trip1.com is a hotel booking site where you can pay with cryptocurrency or in the traditional way. The provider lists more than 3 million hotels worldwide. It pays off for you if you already pay with Bitcoin or stablecoins, or simply want to compare hotel prices.
What you can book
The focus is hotels, from city hotels and beach resorts to five-star houses. There are also collections such as boutique hotels, castle and manor hotels, ski hotels and hiking hotels, plus travel guides and hotels for big events like sports tournaments. On the home page you enter place, date and guests, then you see the results with prices per night.
What a booking really costs
The provider says the displayed price is the price you pay, with no hidden fees. Still, look at these points:
- Price per night: the home page shows prices per night. Multiply by the number of nights and check whether the price is per room or per person.
- Taxes and city tax: in many cities and resorts a tourist or city tax is due on site and is then not part of the booking price. Check the booking summary.
- Cryptocurrency: if you pay with coins, keep the transaction fee of the transfer and possible price swings in mind. The price only becomes final at payment.
- Card: if you pay the traditional way, your card issuer may charge a foreign currency fee.
- Breakfast and extras: they depend on the rate and are listed in the room details.
The provider advertises a price guarantee: if you find the same hotel cheaper elsewhere, it matches the price. Keep your comparison with date and rate for that.
Cancellation and payment
According to the provider you can pay with over 120 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC, or with conventional payment methods. Crypto payments run through the payment processor CoinGate. After payment you receive the hotel voucher by email. Whether and until when you can cancel or change depends on the rate you choose. The FAQ has a question on this. Check the rule before you confirm, especially with crypto payments, where a refund can take longer.
How to save
According to the website, signing up for the newsletter gets you a discount of up to 50 euros on your next stay. There is also the price guarantee. More vouchers are listed on our provider page, if there are any. Comparing prices with other sites is worth it mainly for more expensive hotels.
Tips
- Enter names exactly as in the passport so the hotel has nothing to question at check-in.
- Save the voucher on your phone in case you have no printout.
- For crypto payments, check beforehand which blockchains are accepted. A payment on the wrong blockchain can be lost.
- Book early for hotels in cities with a big event, because prices rise.
- Keep the payment receipt until after your stay.
Who it suits
trip1.com is mainly for people who want to pay with cryptocurrency without giving up a wide choice of hotels. If you pay by card anyway, comparing prices with other sites is worthwhile, because the advantage then lies more in the price guarantee than in the payment method.
Comparing with other sites
Hotel prices can differ by several euros a night between sites, because each one shows different rates and room types. So do not compare the price alone, but also room type, breakfast and cancellation rule. A cheap price with a strict rule ends up costing more if your plans change. For each result, note the total price, taxes payable on site and the last free cancellation date, and you will see the real difference.
Booking with cashback
The cashback runs through daily cashback. Open the daily cashback shop page for trip1.com first, go from there to trip1.com and book as usual. The credit follows after your confirmed trip. You can see the current rate on our trip1.com page at TripPrice.