Frequently Asked Questions

Short answers about the hotel data. If your question is not here, ask us; we reply within 24 hours.

How many hotels are in the database?

The database lists 5.8 million places to stay in 250 countries and territories, including 2.6 million hotels. The rest are resorts, apartments, guesthouses, hostels and other lodging. See coverage.

Which countries are covered?

Coverage is worldwide: 250 countries and territories. The data is one global dataset that we deliver worldwide or for the countries you choose. The free sample contains hotels from 32 countries.

How often is the data updated?

Monthly. Every release since January 2025 is kept, so each hotel has a month-by-month history. The latest release is 2026-10. See the release log.

How fresh are the prices?

Nightly offers are captured each month for every release. Rates are indicative nightly offers captured for the search dates at the time of capture, not contracted rates.

Which file formats do you deliver?

CSV, Excel (.xlsx) or a shared Google Sheet, one file per country or one worldwide file. Large extracts ship as CSV. Building polygons come as a WKT text column. See formats and delivery.

How is the data delivered?

As a download link for the CSV or Excel files, or as a Google Sheet shared with you. Monthly subscriptions receive each new release with a file of the changes since the previous month.

Where does the data come from?

From publicly available web listings and booking sites, with prices captured monthly. Building footprints come from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, matched to each hotel's point. See the methodology.

Are hotel email addresses included?

Publicly listed business email addresses, found on the hotel's own website and official pages, are part of the full dataset. The data dictionary shows which contact fields the current sample contains.

Are WhatsApp numbers and social profiles included?

Yes, in the full dataset, where the property publishes a WhatsApp number or link, and Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok or YouTube profiles. See contact details.

Which coordinate system do the building polygons use?

WGS84 (EPSG:4326). Each footprint is a MULTIPOLYGON in WKT in the building_polygon_wkt column, with its area in square metres and a match grade from A to E.

What do the polygon grades A to E mean?

The grade is the confidence that the building matches the hotel: A is the highest and E the lowest. We recommend grades A and B for automated use and a manual review for C to E.

Can I buy a single country?

Yes. You can order one country, several countries or the whole world, as a one-off file or as monthly updates. Tell us the countries and we will send counts and a quote.

Can you match our own hotel list?

Yes. Send your list with your ID, hotel name, city and country, and we return our ID, coordinates and every fact, with a match tier for each row. See hotel list matching.

What does the free sample contain?

One Excel file with 250 hotels in 32 countries and 207 columns, a column guide with 76 definitions, 1,915 monthly change records, nearby-place counts by category and 215 building polygons. Download the sample.

Which booking sites are covered?

A fixed list of known booking sites: online travel agencies, metasearch sites and other booking sites. The 250 sample hotels were offered on 105 distinct sites. Lodgingeo is not affiliated with the booking sites listed.

How do I get a quote?

Email maher@lodgingeo.com or use the contact form with the countries, fields and format you need and whether it is one-off or monthly. We do not publish prices; quotes go by email. We reply within 24 hours.

Is there a history of changes?

Yes. Each monthly release is compared with the previous one, and every change is recorded: new listings, closures, reopenings and changed fields. A place missing from one release is treated as a data gap, not a closure.

How is the data licensed?

Data is licensed, not sold: you may use it for your own internal business purposes, including lawful outreach and aggregated statistics, but you may not resell or republish it. The full text is in the data licence.

Is the contact data GDPR compliant?

Contact fields are business details as published by the properties themselves. You are responsible for using them lawfully under GDPR/ePrivacy, CAN-SPAM and local rules. We remove any record on request.

More detail: data overview, data dictionary, methodology.