Shortlist hotels for your trip

This prompt first tells you which areas suit your trip, then searches the web for five places to stay in your budget, with what reviewers like and dislike. It reminds you to check the final price and cancellation rules.

text-hotel-shortlist-web — gemini — 107 words

Search the web and help me shortlist places to stay.

Destination: [CITY / AREA]
Dates: [CHECK-IN to CHECK-OUT]
Who is travelling: [e.g. couple, family with a 5-year-old, solo business trip]
Budget per night: [AMOUNT]
What matters: [e.g. walkable to the old town, quiet, pool, near the metro, free cancellation]

First tell me which two or three areas suit us best and why. Then list 5 places to stay with: name, area, rough price per night, what reviewers praise, one common complaint, and the link you found it on. Only use current search results. Remind me to check the final price and cancellation rules on the booking page.

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Read the most recent bad reviews. They tell you more than the star rating.

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What you will get

Two or three areas that suit your trip with reasons, then five places to stay with the area, rough nightly price, what reviewers like, one common complaint and the link it found, plus a reminder to check final price and cancellation rules.

Why it works

Choosing the area before the hotel is how experienced travellers plan, because location shapes every day of the trip. Asking for one common complaint makes the shortlist honest, since star ratings hide patterns. Requiring links and current results keeps the answer tied to real listings rather than old memory.

Common mistake

The prices are out of date.

Fix: Treat them as rough, as the prompt says, and check the final price for your dates on the booking page.

Also watch for

A hotel on the list has closed or has no link. Ask it to list only places it found with a working link in current results, and drop any it cannot link.
The areas suit tourists, not your trip. Be specific in “what matters”, such as near a client office or quiet for a toddler’s naps.

Try a variation: compare two areas

Ask for a short table comparing your top two areas on noise, transport, food nearby and safety at night, from current reviews.

Still not right? Reply with this

For my top two, read the newest bad reviews and sum up any complaint that comes up more than once.