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Rating
1.1 ⭐ on SmartCustomer1.36 ⭐ on Reviews.io
Reviews
8,435 reviews
Years in business
32 years
Address
Not foundNo address found using the trading company name
Email address
Not found
Phone number
Not found
Contact page
Not found
Website
hotels.com
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Is hotels.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 85 out of 100, high truth signals: 7 of 10 public checks clear, 1 to be cautious about, 2 for information. Legitimacy confidence: high. Customer satisfaction: mostly dissatisfied.

hotels.com's website address was registered 32 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. It is among the 5,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar). Google Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its website. Be cautious: its 1,048 reviews on SmartCustomer average only 1.1 stars out of 5. Its 67 reviews on Reviews.io average only 1.36 stars out of 5. We could not find an address, an email address or a phone number.

Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is a scam.

Positives

  • Its website address was registered 32 years ago.
  • It is among the 5,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar).
  • Google Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its website.

Be cautious

  • A large number of independent reviews (1,048 on SmartCustomer), but it falls short with only 1.1 stars out of 5.
  • A low number of independent reviews (67 on Reviews.io), but it falls short with only 1.36 stars out of 5.

Not found

  • Address information was not found from our checks.
  • Email address information was not found from our checks.
  • Phone number information was not found from our checks.

How to check if hotels.com is legit

1 be cautious · 7 clear · 2 for information

To check if hotels.com is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews, visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about hotels.com; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.

Who they are
Company detailsBased in the US; serves the US; part of Expedia Group; founded in 1991 in Dallas, Texas, U.S. (Wikipedia) · BBB rating A+For information
  • The Better Business Bureau rates it A+, and accredits it; 2 of its 1,669 complaints closed in three years were resolved to the customer's satisfaction
Country
Where the company is based
US
Why we believe that
its Better Business Bureau profile is a US listing
Which countries the company serves
US
Why we believe that
$ prices on its homepage
Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureau profile
Found
BBB rating
A+
BBB accredited
Yes
BBB complaints closed in three years
1,669
BBB complaints closed in twelve months
520
BBB complaints resolved to the customer's satisfaction
2
BBB complaint types
Product Issues: 4, Customer Service Issues: 1, Service or Repair Issues: 1
BBB customer reviews
387
BBB reasons for rating
Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of the BBB Letter Grade Rating
BBB business started
1 Jan 1991
BBB file opened
26 Mar 2000
From Wikipedia
Former name
Hotel Reservations Network
Type (Wikipedia)
Subsidiary
Industry
Hotel booking service
Parent company
Expedia Group
Founded
1991; 35 years ago in Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Domain registrationIts website address was registered 32 years agoClear
  • Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else
Domain age
32 years
Domain transfer lock enabled
Yes
Website detailsFound: https enabled, contact page found, privacy page foundClear
HTTPS enabled
Yes
Contact email or contact form available
Not found
Contact phone number found
Not found
SourcesHomepage · from Common Crawl's copy saved 16 September 2026
Reputation and track record
Customer reviews7,320 reviews on Trustpilot · SmartCustomer 1.1 stars from 1,048 reviews · Reviews.io 1.36 stars from 67 reviewsBe cautious
  • 7,320 reviews on Trustpilot
  • Rated 1.36 stars out of 5 from 67 reviews on Reviews.io
  • Rated 1.1 stars out of 5 from 1,048 reviews on SmartCustomer
PlatformRatingReviews
TrustpilotUnknown7,320
SmartCustomer1.1 out of 51,048
G2Not found
CapterraNot found
Reviews.io1.36 out of 567
FeefoNot found
Independent review platforms
3
Reviews.io rating
1.36 out of 5
Reviews.io review count
67
SmartCustomer rating
1.1 out of 5
SmartCustomer review count
1,048
Trustpilot review count
7,320
Visitor trafficIt is among the 5,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)For information
  • Real people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months (Google Chrome usage data)
  • Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier
Google Chrome usage data
Popularity among Chrome users
top 10,000 sites
First known user traffic
Feb 2021 or earlier
Months with real traffic, of the last 24
24
Traffic pattern
sustained
Rank jump in the last 12 months
none
Rank drop in the last 12 months
none
Cloudflare Radar
Popularity across the internet
top 5,000 sites
Web history and authorityThe Internet Archive first saved a copy of its website 28 years agoClear
Website archive history
28 years
Wikipedia page
yes
SourcesWikipedia
Social presenceIt is on 2 social media platforms (Facebook and X); the largest audience is 3,700,000 followers on FacebookClear
PlatformProfileAudience
FacebookProfile3,700,000 followers
InstagramNot found
XProfile604 followers
LinkedInNot found
YouTubeNot found
TikTokNot found
Social platforms with discovered profiles
facebook, x
Social follower counts
3,700,604 followers in total
Safety
Malware and phishingGoogle Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its websiteClear
Malware or phishing threat status
None
Data breach historyNo known data breach involving the companyClear
Known data breaches found
0
Domain and email securityIts email is protected: mail forged in its name is blockedClear
Email
MX records
Yes
SPF record
Yes
DKIM key
Yes
DMARC record
Yes
DMARC policy
reject
Certificate
Certificate issuer
Let's Encrypt
Certificate type
DV
Certificate expires
22 Nov 2026
Hosting
Nameservers
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Address
2.18.27.26
2.18.27.22

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