🌍 Wanderlust — Travel Stay Booking Platform

A full-stack web application inspired by Airbnb. Wanderlust allows users to explore, book, and host vacation stays with a user-friendly interface and robust backend logic.

🚀 Live Site

🔗 Visit Wanderlust on Render

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🧰 Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, EJS, Bootstrap 5
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose
• Authentication: Passport.js
• File Upload: Cloudinary + Multer
• Deployment: Render
• Other Tools: Method-Override, Dotenv, Moment.js

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✨ Features

🧳 For Guests

• Browse listings by categories (Mountains, Castles, Camping, etc.)
• View property details with image gallery, amenities, pricing, and map
• Book stays with date selection and real-time price calculation
• View and cancel upcoming bookings (at least 1 day prior)
• Leave and manage reviews on listings

🏠 For Hosts

• Create, edit, and delete listings
• Manage all received booking requests
• Confirm or reject bookings
• View booking status and sync changes with guest dashboards

🧠 Smart Logic

• Prevent overlapping bookings using date-range checks
• Block past dates and previously booked ranges in the reservation calendar
• Display a dynamic reservation summary with tax, fee, and total breakdown

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🛠️ Getting Started

⚙️ Installation

git clone https://github.com/Pratham22R/wanderlust_website.git
cd wanderlust_website
npm install

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📦 Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following:

env
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_KEY=your_cloudinary_key
CLOUDINARY_SECRET=your_cloudinary_secret
MAP_TOKEN=your_mapbox_token

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▶️ Run the App

nodemon app.js

Visit http://localhost:3000 to explore.

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📁 Project Structure

wanderlust_website/
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├── controllers/        # Route logic (bookings, listings, user, etc.)
├── models/             # Mongoose schemas
├── views/              # EJS templates (layouts, partials, pages)
├── routes/             # Express routes
├── public/             # Static files (CSS, JS)
├── utils/              # Helper functions
├── cloudConfig.js      # Cloudinary setup
├── middleware.js       # Custom middleware
└── app.js              # Main Express app

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🧠 Learnings & Highlights

Implemented real-time date blocking for bookings using backend logic

Built reusable middleware for user and host auth flows

Designed modular MVC structure for scalability

Deployed a production-grade app on Render with persistent cloud storage

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💬 Feedback & Contributions

I'm open to feedback and ideas! If you'd like to contribute or suggest an improvement, feel free to open an issue or pull request.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🙋‍♂️ About Me

Pratham Raghuvanshi

🌐 Website: https://pratham-portfolio-op6k.onrender.com/

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Made with ❤️ by Pratham