Hotel Datepicker

The Hotel Datepicker is a responsive JavaScript date range picker for hotels. It supports modern browsers and it requires Fecha 4.0.0 (or above).

View the demo here.

Installation

As a module:

Install with:

npm i hotel-datepicker

Then import the modules with:

import * as fecha from "fecha";
import HotelDatepicker from "hotel-datepicker";
import "hotel-datepicker/dist/css/hotel-datepicker.css";

As a script:

Download Fecha.

[BREAK CHANGE] Use Fecha 4.0.0 or above.

Include files:

<link href="/path/to/hotel-datepicker.css" rel="stylesheet" /><!-- Optional -->
<script src="/path/to/fecha.js"></script>
<script src="/path/to/hotel-datepicker.min.js"></script>

Usage

Initialize with vanilla JS.

<input id="input-id" type="text" />

var hdpkr = new HotelDatepicker(document.getElementById("input-id"), options);

Options

className

• Type: String
• Default: datepicker

The CSS selector of the datepicker.

format

• Type: String
• Default: YYYY-MM-DD

The date format string.

infoFormat

• Type: String
• Default: YYYY-MM-DD

The date format string in the info box. If not set, it uses the format option.

ariaDayFormat

• Type: String
• Default: dddd, MMMM DD, YYYY

The date format string in the aria label strings.

separator

• Type: String
• Default: -

The separator string used between date strings.

startOfWeek

• Type: String
• Default: sunday

Default start week: sunday or monday.

startDate

• Type: Date or String
• Default: new Date()

The earliest selectable date. All the dates before this date will be disabled, and the calendar cannot navigate before its month. To open the calendar on a later month without disabling earlier dates, use defaultViewDate instead.

endDate

• Type: Date or String or Boolean
• Default: false

The end view date. All the dates after this date will be disabled.

defaultViewDate

• Type: Date or String
• Default: false

The month the calendar initially opens on. Unlike startDate, this does not disable earlier dates or block backward navigation — it only sets the initial view. Use it to open on a future month while still allowing selection of, and navigation to, earlier dates (down to startDate). If it falls outside the startDate–endDate range it is clamped into range. A string must match the format option. The matching day cell gets the <className>__month-day--default-view-date class so it can be styled.

minNights

• Type: Number
• Default: 1

Minimum nights required to select a range of dates.

maxNights

• Type: Number
• Default: 0

Maximum nights required to select a range of dates.

minNightsMultiple

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

If true, only ranges that are multiples of minNights are allowed.

selectForward

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

If true, the selection of the second date must be after the first date. If false, you can select a range of dates in both directions.

disabledDates

• Type: Array
• Default: []

An array of strings in this format: 'YYYY-MM-DD' (note the ''). All the dates passed to the list will be disabled.

enableCheckout

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

If true, allows the checkout on a disabled date. But with a criteria. Let's say we have these disabled dates: 03 April 2020 and 04 April 2020. With this option enabled, an user can still select the first date (03 April 2020) for the checkout. But not 04 April 2020.

noCheckInDates

• Type: Array
• Default: []

An array of strings in this format: 'YYYY-MM-DD' (note the ''). All the dates passed to the list will not allow a check-in on that day.

noCheckOutDates

• Type: Array
• Default: []

An array of strings in this format: 'YYYY-MM-DD' (note the ''). All the dates passed to the list will not allow a check-out on that day.

disabledDaysOfWeek

• Type: Array
• Default: []

An array of strings of day names in your language (same names used in i18n['day-names']): 'Monday' (note the '' and the uppercase).

noCheckInDaysOfWeek

• Type: Array
• Default: []

An array of strings of day names in your language (same names used in i18n['day-names']): 'Monday' (note the '' and the uppercase).

noCheckOutDaysOfWeek

• Type: Array
• Default: []

An array of strings of day names in your language (same names used in i18n['day-names']): 'Monday' (note the '' and the uppercase).

["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday"];

container

• Type: Element
• Default: ''

An element for putting the datepicker. If not set, the datepicker will be appended to the parent of the input.

inline

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

Render the datepicker inline.

clearButton

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

If true, a button to clear the selected dates is shown. Works only when showTopbar is true.

submitButton

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

If true, a submit button is shown. Works only when inline and showTopbar are true.

submitButtonName

• Type: String
• Default: ``

The name of the button to reference the form-data. Works only when submitButton is true.

animationSpeed

• Type: String
• Default: .5s

The duration (in seconds) of the animation (open/close datepicker).

hoveringTooltip

• Type: Boolean or Function
• Default: true

Shows a tooltip when hovering a date. It can be a custom function:

hoveringTooltip: function(nights, startTime, hoverTime) {
    return nights;
}

showTopbar

• Type: Boolean
• Default: true

Show/hide the toolbar.

