Booking.com Review Widget for Blogger — Free, Shows What the Official Widget Won't

BlooTrue's Booking.com Review Widget for Blogger is a free embed that displays your Booking.com guest reviews on any Blogger blog (.blogspot.com or custom-domain) via the Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget or by switching a post to HTML view. Booking.com's official website widget only takes bookings — it books tables but never displays reviews. The Blogger HTML/JavaScript Layout gadget is the cleanest way to surface a hotel's Booking.com reviews on a blog, and BlooTrue fills that gap by pulling reviews from any public Booking.com hotel page and turning them into a paste-ready Blogger embed. Every review comes from a verified guest — someone who booked through Booking.com and honored the booking — and the widget header shows your real 1–5 star Booking.com average with no conversion. The Blogger free plan supports this fully — there is no upgrade, no premium tier, and no third-party Blogger app store install because Blogger has no marketplace. The Layout gadget approach places the widget sitewide (sidebar / footer / header) in one paste and avoids the editor-state quirk where Bloggers Compose view can auto-escape pasted HTML when you toggle back from HTML view. The inline post-HTML approach is for cases where you only want reviews to appear inside one specific article — paste while in HTML view, save from HTML view, then view the live post. Schema.org Review + AggregateRating JSON-LD is added on top of Bloggers stock theme schema (Article, BlogPosting) — cleanly, without conflict — giving your blog two independent structured-data signals on the same page.

How to embed Booking.com reviews on Blogger in 60 seconds

Paste your Booking.com hotel page URL (https://www.booking.com/hotel/your-hotel) into the BlooTrue builder on this page.
Pick a widget style and customize colors, theme, and layout.
Publish, then copy the one-line HTML embed code from the builder.
Sitewide: open blogger.com → Layout, click Add a Gadget, choose HTML/JavaScript, paste the embed code, and click Save.
Inline post: open Posts → Edit, switch from Compose to HTML view, paste in the post body, save and view from HTML view directly.

Why doesn't Booking.com's official widget show reviews on Blogger?

Booking.com's first-party website widget is built to do one thing: take bookings. It books tables, but it never displays the verified-guest reviews your hotel has earned. Booking.com does not publish a paste-ready review embed the way Google publishes Place Cards. Third-party widgets pasted into Bloggers HTML/JavaScript Layout gadget are the standard way Blogger-based hotel blogs surface their Booking.com reviews — BlooTrue is the free option in that category.

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Free Booking.com Review Widgets for Blogger

Embed Booking.com guest reviews on any Blogger blog in 60 seconds — Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget for sitewide placement or a post in HTML view for inline. Booking.com's official widget only books tables; BlooTrue is the cleanest way to show your verified-guest reviews on Blogger.

Key facts: 60-second install on Blogger · shows reviews the official widget won't · verified guests only — every review honored a booking · Layout gadget or Post HTML view · no Booking.com API key required · schema.org markup on top of stock theme

Last updated September 14, 2026·by Mike Ragimov

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Install guides

Same Booking.com widget, platform-specific install guide. Pick where your hotel's blog lives.

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Why Use BlooTrue for Booking.com on Blogger?

The cleanest free way to put Booking.com reviews on your hotel's Blogger blog — Booking.com's own widget only takes bookings, and Blogger has no third-party app store.

Shows What the Official Widget Won't

Booking.com's official website widget only takes bookings — it never displays your reviews. The Blogger HTML/JavaScript Layout gadget is the cleanest way to surface a hotel's verified-guest reviews — BlooTrue is the paste-and-go widget that fills that gap.

No Blogger App Store Install

Blogger has no third-party app marketplace. BlooTrue is a pure HTML embed — paste into the Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget or into a post via HTML view. No install pipeline to navigate.

Sitewide via Layout, or Inline Per-Post

The Layout gadget approach shows your Booking.com reviews on every blog page (sidebar / footer / header) in one paste. Or paste inline inside a single post — a room announcement, a property spotlight — via the editors HTML view.

No Booking.com API Key Required

Works with any public Booking.com hotel page. No developer application, no API quotas, no hotel-account login required — just your booking.com/hotel/ URL.

How Do I Install BlooTrue Booking.com on Blogger?

Two placement modes, both under a minute. No coding, no app install, no Booking.com API key.

Build your widget on this page

Use the BlooTrue builder on this page. Paste your Booking.com hotel page URL (e.g. https://www.booking.com/hotel/your-hotel) and your real verified-guest reviews load automatically into the live preview.

No sign-up, no Booking.com API key, no hotel-account login required.

Customize the Look

Pick one of 100+ styles (Slider, Marquee, Grid, List, Masonry, Badge, Compact Badge), choose light or dark theme, set your accent color, and toggle reviewer names / dates / profile images on or off.

Copy the Embed Code

Publish and copy the embed code. The embed is a single HTML snippet — no Blogger app install (Blogger has no app store), no theme-XML edits.

Paste into Blogger — Two Placement Modes

Sitewide (Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget — recommended): In your Blogger dashboard, open Layout. Click Add a Gadget in the sidebar, footer, or header region. From the gadget list pick HTML/JavaScript. Paste the embed code into the content box (you can leave the title blank or set one like "What our guests say"), and click Save. Your Booking.com reviews now appear on every page of the blog.

Inline (single post via HTML view): Open Posts → Edit on the post you want to add reviews to. In the editor toolbar, find the Compose / HTML view toggle in the top-left and switch to HTML view. Paste the embed code where you want the widget to appear in the post body. Click Save or Publish directly from HTML view, then view the live post.

