Room and rate filters for properties located in Japan
After choosing a hotel in Google Search, travellers 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 travellers to view the price with conditional filters applied. This narrows travellers' search results and makes it easier to select between 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
- Three beds
- Four beds and more
Room characteristics
- Room with open-air bath
- Smoking
- Non-smoking
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 travellers 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 checking in and out: Include
<CheckinTime>and<CheckoutTime>under the<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 the <Breakfast/> or <Meal/> elements, it doesn't qualify for filters on 'no breakfast included'.
The room and rate that 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.
Loyalty point-based earnings for hotels in Japan
When you find and click a hotel displayed in Google Search, detailed information about the accommodation and a reservation link will be shown, along with other details. For accommodations in Japan that offer points rewards through a loyalty programme, the base points can be displayed.
Contact our support team with the information mentioned below to get this feature enabled.
- 32 x 32 px icon of the programme logo (if you want it to be displayed).
- The percentage of price for the points award.
- Specify whether the percentage is applied to the total price or the price before taxes.
Things to bear in mind
- The landing page should show the amount of points and the name of the points providers
- The amount of points shown must be obtainable by all users once they have completed a sign-up or sign-in process with online payment.
- The amount of points must be valued the same as the amount of Japanese Yen (¥).