Hotel Management System is a a Django backend application, built using Django and Django REST Framework, designed to facilitate various hotel management tasks, including accounting, front desk operations, restaurant management, and overall hotel administration. The project is structured into distinct Django apps, each catering to specific functionalities within the hotel management system. These apps include:

• Accounting: Manages billing and payment information for customers.
• Front Desk: Handles customer information and room assignments.
• Management: Controls user authentication and manages room types and individual rooms.
• Restaurant: Manages menu items and food descriptions for the hotel's restaurant.

The project implements a range of Django features and concepts, such as models, views, serializers, authentication, permissions, and URL routing. By leveraging these features, the Hotel Management System provides a robust and efficient solution for managing hotel operations.

• Accounting App:

  • Tracks customer bills and payments.
  • Manages billing information associated with customer stays.

• Front Desk App:

  • Manages customer details including name, address, email, and contact number.
  • Facilitates room assignments for customers.

• Management App:

  • Implements custom user authentication using Django's AbstractUser model.
  • Manages room types and individual rooms within the hotel.

• Restaurant App:

  • Manages menu items available at the hotel restaurant.
  • Associates food items with menu categories for easy navigation.

• Models and Views: Define data models and implement views to interact with the data.
• Serializers: Serialize and deserialize data between Django models and JSON representations.
• Authentication and Authorization: Secure the application with user authentication and custom permissions.
• URL Routing: Define URL patterns to map views to specific endpoints.
• RESTful API Design: Implement CRUD operations using Django Rest Framework for building RESTful APIs.

1. Clone or download the repository containing the Restaurant Management System project files.

2. Set up a Python virtual environment for the project (optional but recommended).

3. Install Django and other dependencies listed in the project's requirements file using the following command:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure the Django settings according to your environment, including database settings and secret key.

5. Run database migrations to create the necessary tables in the database:

   python manage.py migrate

6. Start the Django development server:

   python manage.py runserver

7. Access different functionalities of the Hotel Management System through the provided APIs.

8. Customize and extend the project as needed for your specific hotel management requirements.

• Add more features and functionalities to enhance the hotel management system.
• Improve the user interface for better usability and aesthetics.
• Optimize code for performance and scalability.
• Implement additional security measures to protect sensitive data.
• Contribute new apps or modules to extend the functionality of the system.

Contributions and feedback are welcome! If you have suggestions for improvements, new features, or bug fixes, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.