✨User Guide

SakuYado Features 🌸

Everything you can do with SakuYado — from adding hotels to comparing value scores.

Core Functionality

Balanced (Default): The 'Sweet Spot' - rewards higher quality significantly while keeping price in checkRating² ÷ Price
Strict Budget: Ideal for budget-conscious travelers focusing on absolute price for a given ratingRating ÷ Price
Quality First: Best for premium hotel comparisons where quality justifies larger price increasesRating ÷ ln(Price)
Smart Ranking: Hotels are automatically sorted by value score (highest first) across all strategies

Add Hotels: Simple form with real-time validation for name, price (positive numbers), and rating (0-10)
Data Persistence: Hotel data and selected strategies are automatically saved to localStorage for later sessions
Currency Memory: Automatically remembers and defaults to your last used currency for faster entry
Currency Consistency: Requires comparing hotels using the same metric currency for accurate mathematical value scoring

Side-by-Side Comparison: Interactive data table (desktop) and card list (mobile) for easy comparisons
Visual Ranking: Clear visual hierarchy with gold crown (👑) and pink highlights for the best value options
Detailed Statistics: Dynamic summary showing hotel count, top score, lowest price, and highest rating
Comprehensive Testing: Thoroughly verified through Vitest unit tests and Cypress end-to-end journey tests