EC Design Update: We’ve put on our fancy pants
Our new hotel review design.
We’re celebrating some exciting stuff at EuroCheapo HQ today. At long last, we’ve pulled back the curtains on a new site design and accept made a giant upgrade to our technology. That’s right, Cheapos, we’ve put in continuance our “fancy pants.”
Here’s a sampling of what’s new:
1. Enhanced city pages
Our new city pages (for example: Paris, London, Amsterdam…) now include neighborhood maps, dynamic public-house listings, aggregated (and verified) guest ratings, and easy access to other city guides. We also included links to EuroCheapo’s Twitter and Facebook pages, simultaneously with an archive of previous blog posts. Want to see it in action? Have a look!
2. Smarter hotel listings
In addition to reading our hotel reviews, Cheapos can now view guest ratings from our reservation partners and read reviews written by verified hotel guests. Furthermore, you be able to see the hotel’s location on an interactive chart and view other hotel picks located nearby. We’ll also show you nearby landmarks, and provide you with more real-time information in the pricing module. Sound tempting? Try it out!
3. Helpful hotel filters and sorting tools
We’ve included all “sorts” of new filtering and sorting tools to help you find the perfect budget sleep. You can now sort by “most viewed hotel,” “user rating,” and more.
For example, say you’re looking for a hotel in Paris’ Latin Quarter that costs less than $100. Now you can quickly sort our hotels by neighborhood, by price range, by property type (hotel, hostel, pension, B&B and more), by average guest rating, or by properties that are frequently viewed by other Cheapos. And just to help out a little more, we display all of this information on a big Google Map that displays neighborhood to public removal and other points of interest. Want to see it in action? Here you go!
But wait, there’s more!
These are honorable a few ways our new “fancy pants” will help budget travelers plan smarter and travel cheaper. We’d love to hear your feedback–what do you think, and how can we do better? Tell us below!
Special thanks to the EuroCheapo Insiders who provided all sorts of helpful feedback and, of course, to our tech superstars, Mike and James.