Smart Hostel Booking System for Efficient Room Allocation and Management

The increasing number of students in educational institutions has made hostel management a complex and time-consuming task. Traditional hostel management methods rely heavily on manual record keeping, paperwork, and offline communication, which often lead to inefficiency, room allocation conflicts, and poor data management. This paper proposes a Smart Hostel Booking System for Efficient Room Allocation and Management using modern web technologies to automate hostel administration processes.

The proposed system provides an online platform where students can register, check room availability, book hostel rooms, pay hostel fees, and submit complaints digitally. Administrators can monitor room occupancy, approve bookings, manage complaints, and maintain hostel records efficiently through a centralized dashboard. The system is developed using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Python Flask, and MySQL

The proposed solution improves transparency, reduces manual workload, minimizes booking conflicts, and ensures efficient utilization of hostel resources. The system also enhances communication between students and hostel administrators while providing real-time hostel management services.

Keywords

Smart Hostel Booking, Hostel Management System, Room Allocation, Flask, MySQL, Web Application,

Automation