Affiliate Disclosure

We want to be upfront about how TopOfHotel makes money — because transparency is the foundation of trust.

We earn commissions from booking links

When you click "Check prices" or a booking link in one of our articles and go on to book a hotel on Agoda, Booking.com, or Trip.com, we may receive a small commission from that platform. That commission is what lets us keep the site running, research hotels, and write new reviews.

You pay exactly the same price

The commission is paid by the booking platform out of their own margin — clicking our link adds no markup: you see the same price as opening that booking site yourself. In other words: booking through our link helps support our work at zero extra cost to you.

One thing worth knowing: booking sites usually show starting prices before taxes and fees, and add them near checkout. That behaviour belongs to each booking site and happens however you reach them — so always check the final total before confirming.

Money doesn't buy rankings or opinions

This is our most important principle: affiliate income has zero influence on our rankings or what we write. We don't rank hotels higher because they offer bigger commissions. Every ranking is decided by real-world quality, genuine guest reviews, and fit for your trip style. (Read how we pick hotels at our methodology page.)

If a lower-commission hotel is a better fit for you, it ranks higher. We also write honest cons for every hotel — including hotels we earn commissions from.

Why we chose this model

We chose affiliate commissions over direct hotel payments because it lets us stay fully on the reader's side — we earn only when you book somewhere you're genuinely happy with. Our goal and yours are aligned: finding the right hotel for your trip.

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