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# 🏨 QuickStay – Hotel Booking Web Application

**QuickStay** is a full-featured, full-stack **hotel booking platform** built with the **MERN Stack** (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js). It empowers users to explore hotels, book stays seamlessly, and manage their reservations — while providing admins a secure dashboard to manage property listings.

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## 🚀 Features

### 👤 User Functionality
- 🔍 Browse and search for hotels
- 📅 Book hotels with check-in/check-out dates
- 🛏 View hotel details with images and amenities
- 💼 Manage bookings from a personal user dashboard
- 🔐 Secure login/signup using **Clerk** authentication

### 🛠️ Admin Functionality
- 🏨 Add, update, or remove hotel listings
- 📝 Edit hotel details, pricing, and availability
- 📊 View all bookings and manage inventory
- 🔒 Protected routes via admin middleware

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## 🧰 Tech Stack

| Technology | Description |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| **MongoDB** | NoSQL database for users, hotels, and bookings |
| **Express.js** | Backend web server framework |
| **React.js** | Frontend library for building interactive UIs |
| **Node.js** | JavaScript runtime for backend APIs |
| **Clerk.dev** | Authentication and user management |
| **Cloudinary** | Cloud-based image hosting and CDN |
| **Mongoose** | MongoDB object modeling for Node.js |
| **Axios** | HTTP client for frontend API calls |
| **Tailwind CSS**| Utility-first CSS framework for styling |

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## 📁 Folder Structure

QuickStay/
├── client/ # React Frontend
│ └── src/
│ ├── components/ # Reusable UI components
│ ├── pages/ # Page-level views
│ ├── App.js # App entry point
│ └── ...
├── server/ # Express Backend
│ ├── controllers/ # Business logic
│ ├── routes/ # API endpoints
│ ├── models/ # Mongoose models
│ ├── middleware/ # Auth, error handling
│ ├── configs/ # DB & Cloud config
│ └── server.js # Main server file

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## 🔧 Installation & Setup

### 🖥️ Backend (Server)

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cd server
npm install
npm run server # Starts Express backend on http://localhost:5000
🌐 Frontend (Client)

cd client
npm install
npm start # Starts React frontend on http://localhost:3000
🔐 Environment Variables
Create separate .env files in both the server/ and client/ directories.

Server .env

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_uri
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=your_clerk_secret
Client .env

VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your_clerk_publishable_key
VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5000/api
🖼️ Screenshots (Optional)
You can include images of the following (add to /screenshots or embed):

🏠 Home page

📄 Hotel details page

🛒 Booking flow

📊 Admin dashboard

📈 Future Improvements
💳 Integrate payment gateway (e.g., Stripe, Razorpay)

🗺️ Add interactive map view for hotel locations

📱 Improve mobile responsiveness

📧 Email confirmations for bookings

🔔 Notifications for booking updates

🤝 Contribution
We welcome contributions from the community!

Steps:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/QuickStay.git
git checkout -b feature/your-feature
# Make your changes...
git commit -m "Add new feature"
git push origin feature/your-feature
Then open a Pull Request 🚀

📃 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🙌 Acknowledgements
Clerk.dev – Authentication made simple

Cloudinary – Image upload & hosting

MERN Stack – Full-stack JavaScript

Built with ❤️ by [Your Name or Team Name]

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