Can I post about my hotel software here?
No. “No advertising” is absolute, and the market research rule bans asking how to improve or sell your product, with a ban without warning.
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r/askhotels rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/askhotels: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 37,043
- Verified
- September 29, 2026
- Category
- Hotel operations and hospitality communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Don't be a dick: Don't be a dick, either on reddit or in real life. This includes being a dumbass on purpose. This also includes all bigotry against protected classes of people and making generalizations about people of certain races.
- No asking for or offering unethical or illegal advice: This includes asking for how to bypass a hotel’s rules or get discounts or free things
- Bots and novelty accounts allowable only at mod discretion: Bots and novelty accounts allowable only at mod discretion
- No advertising: No advertising
- No looking for investors: No looking for investors
- No Bad Advice: Bad advice will be removed at mod discretion.
- No market/product research, asking how to improve your app/PMSwhatever or how to sell your product: You will be banned without warning. This is a place for people to ask questions about hotels, not for you to get free labor.
- Posts must be in English: Users of this subreddit are by and large English speakers. If your post is not in English it will be removed. If you are unable to post in English, we recommend another sub.
- No homework: No surveys or anything similar.
- No asking for specific hotel recommendations: No asking for specific hotel recommendations
- If the answer to your question is some variation of “call the hotel” your post will be removed: If the answer to your question is some variation of “call the hotel” your post will be removed
- No AI: No AI
- No questions from the FAQ: No questions from the FAQ
- No asking/trading to be added to employee hotel discount programs.: Don't make posts asking/trading for hotel employee discounts. Yes, hotel employees are not going to add random strangers ro their discount.
- No complaining about third parties or how you got screwed over by a third party.: This isn't a question plus you aren't going to get sympathy for booking a third party. To clarify, you can ask how to get out of a third party or how to ask for refund. However no, "DONT USE XYZ THIRD PARTY".
Works well
- A plain, genuine question about how hotels handle a common situation, written in English and checked against the FAQ first.
- A question about hotel policies or procedures that other guests or staff can answer from experience, not one only a specific hotel can answer.
- A question about how to get out of a third party booking or how to ask for a refund, which the rules explicitly allow.
- Reading the room without posting, to learn what real guests ask about hotels before you build anything for them.
Avoid
- Posting anything that promotes your product, site, or service, because “No advertising” gets it removed.
- Asking hotel staff or guests how to improve your app or PMS, because “No market/product research, asking how to improve your app/PMSwhatever or how to sell your product” earns a ban without warning.
- Using AI to draft your post, because “No AI” means it will be removed.
- Asking for discounts, free nights, or ways around hotel rules, because “No asking for or offering unethical or illegal advice” covers that.
- Asking which specific hotel to book, because “No asking for specific hotel recommendations” removes it.
- Posting a survey or homework-style question, because “No homework” removes surveys and anything similar.
What r/askhotels Is For
This community is a place to ask any questions you might have about hotels. The people posting here are mostly guests with real trip questions, plus some hotel staff who answer from experience. The rules make clear it is a question and answer room for people, not a place for companies to gather feedback or sell. If you are a founder, you are welcome to read and learn, and you can only post if what you write is a genuine question about hotels that fits every rule.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The first rule that decides survival is “No advertising”, because promotion is simply banned here. The next one is “No market/product research, asking how to improve your app/PMSwhatever or how to sell your product”, and it is the harshest rule in the list since it comes with a ban without warning. “No AI” matters if you draft posts with AI tools, because that content is not allowed. “No asking for or offering unethical or illegal advice” covers anything about bypassing hotel rules or getting free stuff. “No asking for specific hotel recommendations” removes posts that ask where to stay. “No homework” removes surveys, and “No Bad Advice” means wrong answers get removed at mod discretion. “If the answer to your question is some variation of “call the hotel” your post will be removed” is worth reading twice, because questions that only hotel staff can answer do not belong here. Finally, “No complaining about third parties or how you got screwed over by a third party” allows refund questions but bans telling people to avoid a company.
What To Post
For a founder doing respectful marketing here, the honest answer is that posting is very hard and reading is very valuable. If you post at all, make it a plain, genuine question about hotels that a guest or a curious operator might ask, written in English and checked against the FAQ first. Do not mention your product, do not ask for feedback on your idea, and do not run a survey. If your question can only be answered by a specific hotel's staff, call the hotel instead of posting. The best use of this community for you is to learn what real guests ask, so you understand the market without ever asking the room for help.
What To Avoid
Advertising gets removed, and asking how to improve your app or PMS or how to sell your product gets you banned without warning. AI-written posts are removed. Asking how to bypass hotel rules or get discounts or free things is out, and so is asking or trading for employee hotel discount programs. Surveys and homework-style posts are removed. Asking for specific hotel recommendations is removed, and so is any question where the answer is to call the hotel. Complaining about a third party booking site is removed, though asking how to get out of one or how to ask for a refund is fine. Posts not in English are removed, and questions already answered in the FAQ are removed. Bad advice is removed at mod discretion, and being uncivil breaks the first rule.
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Common questions about r/askhotels
Can I use AI to write my post?
No. “No AI” is a published rule, so AI-written posts get removed.
Can I ask about a bad experience with a booking site?
Yes, if it is a genuine question about hotels. You can ask how to get out of a third party booking or how to ask for a refund, but you cannot tell people to avoid a company.
Can I ask which hotel to stay at in a city?
No. “No asking for specific hotel recommendations” removes those posts.
Can I run a survey of hotel guests here?
No. “No homework” removes surveys and anything similar.