What is the Gondola MCP?

The Gondola MCP (Model Context Protocol) server gives AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT the ability to search real-time hotel availability, compare cash and points rates, and book hotels. It's the only MCP that provides loyalty program member rates, AAA rates, and package rates.

Is the Gondola MCP free?

Yes, the Gondola MCP is completely free. No account, API key, or credit card required.

What hotel chains does the MCP support?

The Gondola MCP searches Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Accor, Wyndham, and more — every major hotel chain worldwide. You get Member rates, AAA rates, package rates, and loyalty points redemptions in every search.

What rates does the MCP return?

Unlike OTA APIs that only return public rack rates, the Gondola MCP returns Member rates, AAA rates, and package rates — the same pricing you'd see logged in on the hotel's own website. These rates are only available by booking directly with the hotel.

Can my agent book hotels through the MCP?

Yes. The MCP includes a book_hotel tool and returns direct booking links for every result. Bookings go directly through the hotel, so users earn their full loyalty points, status nights, and credit card rewards.

What AI clients work with the Gondola MCP?

Any MCP-compatible client works, including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, and custom AI agents built with the MCP protocol.

Free MCP Server

Hotel, flight, and rental car search for AI agents

Search hotels, flights, and rental cars in a loyalty-optimized way. Member rates, points redemptions, cash flight fares, direct booking links, and credit card coverage checks, all through one MCP.

$ claude mcp add --transport http gondola https://mcp.gondola.ai/mcp

Completely free. No account or API key required.

Available tools

Everything your agent needs to search hotels, flights, and rental cars, compare rates, and book direct, all in one MCP.

Hotels

search_hotels

Search real-time availability across Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Accor, Wyndham, and more — all in a single call.

compare_rates

Compare cash rates vs. loyalty points side by side. Calculate cents-per-point and find the best value automatically.

book_hotel

Book directly with the hotel so your user earns full loyalty points, status nights, and credit card rewards.

get_booking_link

Get a direct booking link for any hotel result. Users click through and complete the reservation themselves.

create_rate_alert

Set rate alerts for specific hotels and dates. Get notified when prices drop.

get_hotel_details

Get detailed hotel information including amenities, photos, reviews, and location data.

Flights

search_flights

Search real-time cash fares by route and dates, with a booking link to complete the trip.

Rental cars

search_vehicles

Search rental cars at any airport or city across Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, Alamo, and more — with real-time rates.

get_vehicle_details

Pull extras, insurance options, charges, and the full cancellation policy for a vehicle before booking.

book_vehicle

Book a rental car directly so your user earns their loyalty points and Gondola Cash on top.

credit_card_coverage

Check whether a user's credit card includes rental car CDW/LDW coverage — by card name or BIN — so they can skip the counter's insurance upsell.

Just ask your agent

No special syntax. Describe what you need in plain language and your agent handles the rest.

Points search

“Find me a Hyatt in Tokyo for 3 nights in October under 25,000 points”

Rate comparison

“Compare cash vs points for the Waldorf Astoria Maldives, December 20-27”

Loyalty optimization

“Which Marriott in Paris gives the best value if I use my 80,000 Bonvoy points?”

Member rates

“I need a hotel near LAX for a layover tonight, cheapest member rate”

Flight search

“Find me a nonstop SFO to Tokyo on October 12, cheapest cash fare”

Rental car search

“Find me a midsize rental car at LAX from March 15 to 20, cheapest rate”

Coverage check

“Does my Chase Sapphire Reserve cover rental car insurance, or should I add the vendor's?”

Rates you can't get from a travel API

OTA APIs return public rack rates. Gondola returns the same Member rates, AAA discounts, and package deals you'd see logged in on the hotel's own website.

Every chain, one search

Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Accor, Wyndham, and more. One MCP tool returns Member rates, AAA rates, and package rates — pricing only available by booking directly with the hotel.

Points rates nobody else has

The only MCP that surfaces loyalty points redemption rates alongside cash rates. Travel APIs and OTAs only return cash pricing — your agent can't compare without both.

Book direct, earn everything

Every booking goes direct to the hotel. Your users keep their loyalty points, status nights, and credit card rewards — plus Gondola Cash on top.

Who it's for

Whether you're building an AI travel app, searching trips from Claude, or advising clients, Gondola gives your AI the best travel data available.

