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Approval: Editorial review
Link type: No link to your site; Checked on a live listing
Shows up in searches for: 1 business type; Best #2, hotels
Popularity: Tranco #2,125; #95 of 1,712 directory sites
Countries: Worldwide

Not established yet: price. We leave gaps blank rather than guess. Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 4 sources

Is Hotels.com worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

Yes, for some

Yes, for hotels.

Hotels.com made Google's top 10 in 2 of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. We couldn't establish the price from its public pages.

Strongest for: Hotels

What works

Showed up in Google for hotels, as high as #2
Busier than most directory sites: #95 of 1,712 by Tranco

Watch out for

Listings don't link to your site, so there is no SEO link value

Measured fit, by business type

How often Hotels.com made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Hotels 2/4

Strong · best #2

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Where Hotels.com shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

Hotels.com accepts 1 business type we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Hotels

2/4

Hotels.com ranked as high as #2 in 2 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 32% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Tripadvisor 4/4, Expedia 3/4, Booking.com 1/4

Other sites

hotelabq.com, hotelchaco.com, cntraveler.com

Searches: “hotel philadelphia pa”, “best hotels in albuquerque”, “hotel seattle”, “top rated hotels nashville tn” result

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What Hotels.com costs and who can list

As stated on Hotels.com's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Hotels

Census audience: hotels · Worldwide
Approval: Editorial review. Properties list through Expedia Group Partner Central ('List your property'); one listing covers Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo brands. Onboarding starts with property location; review/verification timing not stated on the pages seen.
Link attribute: No link to your site. We checked a live listing on Oct 20, 2026: hotels.com/ho118012/econo-lodge-gainesville-united-states-of-america.
Requirements: Lodging property (hotel, motel, etc.).
Sources: partner.expediagroup.com/en-us/join-us
apps.expediapartnercentral.com/en_US/list/location
hotels.com/ho118012/econo-lodge-gainesville-united-states-of-america
hotels.com

Not established: price. Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to add your business to Hotels.com

1
Prepare your details

Hotels.com asks for: Lodging property (hotel, motel, etc.).
- Business name, address and phone written exactly as on your Google Business Profile and website
- Primary category, plus the services you actually offer
- Opening hours, service area and website URL
- Real photos: storefront or vehicle, team, finished work
- Access to the business phone or email, in case it verifies ownership
- A way to ask real customers for reviews (never buy them)
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (industry directory), not a list published by Hotels.com.
2

Open the claim page
apps.expediapartnercentral.com/en_US/list/location
3

Approval: editorial review

Properties list through Expedia Group Partner Central ('List your property'); one listing covers Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo brands. Onboarding starts with property location; review/verification timing not stated on the pages seen.
4

Check the watch-outs

1 thing to know before you claim.

Hotels.com alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types Hotels.com serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about Hotels.com

Is Hotels.com worth it for a business?

Yes, for hotels. Hotels.com made Google's top 10 in 2 of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. We couldn't establish the price from its public pages. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a Hotels.com listing cost?

Not established. We read Hotels.com's public pages on Oct 20, 2026 and found no stated price. Check apps.expediapartnercentral.com/en_US/list/location before you commit.

Is a link from Hotels.com dofollow?

No link to your site, as reported in our census.

How do I add my business to Hotels.com?

Start at apps.expediapartnercentral.com/en_US/list/location. Approval: editorial review (Properties list through Expedia Group Partner Central ('List your property'); one listing covers Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo brands. Onboarding starts with property location; review/verification timing not stated on the pages seen.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best Hotels.com alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: Tripadvisor, Expedia, and Booking.com. The full list of 8 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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