How to book Choice Hotels with crypto?
You can book Choice Hotels worldwide with Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDC, and other cryptocurrencies on trip1. From Comfort Inn to Cambria - search, book, and pay with crypto in minutes.
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How to book a Choice hotel with crypto
trip1 lists Choice Hotels properties across their full portfolio and accepts 120+ cryptocurrencies at checkout. CoinGate, a MiCA-licensed EU payment provider, processes the transaction and settles with the hotel in fiat currency. Your reservation works the same as one made through any other booking channel.
- Search for your Choice hotel on trip1 by typing the brand name, destination, or filtering by hotel chain
- Pick your dates and room
- Select cryptocurrency at checkout and choose your coin (BTC, ETH, USDC, LTC, DOGE, TRX, XRP, and more)
- Scan the QR code or copy the wallet address, then send payment from your wallet
You get a confirmation email once the blockchain transaction settles. Check in at the Choice Hotels property as normal.
How payment works behind the scenes
When you pay with crypto on trip1, CoinGate converts your cryptocurrency to fiat and settles with the hotel. The hotel never sees crypto - they receive a standard payment. This means your Choice Hotels reservation is identical to one booked with any other payment method. No special check-in process, no issues at the front desk.
Booking Choice Hotels with crypto - FAQ
More than twenty brands in four groups. Upscale: Cambria Hotels and Ascend Collection, plus the Radisson brands in the Americas. Midscale: Comfort, Quality Inn, Sleep Inn, Clarion and Country Inn & Suites. Extended stay: Everhome, WoodSpring, MainStay and Suburban Studios. Economy: Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn.
Not all of them, though most are midscale or economy. Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn are the budget end, and Comfort and Quality Inn are the familiar middle. At the top, Cambria Hotels and Ascend Collection are upscale, and since 2022 Choice has also run Radisson's brands in the Americas. trip1 lists Choice properties; availability depends on destination and dates.
Search for the hotel, the brand or your destination on trip1, pick your dates and room, and choose cryptocurrency at checkout. Scan the QR code or copy the wallet address and send the payment from your wallet. You get a confirmation email once the blockchain transaction settles, and you check in at the Choice property as normal.
No. Choice Privileges rules say rooms booked through third-party online retailers are not points-eligible, and those nights don't count towards elite status. What trip1 adds is the option to pay for the same hotel with Bitcoin, USDC or 120+ other cryptocurrencies.
No. CoinGate, trip1's MiCA-licensed payment provider, converts your cryptocurrency to regular currency and pays the hotel in its local currency. The hotel sees a standard payment, not crypto, so your reservation and check-in work exactly like any other booking.