For developers

Build travel into your AI app in one line

Add the Gondola MCP to Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client and your AI can search hotels, flights, and rental cars, compare rates, and return booking links. No API keys, no OAuth, no SDK to start, just plug in and go.

Structured JSON responses ready for your UI
Cash rates, points redemptions, and booking links in every response
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client

For Claude & ChatGPT users

Just ask your AI to find a hotel

Add the Gondola MCP to Claude and search hotels the way you actually think about them. "Find me a Hyatt in Tokyo under 25k points" just works.

Compare points vs. cash to find the best deal
Search by chain, city, dates, or room type
Get direct booking links — click through and book

For travel advisors

Give your AI real hotel inventory

Search for clients across every chain, compare options, and send booking links — all from a single conversation. No more opening six browser tabs.

Member rates across Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Accor, and more
Points-per-night and cents-per-point math done automatically
Share results and booking links directly with clients

Every tool your agent gets

Your client discovers these automatically over the Model Context Protocol (the standard tools/list method), so you never wire them up by hand. Every tool is always listed; sign-in is enforced only when a tool that needs it is called. Search works with no account at all.

No sign-in

Open20 tools

Search and read-only tools that work anonymously, with no account or token.

search_hotels

Search for hotels by location and dates.

get_hotel_details

Get detailed information, room types, and rates for a specific hotel.

compare_rates

Compare cash vs points rates and render a side-by-side rate_comparison widget for one or more hotels.

get_booking_link

Get a booking link for a hotel on Gondola.

predict_price

Predict whether the current rate at a hotel is a good deal based on historical price trends.

get_hotel_stats

Get pricing percentile context for a specific hotel.

get_multi_night_rates

Get a rate calendar for a hotel over a date range so you can recommend the cheapest nights.

get_similar_hotels

Find hotels similar to a given hotel.

optimize_loyalty_portfolio

Recommend the best loyalty program for a specific trip given the user's portfolio of points and transferrable balances.

search_flights

Search for flights by route and date.

search_vehicles

Search for rental vehicles at an airport or city.

get_vehicle_details

Get detailed information about a specific rental vehicle option.

get_vehicle_booking

Get details for a specific vehicle booking by its Gondola booking ID.

get_vehicle_booking_link

Get a Gondola.ai deep link for a specific vehicle from search results.

credit_card_coverage

Look up rental car CDW/LDW (collision damage waiver / loss damage waiver) coverage provided by a credit card.

get_vehicle_booking_coverage

Get the rental car CDW/LDW coverage that was stored at booking time for a specific vehicle booking.

get_hotel_reviews

Get guest reviews for a specific hotel.

get_suggested_searches

Get personalized travel suggestions and trip inspiration for the current user.

get_booking

Get details for a specific hotel booking by its booking ID or confirmation number.

diagnose_rates

Diagnose rate availability and per-supplier statuses for a specific hotel.

Requires sign-in

mcp:read7 tools

Read the member's own account data. Granted by the default mcp:read scope.

get_payment_methods

List the user's saved payment methods for booking.

get_rate_alerts

Get all active rate alerts for the current user.

get_upcoming_trips

Get the user's upcoming hotel and flight bookings.

get_past_trips

Get the user's past hotel stays.

get_loyalty_accounts

Get the user's loyalty program memberships and current point balances.

get_travel_profiles

Get the user's saved travel profiles — guest name, email, and phone presets.

get_traveler_context

Get the user's saved travel context: loyalty programs and elite tiers, home airport, preferred airlines and cabin, preferred hotel chains, typical trip patterns (business vs leisure, budgets, frequent destinations), plus any preferences they've stated or that have been learned from past conversations.

Requires booking permission

mcp:book5 tools

Create, change, or cancel reservations and alerts. Needs the mcp:book scope, approved explicitly at consent.

book_hotel

Book a hotel room using a rate from get_hotel_details.

create_rate_alert

Create a rate alert to monitor a hotel for price drops.

delete_rate_alert

Delete a rate alert to stop monitoring a hotel for price drops.

book_vehicle

Book a rental vehicle from a search result.

cancel_vehicle_booking

Cancel an existing vehicle booking by its Gondola booking ID.

Building your own client? See the OAuth integration guide for discovery endpoints, scopes, and the PKCE flow.

Frequently asked questions

Add hotel search to your agent in 10 seconds

Completely free. No account, no API key, no credit card.

$ claude mcp add --transport http gondola https://mcp.gondola.ai/mcp