NeedAHotel

Privacy and cookies

Last updated 15 November 2026

NeedAHotel has no accounts, no sign-up, no newsletter and no advertising scripts. It counts visits with Cloudflare Web Analytics, which sets no cookies, and with Google Analytics only if you say yes. This page lists everything it stores or shares.

Who we are

NeedAHotel is run by Streetvisit, the business that runs NeedATicket. That business is the data controller: it decides how the little data described here is used and is responsible for it under UK data protection law (the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018) and the cookie rules in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. Its name, address and VAT number are on NeedATicket's legal page, and it is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office under number ZC280444.

This page applies to every visitor, wherever you are.

What we keep on your device

NeedAHotel sets no cookies of its own. It keeps three small settings in your browser's local storage, which are never sent to us:

All three are needed for something you asked for (showing prices in your currency, and loading the map you asked to see), or to remember a choice you made, so they need no separate cookie consent.

The Stay22 hotel map

The hotel map, rooms and prices come from Stay22. The map is not loaded until you press "Show hotels and prices" or "Accept all" on the cookie question. Either records your yes on this device, and from then on maps on NeedAHotel open straight away.

Once loaded, the map sets Stay22's own cookies on the stay22.com domain and loads resources from Stay22's suppliers, such as map tiles and the hotel providers it compares (for example Booking.com and Vrbo). The map can ask your browser for your location if you use its own "near me" feature; your browser asks you first. Those requests are made by Stay22, under Stay22's privacy policy. The map address carries our partner tag and the page it is on, so Stay22 can credit us; nothing about you is added. If you book through the map, we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

Analytics

Google Analytics, loaded through Google Tag Manager, only runs if you press "Accept all". Until then nothing from Google loads and no Google cookie is set. If you say yes, it counts which pages are visited, the site that sent you, and your device, browser and rough location (city level), so we can see what people use. Google Analytics does not log or store IP addresses. It sets these cookies on needahotel.net:

We use it for counting only: advertising features, ad personalisation and data sharing for ads are switched off in the tag. Google keeps the reports for at most 14 months. Google's own use is described in Google's privacy policy.

Cloudflare Web Analytics counts page views and how fast pages load. It sets no cookies, stores nothing on your device and does not follow you between websites, so it needs no consent. It uses a short script from static.cloudflareinsights.com that reports the page address, the site that sent you, your browser type and load time.

Links from NeedAHotel to NeedATicket and NeedAFlight carry a short tag (for example utm_source=needahotel) so those sites can count visits that came from here. It names the page type, not you.

Hosting and server logs

The site is hosted by Cloudflare, which handles each request (including your IP address) to deliver the page and protect the site from attacks, and may set its own security cookie to tell people from automated traffic. We do not keep a log of visitors. Show-night pages ask NeedAHotel's own server for the current "from" ticket price, which it reads from NeedATicket; no details about you are passed on.

Links to other sites

Ticket links go to NeedATicket pages, and booking links go to the hotel or booking site you choose. Once you leave NeedAHotel, that site's own privacy policy and cookies apply.

Our legal basis

Hosting and security rely on our legitimate interest in running a safe website. Cloudflare Web Analytics relies on our legitimate interest in knowing which pages are used, and stores nothing on your device. Google Analytics and the Stay22 map load only on your yes (consent); you can withdraw it at any time below.

Where data is processed

We are based in the UK. Cloudflare runs data centres around the world, Google is based in the US, and Stay22 is based in Canada. Where personal data leaves the UK, it goes to a country the UK recognises as protecting it adequately, or under the safeguards in those companies' own data processing terms.

Your rights

Wherever you live, you can ask to see, correct or delete personal data about you, object to how it is used, or withdraw consent. We hold almost nothing that identifies you, but we will answer every request within one month and free of charge. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113. We do not sell personal data.

Children

NeedAHotel is meant for adults planning a stay. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changing your mind

Press "Cookie choices" below (it is also at the foot of every page) to change your answer. "Reject" stops Google Analytics and hotel maps and deletes the Google Analytics cookies from this site. The second button forgets only your yes to hotel maps. You can also clear this site's data in your browser. To remove Stay22's cookies, clear cookies for stay22.com.

Contact

Email [email protected] or use the NeedATicket contact page.

Changes to this page

When what the site stores or the services it uses change, we update this page first and change the date at the top.