topbarPosition

• Type: String
• Default: top

Set the position of the toolbar.

autoClose

• Type: Boolean
• Default: true

Close the datepicker after the selection of the second date.

preventContainerClose

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

When a click is done outside the datepicker container, the datepicker closes. Use this option to disable this behavior.

moveBothMonths

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

Move both months when clicking on the next/prev month button.

closeOnScroll

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

Close datepicker on scroll. Some devices might trigger the scroll event in an unpredictable way. Use it at your own risk.

onDayClick

• Type: Function
• Default: false

Run a custom function every time a day is clicked:

onDayClick: function() {
    console.log('Day clicked!');
}

onOpenDatepicker

• Type: Function
• Default: false

Run a custom function when the datepicker is opened:

onOpenDatepicker: function() {
    console.log('Datepicker opened!');
}

onSelectRange

• Type: Function
• Default: false

Run a custom function when a range is selected:

onSelectRange: function() {
    console.log('Date range selected!');
}

extraDayText

• Type: Function
• Default: false

Run a custom function to show extra text in day cells:

extraDayText: function(date, attributes) {
    if (attributes.class.includes("datepicker__month-day--visibleMonth")) {
        console.log(date);
        console.log(attributes);
        return "<span>$150</span>";
    }
}

i18n

[BREAK CHANGE] Two new options has been introduced in the v.3: month-names-short and day-names-short. Previously, the short day name version ('Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', etc) was used in the day-names option. Now, the day-names option uses the long version.

• Type: Object

Default:

i18n: {
    selected: 'Your stay:',
    night: 'Night',
    nights: 'Nights',
    button: 'Close',
    clearButton: 'Clear',
    submitButton: 'Submit',
    'checkin-disabled': 'Check-in disabled',
    'checkout-disabled': 'Check-out disabled',
    'day-names-short': ['Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat'],
    'day-names': ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'],
    'month-names-short': ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'],
    'month-names': ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'],
    'error-more': 'Date range should not be more than 1 night',
    'error-more-plural': 'Date range should not be more than %d nights',
    'error-less': 'Date range should not be less than 1 night',
    'error-less-plural': 'Date range should not be less than %d nights',
    'info-more': 'Please select a date range of at least 1 night',
    'info-more-plural': 'Please select a date range of at least %d nights',
    'info-range': 'Please select a date range between %d and %d nights',
    'info-range-equal': 'Please select a date range of %d nights',
    'info-default': 'Please select a date range',
    'aria-application': 'Calendar',
    'aria-selected-checkin': 'Selected as check-in date, %s',
    'aria-selected-checkout': 'Selected as check-out date, %s',
    'aria-selected': 'Selected, %s',
    'aria-disabled': 'Not available, %s',
    'aria-choose-checkin': 'Choose %s as your check-in date',
    'aria-choose-checkout': 'Choose %s as your check-out date',
    'aria-prev-month': 'Move backward to switch to the previous month',
    'aria-next-month': 'Move forward to switch to the next month',
    'aria-close-button': 'Close the datepicker',
    'aria-clear-button': 'Clear the selected dates',
    'aria-submit-button': 'Submit the form'
}

Methods

getValue()

This function is called when the picker gets the date range string from the input.

setValue()

This function is called when the picker sets the input value.

API

open()

Opens the datepicker.

close()

Closes the datepicker.

getDatePicker()

Gets the datepicker DOM element.

setRange(d1, d2)

Sets the date range value.

clear()

Clears the datepicker value.

getNights()

Gets the number of nights selected. Returns 0 otherwise.

destroy()

Destroys the datepicker.

Events

afterClose

You can listen for this event when the datepicker closes.

var input = document.getElementById("input-id");

input.addEventListener(
    "afterClose",
    function () {
        console.log("Closed!");
    },
    false,
);

afterClear

You can listen for this event when the datepicker clears the dates.

var input = document.getElementById("input-id");

input.addEventListener(
    "afterClear",
    function () {
        console.log("Cleared!");
    },
    false,
);

Keyboard Shortcuts

• ←/→: Move backward (left) and forward (right) by one day.
• ↑/↓: Move backward (up) and forward (down) by one week.
• PGUP/PGDN: Switch months.
• HOME/END: Go to the first or last day of a week.
• ↵: Select the date in focus or trigger click on button in focus.
• ESC: Return to the date input field.

Versioning

Maintained under the Semantic Versioning guidelines.

Credits

Hotel Datepicker was initially developed as a fork of jQuery Date Range Picker Plugin by Chunlong. But it was entirely rewritten in the version 2. It is now an independent project.

License

MIT Copyright (c) 2026 Benito Lopez