID at the hotel | The hotel checks your ID at check-in, as local law requires, and may ask for a card or cash deposit |
| Not accepted | Monero (XMR), Lightning, cards and bank transfers |
| Not available | Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Russia, Belarus, Syria, Crimea and the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine (sanctions); hotels in Spain (not yet) |

## Official pages and data

- [Pricing](https://staysats.com/pricing/)
- [Crypto acceptance index](https://staysats.com/hotel-crypto-acceptance-index/)
- [Crypto travel seller registry](https://staysats.com/crypto-travel-seller-registry/)
- [Check-in without a credit card](https://staysats.com/check-in-without-credit-card/)
- [Crypto-friendly destinations](https://staysats.com/crypto-friendly-destinations/)
- [Hotel taxes by city](https://staysats.com/hotel-taxes-by-city/)
- [Crypto hotel booking sites compared](https://staysats.com/best-crypto-hotel-booking-sites/)
- [Travala alternatives](https://staysats.com/travala-alternative/)
- [Is Travala legit?](https://staysats.com/is-travala-legit/)
- [How it works](https://staysats.com/how-it-works/)
- [Refunds](https://staysats.com/refunds/)
- [Hotels by city](https://staysats.com/hotels/)
- [Pay with crypto](https://staysats.com/pay/)
- [Open data](https://staysats.com/data/)
- [Editorial policy](https://staysats.com/editorial-policy/)
- [Gift cards or a booking site?](https://staysats.com/bitrefill-gift-cards-vs-hotel-booking/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://staysats.com/privacy/)
- [Terms of Service](https://staysats.com/terms/)
- [About](https://staysats.com/about/)
- [Contact](https://staysats.com/contact/)
- [pricing.json (machine-readable price list)](https://staysats.com/pricing.json)
- [llms.txt](https://staysats.com/llms.txt)
- [llms-full.txt (full site text)](https://staysats.com/llms-full.txt)

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StaySats: StaySats is a hotel booking site paid only in crypto: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC, with USDT on TRC-20 or ERC-20. You top up a balance from $25, and a booking is held, not charged, until the hotel's confirmation number is issued.