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The HAP Passport

Choose your way into better travel.

Four ways to experience Hotels Above Par. Turn the page to find the key that fits how you travel.

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The Essential

HAP Premium

$9 / month

Replace endless tabs and expensive guesswork with one trusted travel desk.

For travelers who want the right hotel, neighborhood, and plan before booking, with the flexibility of monthly access.

Nearly 500 independent Hotel Reviews

A resident-written Boutique Book every Monday

Complete Boutique Books archive

Premium guides, maps, planning, and Community

Best for active trip planners and design-minded travelers

Choose HAP Premium

Your $9 rate remains while your membership stays continuously active.

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Most Complete

The Grand Tour

HAP Premium
Founding Member

$132 / year

Every HAP insight. Every travel advantage. Every Founder distinction.

The fullest expression of HAP for travelers who want better decisions, elevated stays, and a permanent place at the front desk.

Everything in HAP Premium

10x Safara points

VIP perks at participating Safara hotels

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Latest Quarterly Newspaper and 2026 Print Magazine

20% HAP merchandise savings

Best for frequent travelers and HAP loyalists

Check In as a Founding Member

Equivalent to $11 per month, billed annually.

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The Printed Journey

HAP Newspaper

$59.99 / year

Travel editorial worth holding, displaying, and keeping.

A collectible print experience for readers who prefer their hotel discoveries on paper, not another open tab.

Four collectible 12-page issues

Boutique hotels, destinations, and design

Original HAP travel editorial

Made for the coffee table or carry-on

Best for collectors, design lovers, print readers, and thoughtful gifts

Subscribe to HAP in Print

U.S. shipping only. This is a standalone print subscription and does not include digital Premium.

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5

Premium pieces per month

The Postcard

Free HAP Newsletter

Sample the HAP point of view before choosing a paid itinerary.

Free readers can open only five pieces of Premium content each month. After that, further Premium access stays locked until the allowance resets.

What stays locked

Unlimited Hotel Reviews, the complete Boutique Books archive and new releases, Premium guides, maps and planning resources, Community access, Safara advantages, Founder gifts, and print benefits.

A preview, not the full passport

Start Free

Not ready to choose a paid itinerary? Start here and upgrade when you are.