🌍 WanderLust — Hotel Booking Website

Project link :- https://wanderlust.tushar-sonawane.xyz/

WanderLust is a full-stack hotel booking web application that allows users to explore hotel listings, view them on an interactive map, add their own listings, leave reviews, and securely book stays. Built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and MapTiler, WanderLust focuses on delivering a seamless travel-booking experience with a clean UI and powerful features.

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💻 Tech Stack:

🚀 Features

🔐 User Authentication

• Secure signup, login, and logout
• Password hashing
• Session-based authentication

🏨 Hotel Listings

• Add new hotel listings with images
• Edit or delete your listings
• Image hosting powered by Cloudinary

📸 Image Uploads

• Supports Cloudinary image uploads
• Stores URLs in MongoDB

⭐ Reviews & Ratings

• Users can leave reviews and star ratings
• Edit/delete reviews
• Prevents duplicate reviews by the same user

📍 Map Integration

• Interactive map using MapTiler API
• Shows hotel coordinates on map
• Improves user experience for location-based discovery

💸 Booking Functionality

• Users can book hotels
• Booking records linked to user accounts
• Prevents double-booking behavior

🔎 Search & Filters

• Search hotels by name, city, price, etc.
• Filter based on rating, location, or price

💻 Responsive UI

• Clean layout made with Vanilla CSS + Bootstrap
• Fully responsive on all devices

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• HTML5
• CSS / Vanilla CSS
• Bootstrap
• JavaScript

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database

• MongoDB Atlas

Third-Party Services

• Cloudinary → Image Hosting
• MapTiler API → Map Integration

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📦 Installation & Setup

Follow these steps to run WanderLust locally:

1. Clone the repository

git clone <repository-url>
cd WanderLust

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Create a .env file

Add the following keys:

MAP_API=your_maptiler_api_key
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
MONGO_URL=your_mongodb_atlas_connection_string

4. Run the project

nodemon app.js

Your app will now run on:

http://localhost:8080/   (or your configured port)

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🗄️ Database

WanderLust uses MongoDB Atlas, a cloud-hosted database solution. Collections include:

• users
• listings
• reviews
• bookings

Indexes are used for optimized searches and queries.

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🌐 Deployment

WanderLust is deployed on Render for production-ready hosting.

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📝 Environment Variables

Variable	Description
MAP_API	MapTiler API Key
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME	Cloudinary Cloud Name
CLOUDINARY_KEY	Cloudinary API Key
MONGO_URL	MongoDB Atlas Connection URI

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🙌 Acknowledgments

• MapTiler for map services
• Cloudinary for image storage
• MongoDB Atlas for database hosting