Finding the Best Place to Stay with Price per Review from Booking.com using Web-Scraping

Finding the best place to stay with Price/Review from Booking.com using web-scraping via a local web-app.

Aim to provide Price/Review Score of the places located in the specified city, when finding a place to stay in that city during a trip.

A lower Price/Review Score indicates that the place is not expensive, yet, with a great review score.

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How to Use the Web App

Step 1: Set Up the Web App

1. Install Docker Desktop
   • Click here to download Docker Desktop.
   • Follow the instructions on the website to install it on your computer.
2. Download Web App Assets
   • Click here to Click here to download the web-app assets.
   • Extract the ZIP file.

Step 2: Find Your User Agent

1. Find Your User Agent

   • Open your web browser and go to What Is My Browser.
   • You will see a message that shows your User Agent. Copy this text.

2. Edit the Configuration File

   • Open the docker-compose.yml file you extracted from the ZIP file in a text editor (like Notepad).
   • Look for the line that says USER_AGENT. Replace your_user_agent text with the User Agent you copied.
   • Save the file and close the text editor.

Step 3: Access the Web App

1. Start the Web App

   • Make sure that the Docker Desktop is running.
     • If not, start the Docker Desktop.
   • Double-click the executable file:
     • Windows: Double-click app-windows.exe
     • macOS: Double-click app-mac
     • Linux: Double-click app-linux

2. Check the Terminal:

   • A terminal window will open, indicating that the web app is starting. You should see messages in the terminal that confirm the app is launching.

3. Access the Web App

   • Open your web browser and go to: http://localhost:5000/

Step 4: Exit the Web App

• Press Enter as prompted in the terminal.
  • Alternatively, you can open Docker Desktop and stop the container from the Containers section.

Disclaimer

• When filling out the form, please use abbreviations for currency:

  • For example, if you want to select the US Dollar, enter USD in the currency tab.

• If you tick the Scrape Hotel Properties Only box, the scraper will only gather data on hotels.

  • If you leave this box unticked, the scraper will retrieve information on all types of places available through Booking.com in the specified city.

• When entering the country in the form, please provide the full name of the country.

  • Do not use abbreviations.