Can I let my customers filter hotel results by star rating and price so they are not scrolling through hundreds of hotels?

Yes, you can. A hotel search in a popular city can easily return hundreds of properties, so filters are a standard part of the results page on a glideFares portal. The usual ones are price range, star rating, board type such as room only or breakfast included, free cancellation, distance from the centre, and a plain text box where your customer can type part of a hotel name. Your customers can also sort the list, most often by price from low to high, by star rating, or by how popular a property is.

The thing to understand is that filters can only work with the information the supplier sends us. Price, star rating, board type and cancellation terms come through reliably for almost every property, so those filters behave well. Facility filters like swimming pool, parking, airport shuttle or family rooms depend on how carefully each supplier tags its properties, and some are patchier than others, so a hotel may not appear under a facility filter even though it does have it. Guest review scores are not included by every supplier either, so a review filter may not be available on every setup.

Filters work on the hotels already returned by the search, which means a tight filter can leave very few results on screen. It helps to keep the filters visible and easy to clear so your customer does not feel stuck with an empty page.

Have a look at a search for a busy city on your own portal, try each filter in turn, and tell our team which ones you want shown first or hidden for your market.