# Kayak API: Search hotels > Compares Kayak hotel nightly rates across booking sites for a city or neighborhood and stay dates (two adults, one room). Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Kayak. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/kayak.com/search-hotels - Method: `kayak.com/search_hotels`, version 1 - Website: kayak.com - Returns: hotel name, stars, guest rating, neighbourhood, lowest nightly USD price and site, Kayak link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `sort` | string | no | | Order hotels by recommendation, lowest price, or guest score. One of "recommended", "cheapest", "top_rated". Default "recommended". | | `check_in` | string | yes | `"2026-11-10"` | Arrival date, for example 2026-11-10. | | `location` | string | yes | `"Chicago"` | City or area to search, for example Chicago. | | `check_out` | string | yes | `"2026-11-12"` | Departure date, for example 2026-11-12. | | `min_stars` | integer | no | | Minimum hotel class from 1 to 5 stars. | | `max_results` | integer | no | | Maximum hotels to return. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "check_in": "2026-11-10", "location": "Chicago", "check_out": "2026-11-12" } ``` Its output: ```json { "hotels": [ { "name": "Chicago South Loop Hotel", "stars": 3, "kayak_link": "https://www.kayak.com/Chicago-Hotels-Chicago-South-Loop-Hotel.300284.ksp", "guest_rating": 6.1, "neighbourhood": "Douglas", "kayak_hotel_id": "300284", "lowest_price_site": "Booking.com", "number_of_reviews": 4623, "guest_rating_label": "Okay", "total_stay_price_usd": null, "lowest_nightly_price_usd": 119 }, { "name": "Renaissance Chicago O'Hare Suites Hotel", "stars": 4, "kayak_link": "https://www.kayak.com/Chicago-Hotels-Renaissance-Chicago-O-Hare-Suites-Hotel.26414.ksp", "guest_rating": 8.2, "neighbourhood": "O'Hare", "kayak_hotel_id": "26414", "lowest_price_site": "Priceline", "number_of_reviews": 1367, "guest_rating_label": "Very good", "total_stay_price_usd": null, "lowest_nightly_price_usd": 255 }, { "name": "River Hotel", "stars": 4, "kayak_link": "https://www.kayak.com/Chicago-Hotels-River-Hotel.286778.ksp", "guest_rating": 8.3, "neighbourhood": "Loop", "kayak_hotel_id": "286778", "lowest_price_site": "Priceline", "number_of_reviews": 7624, "guest_rating_label": "Very good", "total_stay_price_usd": null, "lowest_nightly_price_usd": 195 } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"kayak.com/search_hotels","input":{"check_in":"2026-11-10","location":"Chicago","check_out":"2026-11-12"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Find me hotels in Lisbon for two adults from March 14 to March 17, sorted by lowest nightly price - What are the cheapest 4-star hotels in downtown Chicago for November 10 to 12? - Show top-rated hotels in Kayak for a weekend stay in Austin, check-in 2026-09-04, check-out 2026-09-06 - I need a list of hotels near the Shibuya neighbourhood in Tokyo, at least 3 stars, for one room over five nights in April - Compare nightly rates for hotels in Denver from 2026-12-20 to 2026-12-23 and give me the top 10 by guest rating ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "location", "check_in", "check_out" ], "properties": { "sort": { "enum": [ "recommended", "cheapest", "top_rated" ], "type": "string", "default": "recommended", "description": "Order hotels by recommendation, lowest price, or guest score." }, "check_in": { "type": "string", "description": "Arrival date, for example 2026-11-10." }, "location": { "type": "string", "description": "City or area to search, for example Chicago." }, "check_out": { "type": "string", "description": "Departure date, for example 2026-11-12." }, "min_stars": { "type": "integer", "maximum": 5, "minimum": 1, "description": "Minimum hotel class from 1 to 5 stars." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum hotels to return." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "hotels" ], "properties": { "hotels": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "name": { "type": "string" }, "stars": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "kayak_link": { "type": "string" }, "guest_rating": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "neighbourhood": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "kayak_hotel_id": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "lowest_price_site": { "type": "string" }, "number_of_reviews": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "guest_rating_label": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "total_stay_price_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "lowest_nightly_price_usd": { "type": "number" } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [Expedia API: Search hotels](https://fous.com/methods/expedia.com/search-hotels.md): Finds Expedia hotels in a destination for given dates, with public USD prices, reviews, property class, refund status and links. 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