{
  "brand": "StaySats",
  "url": "https://staysats.com/",
  "updated": "2026-10-13",
  "currency": "USD",
  "kycRequired": false,
  "emailRequired": false,
  "paymentModel": "Prepaid balance: top up in crypto; the amount of a booking is held on the balance, then charged only when the hotel confirmation number is issued (released immediately otherwise)",
  "minTopUpUsd": 25,
  "paymentMethods": [
    {
      "code": "BTC",
      "name": "Bitcoin",
      "networks": [
        {
          "id": "bitcoin",
          "name": "Bitcoin",
          "confirmations": 2
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "USDT",
      "name": "Tether",
      "networks": [
        {
          "id": "tron",
          "name": "Tron (TRC-20)",
          "confirmations": 20
        },
        {
          "id": "ethereum",
          "name": "Ethereum (ERC-20)",
          "confirmations": 12
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "USDC",
      "name": "USD Coin",
      "networks": [
        {
          "id": "ethereum",
          "name": "Ethereum (ERC-20)",
          "confirmations": 12
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "ETH",
      "name": "Ethereum",
      "networks": [
        {
          "id": "ethereum",
          "name": "Ethereum",
          "confirmations": 12
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "SOL",
      "name": "Solana",
      "networks": [
        {
          "id": "solana",
          "name": "Solana",
          "confirmations": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "LTC",
      "name": "Litecoin",
      "networks": [
        {
          "id": "litecoin",
          "name": "Litecoin",
          "confirmations": 6
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "notAccepted": [
    "Monero (XMR)",
    "Bitcoin over Lightning",
    "USDT on any network other than Tron (TRC-20) or Ethereum (ERC-20)",
    "USDC on any network other than Ethereum (ERC-20)",
    "cards and bank transfers"
  ],
  "travel": {
    "product": "hotels",
    "note": "Hotel bookings paid in crypto. The price shown is 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. Member or net rates are never published. Held, not charged. Your balance is charged only when the hotel confirmation number is issued; if it can't be confirmed, the full amount is released immediately.",
    "pricing": {
      "source": "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",
      "markupPercent": 0,
      "fee": "no booking fee or card surcharge on top"
    },
    "payment": {
      "model": "held-then-charged",
      "heldAtCheckout": true,
      "booking": "on request: booked by hand by our team; the final total is confirmed before the balance is charged, and a higher total needs the customer's agreement",
      "chargedWhen": "hotel confirmation number issued",
      "releasedIfNotIssued": "immediately"
    },
    "refunds": {
      "notConfirmed": "full amount released to the balance immediately; withdrawable in USDT or USDC on request",
      "cancelledBySupplier": "full refund; customer chooses USDT/USDC (within 7 days) or balance credit",
      "cancelledByCustomer": "balance credit under the rate rules"
    },
    "notSold": {
      "sanctions": [
        "Iran",
        "North Korea",
        "Cuba",
        "Russia",
        "Belarus",
        "Syria",
        "Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine (Crimea, Sevastopol and parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions)"
      ],
      "pausedAtLaunch": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    "data": [
      {
        "name": "Hotel & Booking-Site Crypto Acceptance Index",
        "json": "https://staysats.com/data/hotel-crypto-acceptance.json",
        "csv": "https://staysats.com/data/hotel-crypto-acceptance.csv",
        "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "updated": "2026-10-13"
      },
      {
        "name": "Crypto-Friendly Destinations Index",
        "json": "https://staysats.com/data/crypto-friendly-destinations.json",
        "csv": "https://staysats.com/data/crypto-friendly-destinations.csv",
        "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "columnLicenses": [
          {
            "columns": [
              "btcmap_places_25km",
              "btcmap_verified_since_2025",
              "btcmap_hotels",
              "btcmap_date"
            ],
            "license": "https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/",
            "attribution": "© OpenStreetMap contributors, via BTC Map (btcmap.org)"
          }
        ],
        "updated": "2026-10-12"
      },
      {
        "name": "Crypto Travel Seller Registry",
        "json": "https://staysats.com/data/crypto-travel-sellers.json",
        "csv": "https://staysats.com/data/crypto-travel-sellers.csv",
        "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "updated": "2026-10-13"
      },
      {
        "name": "Deposit at check-in and debit cards, by hotel group (October 13, 2026)",
        "json": "https://staysats.com/data/hotel-check-in-deposits.json",
        "csv": "https://staysats.com/data/hotel-check-in-deposits.csv",
        "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "updated": "2026-10-13"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hotel Taxes by City",
        "json": "https://staysats.com/data/hotel-taxes-by-city.json",
        "csv": "https://staysats.com/data/hotel-taxes-by-city.csv",
        "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "updated": "2026-10-13"
      }
    ]
  }
}