NEW YORK (AP) â€" Most vacationers pick a destination and then start looking for a hotel. Travel site Oyster.com is looking to change that with a new feature allowing users to search photos of properties by amenities.
Want a beach resort? How about a kid-friendly hotel? The new Oyster Shots â€" http://www.oyster.com/shots â€" lets you scan hotel photos of the features that interest you. There are more than 400,000 photos of 1,200 hotels in Oyster's database, although not all of them are tagged for this new search option.
Interested in food and drinks? There are nearly 4,000 photos of restaurants and bars in 163 New York hotels. Another 3,500 photos detail hotel balconies.
Some views are much nicer than others.
Oyster doesn't use hotel-provided photos but instead relies on its own staff to take pictures that sometimes show that peeling paint or giant billboard next door.
While this new service probably won't change the way most people book, it could be a useful tool for that traveler looking for the best cabanas, a great Jacuzzi or a really nice bathroom. And for those with really deep pockets, there's even a section of presidential suite photos.
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