After choosing a hotel in Google Search, travelers can click through to view the details of that property, including booking links and other property details. For properties located in Japan, room and rate filters allow travelers to view the price with conditional filters applied. This narrows travelers’ search results and makes it easier to select among properties.
Filters available for properties in Japan
The following conditional filters are available for properties located in Japan. (Only options that are available for the selected property appear.)
Meals
- Without meal
- Breakfast only
- Dinner only
- Breakfast and Dinner included
Room type
- Japanese room
- Japanese-western room
- One bed
- Single
- Double
- Semi-double
- Queen
- King
- Twin
- 3 beds
- 4 beds and more
Room characteristics
- Room with open-air bath
- Smoking
- Nonsmoking
Check in/out
- Early check-in available
- Late check-out available
How to provide data for room and rate filters
Note: All users in Japan with their browser language set to Japanese can now view the filters on Google Hotels.
To make room and rate filters available to travelers when they search for properties in Japan, follow the Transaction (Property Data) XML syntax in the ARI section of the Developer’s Guide, or the Pricing and Room Inventory (Transaction) XML syntax if you’re not using ARI, for each element below.
- To add meal filters: Include the
<Meals>element under the<PackageData>element. - To add room type filters: Add the
<JapaneseHotelRoomStyle>and<Beds>elements under<RoomFeatures>. - To add filters for room characteristics: Include
<OpenAirBath>and<Smoking>elements under<RoomFeatures>. - To add filters for check in and out: Include
<CheckinTime>and<CheckoutTime>under<PackageData>element.
Note: All elements must have a value. For example, if <JapaneseHotelRoomStyle/> isn’t specified, it doesn’t default to “japanese”. Similarly, if your listing doesn’t have values for <Breakfast/> or <Meal/> elements, it doesn’t qualify for filters on “no breakfast included”.
The room and rate the user clicked on from Google must be displayed prominently on your landing page. To ensure this:
- Review the guidelines on the Prominent display of selected room and rate.
- Configure your landing page URL to include PACKAGE-ID and PARTNER-ROOM-ID.