We have 4 nearly identical propertirs located next door to each other. 2 of the rentals appear on page 1 or 2 of most searched while the other 2 dont show until page 6 or 7. Again the rentals and rates are near identical.
@Jon236 I am convinced the search algorithm is heavily driven by booking success. As such you may be in a catch 22 situation where to get visibility you need bookings but to get bookings you need visibility!
Yes booking success is definitely part of the algorithm.
You may THINK that the properties are nearly identical, but to the algorithm, 2 of your properties are performing better and it therefore thinks those 2 should be placed further up.