How to put your hotel or holiday rental on OpenStreetMap (free) in 2026

Updated: 8 November 2026

OpenStreetMap is a free map made by people. Many map and navigation apps use its data, and anyone can access it. Adding your property properly is free, takes ten minutes and you can do it yourself. What matters is verifiable data and no advertising.

Why it matters

Your OpenStreetMap data can travel elsewhere:

Apple Maps' acknowledgements page begins with "Contains map data © OpenStreetMap contributors".
Apps such as Organic Maps and OsmAnd are based on OpenStreetMap data and let users search for hotels.
The data is open (ODbL licence): it can be copied and reused with credit to OpenStreetMap. That's why it should be right about you.

Step 1: create an account (free)

On openstreetmap.org → "Sign up". It asks for an email, display name and password, with no payment. Use a name that identifies you as the property or its owner.

Step 2: choose the right type

According to the OpenStreetMap wiki:

tourism=hotel: an establishment that provides paid lodging.
tourism=guest_house: accommodation smaller than a hotel and typically owner-operated, such as a bed & breakfast (guest_house=bed_and_breakfast or agritourism can be added).
tourism=apartment: a furnished apartment or flat with cooking and bathroom facilities rented for holidays. It goes on the building or on a point.

Step 3: add useful details

The tags the wiki suggests combining:

name, addr:* (address), phone, website (or contact:website: the wiki accepts both).
rooms and beds; for apartments, capacity or number_of_apartments.
check_in, check_out, internet_access, wheelchair, breakfast.
Put your own website in website: it's where travellers can book with you.

What not to do

So your edits aren't removed:

No advertising in description: the wiki asks for short, neutral information and warns that advertising messages are removed as spam and may have consequences for your account.
Don't copy data from Google Maps or other commercial maps: OpenStreetMap forbids it.
Don't add ratings from platforms: other mappers can't verify them.
One place, one element: if your property is already on the map, fix it instead of adding another.

If a company does it for many properties

The OpenStreetMap Foundation's Organised Editing Guidelines apply to edits involving more than one person, including companies: they ask for a wiki page naming the coordinator and a contact, a unique hashtag in changeset comments and published results. That's why iQuota does not edit OpenStreetMap on behalf of its hotels: we recommend you do it yourself.

How iQuota helps

iQuota publishes your property in AI assistants with real prices and availability, through a connector, and on a website with direct booking, no commission and payment at the property. That website is the one you can put in website. It does not guarantee that an AI will recommend you.

Want a direct-booking website to put on your listing, and to be in AI assistants? The first 30 hotels join free until 30 June 2027.

See the Founding Hotels programme

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost?

Nothing. Creating an account and editing the map is free.

When will the change show?

On openstreetmap.org, within minutes. Each app that uses the data updates it on its own schedule.

Does it work for holiday rentals?

Yes, with tourism=apartment, as long as the data is real and verifiable.

Sources

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