Is hotels1000.com safe?
http://hotels1000.com/
Coveragestrong5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
Hotels1000 lists real hospitality businesses without permission, then sells paid 'Featured Listings' subscriptions while security vendors flag the domain as phishing.
Hotels1000 presents itself as a hotel, inn and B&B directory, but its commercial engine is a recurring 'Featured Listings' subscription sold to business owners whose properties appear on the site. A hospitality owner publicly states the company listed their holiday cottages without permission and used their intellectual property, and a security vendor classifies the domain as phishing with multiple blacklist detections and a very low user rating. The domain is several years old and the connection is encrypted, but those technical facts do not offset the operator-level deception described in the evidence.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Hotels1000 presents itself as a hotel, inn and B&B directory, but its commercial engine is a recurring 'Featured Listings' subscription sold to business owners whose properties appear on the site. A hospitality owner publicly states the company listed their holiday cottages without permission and used their intellectual property, and a security vendor classifies the domain as phishing with multiple blacklist detections and a very low user rating. The domain is several years old and the connection is encrypted, but those technical facts do not offset the operator-level deception described in the evidence.
Unauthorized listings used to sell subscriptions
The site's own subscription terms state that 'Featured Listings are purchased with a monthly or annual recurring subscription,' with cancellation available through an account dashboard, a purchase confirmation email, or by emailing an address on hotels1000.com. That is the commercial mechanism: business owners are asked to pay an ongoing fee to promote a listing on the directory.
A public review from a hospitality owner states that the company listed their holiday cottages without permission, that it 'stolen my intellectual property,' and that they can only assume it is a scam. This is a direct, target-bound complaint about the operator's conduct, not a generic category label.
A security vendor classifies hotels1000.com as phishing based on multiple risk signals, including three blacklist detections and a 1.2/5 user rating from 74 reviews. The saved antivirus observation also records two independent antivirus families reporting an adverse result, though that observation is stale and should be treated as a real but older detection rather than a fresh scan.
Clean connection does not mean a safe operator
The saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection and the browser threat feed returned no threat warning. The registrable domain is also 1605 days old, which is older than a typical throwaway scam domain. These are real technical facts, but they only show that the connection is encrypted and that one browser warning list is currently clear.
The adverse evidence is about operator behavior, not transport security. A phishing classification from a security vendor, a public complaint about unauthorized use of business data, and a recurring subscription pitch aimed at those same businesses describe how the site treats the people it contacts. Encryption and domain age do not make that conduct safe.
Why the score is 30
2 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 2, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 2
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| FortinetMalicious | phishing |
| GridinsoftMalicious | phishing |
All 93 engine results
- Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
- Gridinsoft - phishing - Malicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
Find hotels, inns and B&Bs near you
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Find hotels, inns and B&Bs near you
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Find hotels, inns and B&Bs near you | Hotels1000
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Fake Shop & Commercial Deception
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 012 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 022 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "This company has listed my holiday cottages without my permission! It has stolen my intellectual property and using it for what I can only assume is a scam."
- 032 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "This site is classified as Phishing based on multiple risk signals, including 3 blacklist detections and a low 1.2/5 user rating from 74 reviews."
If this is a scam — what it means for you
What a business owner experiences
A hospitality owner finds their property details and photos already displayed on hotels1000.com without their consent, as described in the public complaint about holiday cottages being listed without permission.
If this is a scam, how it works
The evidence-backed path
Each stage below is preserved from the grounded analysis and linked to saved evidence.
The site then offers a 'Featured Listings' product purchased through a monthly or annual recurring subscription, with cancellation handled through an account dashboard, a confirmation email, or an email address on the domain.
Because the same domain is classified as phishing by a security vendor and carries a very low user rating, any business owner who engages with the listing or subscription flow should treat the contact as untrusted and verify the operator independently before paying.
Do not pay for a 'Featured Listing' or provide business or payment details to hotels1000.com. If your property appears there without permission, document the listing, request removal in writing, and report the unauthorized use to the relevant platform or consumer authority. Treat any unsolicited contact from this domain as untrusted.
Web research findings
Independent findings for hotels1000.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- Trustpilotopen
"This company has listed my holiday cottages without my permission! It has stolen my intellectual property and using it for what I can only assume is a scam."
- Gridinsoftopen
"This site is classified as Phishing based on multiple risk signals, including 3 blacklist detections and a low 1.2/5 user rating from 74 reviews."
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainhotels1000.com
- Redirects towww.hotels1000.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesgraph.facebook.com · google-analytics.com
Domain Timeline
- Jun 2, 2022Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 4 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 25, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
hotels1000.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (support@hotels1000.com).
- Phone number listed (+17329853222).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://hotels1000.com/
- 2301https://hotels1000.com/
- 3206https://www.hotels1000.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
2 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "This company has listed my holiday cottages without my permission! It has stolen my intellectual property and using it for what I can only assume is a scam." · 2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "This site is classified as Phishing based on multiple risk signals, including 3 blacklist detections and a low 1.2/5 user rating from 74 reviews."
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 25, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 25, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is hotels1000.com a scam or a legit online store?
Is hotels1000.com safe to use?
I already paid or entered my details on hotels1000.com — what should I do?
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I ordered from hotels1000.com but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?
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hotels1000.com looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Has hotels1000.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is hotels1000.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the hotels1000.com domain?
Does hotels1000.com have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the hotels1000.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Hotels1000 lists real hospitality businesses without permission, then sells paid 'Featured Listings' subscriptions while security vendors flag the domain as phishing.
Hotels1000 presents itself as a hotel, inn and B&B directory, but its commercial engine is a recurring 'Featured Listings' subscription sold to business owners whose properties appear on the site. A hospitality owner publicly states the company listed their holiday cottages without permission and used their intellectual property, and a security vendor classifies the domain as phishing with multiple blacklist detections and a very low user rating. The domain is several years old and the connection is encrypted, but those technical facts do not offset the operator-level deception described in the evidence.
09 · Community
Community
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