CharmeHotels.fr is a premium hotel booking website developed for travelers seeking boutique and charming accommodations across various destinations. The platform was built using WordPress with a fully custom theme and tailored booking functionality to meet the specific needs of the hospitality industry. Designed with performance, scalability, and ease-of-use in mind, the system supports hotel listings, destination-based categorization, and a seamless reservation experience.
- CMS: WordPress (Self-hosted)
- Frontend: Custom WordPress Theme (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP)
- Backend: WordPress Core with Custom Post Types (CPT)
- Other: Custom Booking Plugin, Custom Taxonomy (Destinations), SEO-Ready, Multilingual Support
- Create a visually appealing and mobile-responsive hotel booking platform
- Develop a modular custom theme tailored for a luxury travel audience
- Implement custom booking functionality to handle availability, reservations, and admin notifications
- Enable destination-based filtering via a custom taxonomy
- Ensure scalability for expanding hotel listings and destinations over time
- Custom Post Type for Hotels: Each hotel is added as a CPT entry, with rich meta data for gallery, location, pricing, amenities, and description.
- Custom Taxonomy: Destinations: Allows users to filter and explore hotels based on region or tourist destination.
- Custom Booking Plugin: Developed in-house to manage bookings, availability calendars, email confirmations, and admin-side booking logs.
- Mobile-Optimized UI: Fully responsive design with smooth UX on all screen sizes
- SEO-Friendly Architecture: Clean URL structure, optimized metadata, and fast loading times.
- Multilingual Ready: Structured to support translations for international guests.
- Frontend: Built using WordPress’s theme development framework with ACF for flexible content editing. Emphasis on user experience, readability, and brand-consistent visuals.
- Backend: WordPress with custom post types and taxonomies to ensure structured data handling and scalability.
- Booking Engine: Custom PHP-based booking plugin integrated with AJAX for smooth, reload-free reservations.
- Admin Features: Booking management dashboard, hotel data input forms, and easy taxonomy management
- Flexible booking logic for multiple hotels with different rules
- Need for easy hotel listing expansion by non-technical staff Created a backend UI using ACF & CPT UI, allowing admin users to add hotels and destinations without code
- Destination filtering across multiple hotels Introduced a custom taxonomy called destination and built filter logic on the archive and search pages
- Seamless UX across devices
- Developed a custom plugin to support hotel-specific settings like room count, dates, and booking restrictions
- Created a backend UI using ACF & CPT UI, allowing admin users to add hotels and destinations without code
- Destination filtering across multiple hotels Introduced a custom taxonomy called destination and built filter logic on the archive and search pages
- Seamless UX across devices Used responsive layout techniques and optimized assets to ensure fast, mobile-friendly performance
Results
Project Outcome
- Live, Production-Ready Website: Successfully deployed at charmehotels.fr
- High Engagement: Intuitive UI leading to longer user sessions and higher booking intent
- Scalable Architecture: Easily supports the addition of new hotels and destinations
- Admin-Friendly Management: Simplified dashboard for managing hotels, bookings, and customer inquiries
- Optimized for Growth: Future-ready for integrations like calendar sync, third-party booking APIs, and advanced analytics
Conclusion
This project showcases a fully customized hotel booking solution tailored for boutique stays. With WordPress at its core and custom development powering the booking experience, CharmeHotels.fr is now positioned as a user-friendly and scalable platform in the luxury hospitality space
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