Best Time to Book Hotels

Best-time-to-book verdicts, live last-minute hotel deals, and city price calendars, from data.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Best-time-to-book verdicts, live last-minute hotel deals, and city price calendars, from data.

    How to connect

    How to connect Best Time to Book Hotels to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://www.besttimetobookhotels.com/api/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect Best Time to Book Hotels to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://www.besttimetobookhotels.com/api/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect Best Time to Book Hotels to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://www.besttimetobookhotels.com/api/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (6)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    list_citiesList the cities with hotel booking-timing data on Best Time to Book Hotels. Optionally filter by a search string. Call this first to learn coverage.
    get_booking_adviceGet a data-backed verdict on whether to book a hotel now or wait, for a city and stay dates. Based on tracked daily median prices.
    get_last_minute_dealsCurrent last-minute hotel deals in a city: live rates below each hotel's tracked typical price, plus hotels that historically drop prices close to check-in.
    get_city_calendarHot dates (events and holidays that push hotel prices up) and value windows (historically cheaper stretches) for a city in a date range.
    get_hotel_reviewEditorial review of a specific hotel: overall letter grade, who it suits and who it doesn't, a six-category breakdown (location, rooms, service, dining, facilities, value), and a verdict. ~350 hotels covered; available in 19 languages.
    find_reviewed_hotelsFind hotels that have editorial reviews. Filter by city and minimum overall grade; optionally rank by one category (location, rooms, service, dining, facilities, value).