Case Study: Sun4U – Vacation Rental Website Migrated and Designed by Digital Agency Bangkok Co., Ltd.

Client: Sun4U

Project: Vacation Rental Website Application Migrated and Designed 

Website: sun-4u.com

 

About Sun4U

Sun4U is a vacation rental and villa service provider located in Mae Phim, Rayong, a popular destination on Thailand’s eastern coast just 2 hours from Bangkok. The company offers comprehensive services, including property rentals for travelers, local activity guidance, and travel assistance, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable vacation experience for visitors.

With a commitment to making every stay in Mae Phim hassle-free and memorable, Sun4U provides services that cater to both guests and property owners. This includes a convenient booking system, professional property management, and clear information to help users confidently plan their stay.

 

Challenges

Sun4U required a modern, visually appealing, and user-friendly website that clearly showcases vacation homes, hotels, and villas. The site also needed to preserve all essential information, including pricing, contact details, and property descriptions.

A key challenge was migrating data from the old website to the new system, handling over 100 properties while maintaining fast page loading speed, preventing data loss, and ensuring a smooth user experience. Additionally, the website’s existing SEO needed to be fully preserved to maintain search rankings and traffic. This project required careful planning and technical expertise to ensure complete data integrity and a fully functional new website.

 

Solutions & Results

1. Redesigned Layout and Clear Information

Sun4U’s website was redesigned to be modern, clean, and easy to navigate while retaining all existing content. Property, hotel, villa, contact, and pricing details are now clearly visible from the homepage.

Compared to the previous design, details are condensed into easy-to-understand icons, with visually appealing layouts and engaging copy to help users quickly access information and make a strong first impression. Contact sections, including addresses and phone numbers, were fully updated.

1.1 Property Search Form

The new website features a property search tool on the homepage like real estate's website, allowing users to easily find vacation homes, hotels, or resorts. Filters for category, price, and location help users quickly find the right property.

This improves user experience by allowing visitors to access desired information faster and enhances interaction through clicks, filters, and property details, which were unavailable on the old website.

1.2 Multilingual Support

Sun4U wanted the website to support multiple languages for international visitors. In the new version, all content in the required languages was migrated, and the language switcher was redesigned for easy and intuitive use.

This ensures users can immediately access information in their preferred language, improving convenience and user experience, particularly for foreign travelers looking for properties quickly.

 

1.3 Property Booking Engine

The booking system was completely upgraded to allow easy, straightforward booking. Users can view daily prices clearly, calculate total costs instantly, and see a full booking summary before confirming.

Unlike the old system, which was complex and could not provide price summaries, the new engine simplifies booking, increases speed, and ensures price transparency.

1.4 Search form and Maplisting

We implemented an easy-to-use category search form, allowing users to filter houses, hotels, or resorts by type, price, and location directly from the homepage. In addition, we added a Maplisting feature that displays the accommodations on a map, enabling users to see the actual locations and choose their preferred area easily. This system ensures that searching is fast, convenient, and tailored to the user’s needs.

2. Backend

To maximize website management efficiency, a backend web app was developed, specifically tailored to the property booking system. This allows Sun4U’s team to manage all aspects of the site in one place.

Key features include:

• Property List Management: Quickly view and edit all properties, including pricing, room details, amenities, and images.

• Booking Management: Track and manage all bookings in real time, check payment confirmation, and handle cancellations efficiently.

• Email Communication: Send booking confirmations, property details, and promotional emails directly from the web app.
• Dashboard & Reporting: View statistics, revenue, and guest information to support marketing and operational planning.
• User-Friendly Interface: Designed for easy use, even for staff without technical expertise.

3. Data & SEO Migration

3.1 Data Migration from WordPress to Laravel + Livewire

One major challenge was migrating over 100 properties and bookings from WordPress to the new Laravel + Livewire system. Benefits include:

• Data Accuracy: All property details, pricing, amenities, images, and contact information were fully migrated without loss.
• Improved Performance: Laravel + Livewire provides faster loading and smoother performance, even with large data sets.
• Flexible Backend: Easier management of properties and bookings.
• Full Feature Support: Search, online booking, and customer communication work efficiently on the new platform.

3.2 SEO Migration

To ensure the new website maintained its existing search rankings and traffic, we carried out a detailed SEO migration as follows:

• Preserved Original URLs: All property, hotel, and key page links were kept the same, allowing Google and other search engines to index the site without losing rankings.
• Migrated Metadata and Titles/Descriptions: Existing SEO data such as meta titles, meta descriptions, and image alt text were fully transferred.
• Implemented Redirects: For any restructured pages, proper 301 redirects were set up to prevent broken links and maintain traffic flow.
• Maintained Backlink Continuity: External links pointing to Sun4U remained functional, ensuring no loss of SEO value.

 

Results

The new Sun4U website is modern, clean, and user-friendly, with clearly displayed property, hotel, and villa information from the homepage. The search and booking systems are intuitive, fast, and transparent. The backend web app allows efficient property, booking, and email management. Data migration to Laravel + Livewire ensures complete, fast-loading content and full feature support. SEO was fully preserved, keeping existing links and search rankings intact. The website is now fully ready, enhancing user convenience and building trust for Sun4U.

Website & Web App Development by Digital Agency Bangkok

Digital Agency Bangkok provides end-to-end website and web application development services, covering UX/UI planning, development on platforms like WordPress and Laravel + Livewire, and custom backend systems for data, booking, and customer communication. Our team delivers fast, visually appealing, and feature-rich websites to help businesses succeed in the digital world.

 

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