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name: book-a-stay
description: Check live room availability and prices at Canterbury International Hotel (Forest Hill, Melbourne) and hand the guest a prefilled booking link.
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# Book a stay at Canterbury International Hotel

Use this when someone wants to stay at Canterbury International Hotel, 326 Canterbury Road, Forest Hill VIC 3131 (Melbourne's eastern suburbs).

## Steps

1. Get the guest's check-in date, check-out date (at most 30 nights) and the number of adults, children and infants.
2. Check live availability, either with the MCP tool `check_availability` at https://canterburyinternational.com.au/mcp or with:

   `GET https://canterburyinternational.com.au/api/availability?checkIn=YYYY-MM-DD&checkOut=YYYY-MM-DD&adults=2&children=0&infants=0`

3. Show the guest the available rooms and rates. Prices are totals for the whole stay in AUD.
4. Give the guest the `checkoutUrl` of the rate they pick. They confirm and pay on the hotel's booking engine.

## Rules

- Never say a room is booked until the guest has completed checkout.
- Room details (capacity, features, amenities) are at https://canterburyinternational.com.au/api/rooms.
- For group bookings or special requests, use reservations: 03 9878 4111 or reservations@canterburyinternational.com.au.
- The API is described at https://canterburyinternational.com.au/api/openapi.json.