Can I book a hotel without a credit card?
Yes. trip1 lets you book and pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDC, and 120+ other cryptocurrencies through CoinGate, with no card details needed to confirm a room.
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What is trip1?
trip1 is a hotel booking platform where you can search and book from over 3 million hotels in 190+ countries and pay with cryptocurrency. Payments run through CoinGate, a MiCA-licensed provider, which means booking a room never depends on you holding a card.
How paying without a card works
- Choose your hotel and dates on trip1 and continue to checkout.
- Select pay with crypto and pick your coin and network, from Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDC, Litecoin, XRP, Solana, and 120+ others.
- Scan the QR code with your wallet and send the exact amount shown.
- Once the transaction confirms on-chain, trip1 books the room and emails your confirmation with the hotel's reference.
At the hotel
Your room is paid for, so the front desk only needs your confirmation and ID. Where a property takes a deposit for incidentals, ask before you travel whether they accept cash, because plenty of hotels do.
The property page lists the deposit policy, and trip1 support can confirm it with the hotel if the wording is unclear.
Booking a hotel without a credit card - FAQ
Yes. On trip1 you pay with cryptocurrency, so no card details are needed to confirm a room. You choose your hotel and dates, pick a coin and network at checkout, scan the QR code with your wallet and send the exact amount. trip1 books the room once the transaction confirms.
Any hotel you book on trip1 can be paid for in crypto, across hotels in 190+ countries. Payments run through CoinGate, so booking never depends on you holding a card. Some properties still take a deposit for incidentals at check-in, and the property page lists that policy.
Yes, if your room is already paid. A trip1 booking is paid in crypto upfront, so the front desk only needs your confirmation and ID. Where a property takes a deposit for incidentals, ask before you travel how it takes that deposit and whether cash is accepted. trip1 support can check with the hotel for you.
Yes. trip1 accepts Bitcoin along with Ethereum, USDC, Litecoin, XRP, Solana and 120+ other cryptocurrencies. Select pay with crypto at checkout, choose Bitcoin and the network, scan the QR code with your wallet and send the exact amount shown. Your confirmation email includes the hotel's reference.
No. You do not need a crypto account with trip1. Scan the QR code at checkout and pay from any wallet or exchange you already use. Once the transaction confirms on-chain, trip1 books the room and emails your confirmation with the hotel's reference.