I Vibe Coded a Full AI Hotel Booking Chatbot — Here's How

The Travel Startup Nobody Saw Coming

Everyone's building SaaS tools and productivity apps. Meanwhile, I'm over here building a hotel booking empire with AI.

This is video 2 in my Zzzello.com travel series. In the first video, I built the hotel booking website. In this one, I added an AI chatbot that handles the entire booking experience through conversation.

Why a Chatbot for Hotel Booking?

Think about how people actually search for hotels. They don't want to fill out 15 form fields. They want to say "find me a beachfront hotel in Miami for under $200 a night, July 15-20."

That's exactly what this chatbot does. Natural language in, hotel results out.

How I Built It

The whole thing was vibe coded. I described what I wanted the chatbot to do: understand hotel search queries in natural language, connect to the LiteAPI backend for real hotel inventory, display results with prices, photos, and ratings, and handle the booking flow end to end.

I didn't write a single line of code manually. The AI agent handled the frontend, the conversation logic, and the API integration.

The Business Model That Actually Works

Here's why hotel booking is such a smart play. You don't need your own inventory. LiteAPI gives you access to thousands of hotels worldwide. You earn a commission on every booking. The site runs 24/7 with zero inventory risk.

Zzzello.com is already doing $6,600 per month. And I built it with AI.

What Makes This Different From Booking.com

Obviously you're not going to compete with Booking.com head-on. But here's the thing — you don't need to. Niche down. Target specific audiences: digital nomad-friendly hotels, pet-friendly stays, hotels with great co-working spaces.

The chatbot makes it personal. Instead of scrolling through 500 results, users have a conversation and get exactly what they need.

The AI Bonus: UGC Ad Creation

I also showed how to create UGC-style video ads for Zzzello using Arcads.ai. Upload a reference image, pick an AI actor, write a script, and you get a professional-quality ad in minutes.

The AI hook generator on Arcads gives you free hooks like "Booking through travel agencies is dead" and "I saved 50% on my hotel stay." Perfect for TikTok and Instagram ads.

Your Move

You can set up your own hotel booking site for free with LiteAPI. The chatbot, the frontend, the booking flow — all of it can be vibe coded.

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