Blogger quirk to know: The Compose view sometimes auto-escapes HTML when you switch back to it from HTML view — only sometimes, which makes it confusing. The safe pattern is: stay in HTML view after pasting, save / publish from HTML view, view the post to confirm the widget renders, and only then optionally switch back to Compose. The Layout gadget approach above does not have this issue because gadgets do not have a Compose mode.

Reviews auto-sync from Booking.com every 24 hours.

How BlooTrue Compares to Other Booking.com-on-Blogger Options

Booking.com's official widget only books tables and Blogger has no app store. Here's how BlooTrue compares to the next-best paths.

Option	BlooTrue	Booking.com official	Paid widget services
Displays Booking.com reviews (free)		—	Higher tier
No widget view caps		—	—
No Booking.com API key needed		—	Sometimes
Pastes into Blogger Layout gadget		—	Sometimes
Custom layouts and accent colors		—	Limited
SEO rich snippets (JSON-LD)		—	Paid tier
Pricing for full features	$9/mo	N/A	$15+/mo

About Booking.com reviews in this widget

For Booking.com the widget shows the guest reviews from your property page at booking.com/hotel. The number at the top is your Booking.com review score on its 10-point scale, with the review count, both taken from the page rather than the cards. Only a guest who completed a stay booked through Booking.com can leave a review, and Booking.com invites them after checkout, so every card ties to a real stay. It is easy to confuse the star class next to a property name on Booking.com, a hotel category, with a review rating; the widget shows the guest score.

Frequently Asked Questions

My Booking.com score is 8.7, does the widget show that or convert it to stars?

The header carries the score as Booking.com reports it on its 10-point scale, so an 8.7 stays an 8.7, along with the review count from your property page. The widget does not average the reviews on your site to make its own number. Each card keeps the score the guest gave after their stay.

Can someone who never stayed at my hotel post a Booking.com review that ends up on my website?

No. Booking.com only invites a review once a stay booked through Booking.com is completed, so a person who never checked in has no way to submit one, and the widget takes only what is on your booking.com/hotel page. Your widget therefore holds reviews from completed stays and nothing else.

Booking.com already gives me a widget for my website, why would I need another one?

Because Booking.com's widget takes bookings and shows none of your guest reviews; Booking.com keeps those on its own marketplace. The BlooTrue embed is built from your property page URL and shows the guest reviews with your review score out of 10 in the header. The free plan adds a small BlooTrue badge; paid plans refresh daily and drop it.

Is the BlooTrue Booking.com widget free for Blogger?

Yes. BlooTrue is completely free for Blogger. Blogger itself is free, and BlooTrue adds no fee on top — no app install (Blogger has no third-party app store), no monthly cost, unlimited widget views, no credit card. The free plan shows your Booking.com guest reviews with BlooTrue branding in the footer.

What is the difference between Layout placement and Post-HTML placement on Blogger?

Layout placement uses Bloggers built-in HTML/JavaScript gadget (Layout → Add a Gadget → HTML/JavaScript) and shows the widget sitewide in a region you choose — sidebar, footer, header. Post-HTML placement pastes the embed inside a single blog post by switching the post editor from Compose to HTML view. Use Layout when you want every visitor to see your Booking.com reviews on every page; use Post HTML when you only want reviews to appear inside one specific article — say, a post about your new spa package.

Why does my Booking.com embed disappear after I switch back to Compose view?

Bloggers Compose view sometimes auto-escapes HTML when you switch back from HTML view — converting your <script> and <div> tags into plain text. It does this only sometimes, which makes the bug confusing. Fix: stay in HTML view after pasting, save / publish from HTML view, then view the live post. The Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget approach avoids this issue entirely because gadgets do not have a Compose mode.

Does Booking.com offer its own review widget for Blogger?

No. Booking.com's official website widget only takes bookings — it books tables, but it never displays your reviews. There is no first-party Booking.com widget that shows guest reviews on a Blogger blog. The HTML/JavaScript Layout gadget is the cleanest way to surface a hotel's Booking.com reviews on Blogger — BlooTrue fills that gap by pulling verified-guest reviews from any public Booking.com hotel page and turning them into a paste-ready embed.

Do I need a Booking.com API key or developer access?

No. BlooTrue works with any public Booking.com hotel page — no Booking.com API key, no developer application, no hotel-account login required. Just paste your https://www.booking.com/hotel/your-hotel URL into the BlooTrue builder (pick any style on this page to open it).

Does BlooTrue work on .blogspot.com and Blogger custom domains? Compatible with Contempo, Soho, Emporio?

Yes to both. The widget is a pure client-side HTML embed and works identically whether your blog lives at yourname.blogspot.com or on a custom domain mapped through Blogger Settings. It works in every Blogger theme — modern themes (Contempo, Soho, Emporio, Notable), classic themes (Simple, Picture Window, Awesome Inc., Watermark, Ethereal, Travel, Dynamic Views), and any custom XML theme.

Will the widget slow down my Blogger blog or hurt SEO?

No on both. The widget loads asynchronously, the script is under 20KB, and reviews are served from a CDN cache. Typical Largest Contentful Paint impact is under 50ms. For SEO, BlooTrue layers schema.org Review and AggregateRating JSON-LD on top of Bloggers stock theme schema (Article, BlogPosting) — cleanly, without conflict — making your Blogger pages eligible for star rich snippets in Google search.