diff --git a/client/src/components/Map/RouteCalculator.test.ts b/client/src/components/Map/RouteCalculator.test.ts
index 38858ae1..6e847c7d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Map/RouteCalculator.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Map/RouteCalculator.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   calculateSegments,
   optimizeRoute,
   generateGoogleMapsUrl,
+  withHotelBookends,
 } from './RouteCalculator'
 
 const OSRM_BASE = 'https://router.project-osrm.org/route/v1'
@@ -241,3 +242,46 @@ describe('generateGoogleMapsUrl', () => {
     expect(result).toContain('48.86,2.36')
   })
 })
+
+// ── withHotelBookends (#1275: draw the hotel → first / last → hotel legs) ────────
+
+describe('withHotelBookends', () => {
+  const hotel = { lat: 1, lng: 1 }
+  const a = { lat: 2, lng: 2 }
+  const b = { lat: 3, lng: 3 }
+  const evening = { lat: 4, lng: 4 }
+
+  it('FE-COMP-ROUTECALCULATOR-021: leaves runs untouched when there is no hotel', () => {
+    const runs = [[a, b]]
+    expect(withHotelBookends(runs, a, b, null, null)).toEqual([[a, b]])
+  })
+
+  it('FE-COMP-ROUTECALCULATOR-022: prepends hotel→first and appends last→hotel around the runs', () => {
+    const runs = [[a, b]]
+    expect(withHotelBookends(runs, a, b, hotel, evening)).toEqual([
+      [hotel, a],
+      [a, b],
+      [b, evening],
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('FE-COMP-ROUTECALCULATOR-023: a single stop with no runs still draws hotel→stop→hotel', () => {
+    expect(withHotelBookends([], a, a, hotel, evening)).toEqual([
+      [hotel, a],
+      [a, evening],
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('FE-COMP-ROUTECALCULATOR-024: a missing first/last waypoint skips that bookend', () => {
+    const runs = [[a, b]]
+    expect(withHotelBookends(runs, undefined, undefined, hotel, evening)).toEqual([[a, b]])
+  })
+
+  it('FE-COMP-ROUTECALCULATOR-025: only the start hotel adds just the opening leg', () => {
+    const runs = [[a, b]]
+    expect(withHotelBookends(runs, a, b, hotel, null)).toEqual([
+      [hotel, a],
+      [a, b],
+    ])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/client/src/components/Map/RouteCalculator.ts b/client/src/components/Map/RouteCalculator.ts
index e9a8b415..af86ac01 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Map/RouteCalculator.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Map/RouteCalculator.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,27 @@ export async function calculateRoute(
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Prepends a hotel→first-waypoint run and appends a last-waypoint→hotel run to the
+ * day's activity runs, so the drawn route starts and ends at the day's accommodation
+ * (matching the sidebar's hotel connectors). A bookend is only added when both its
+ * hotel and the first/last located waypoint exist; passing nulls leaves `runs`
+ * untouched. The shared first/last waypoint is repeated so the polylines join.
+ */
+export function withHotelBookends(
+  runs: Waypoint[][],
+  firstWay: Waypoint | undefined,
+  lastWay: Waypoint | undefined,
+  startHotel: Waypoint | null,
+  endHotel: Waypoint | null,
+): Waypoint[][] {
+  const out: Waypoint[][] = []
+  if (startHotel && firstWay) out.push([startHotel, firstWay])
+  out.push(...runs)
+  if (endHotel && lastWay) out.push([lastWay, endHotel])
+  return out
+}
+
 export function generateGoogleMapsUrl(places: Waypoint[]): string | null {
   const valid = places.filter((p) => p.lat && p.lng)
   if (valid.length === 0) return null
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useRouteCalculation.ts b/client/src/hooks/useRouteCalculation.ts
index 5897b851..f356b07f 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/useRouteCalculation.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useRouteCalculation.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { useState, useCallback, useRef, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react'
 import { useTripStore } from '../store/tripStore'
-import { calculateRouteWithLegs } from '../components/Map/RouteCalculator'
+import { useSettingsStore } from '../store/settingsStore'
+import { calculateRouteWithLegs, withHotelBookends } from '../components/Map/RouteCalculator'
 import { getTransportRouteEndpoints } from '../utils/dayMerge'
+import { getDayBookendHotels } from '../utils/dayOrder'
 import type { TripStoreState } from '../store/tripStore'
-import type { RouteSegment, RouteResult } from '../types'
+import type { RouteSegment, RouteResult, Accommodation } from '../types'
 
 const TRANSPORT_TYPES = ['flight', 'train', 'bus', 'car', 'taxi', 'bicycle', 'cruise', 'ferry', 'transport_other']
 
@@ -12,12 +14,15 @@ const TRANSPORT_TYPES = ['flight', 'train', 'bus', 'car', 'taxi', 'bicycle', 'cr
  * day assignments, draws a straight-line route immediately, then upgrades it to real OSRM
  * road geometry with per-segment durations. Aborts in-flight requests when the day changes.
  */
-export function useRouteCalculation(tripStore: TripStoreState, selectedDayId: number | null, enabled: boolean = true, profile: 'driving' | 'walking' | 'cycling' = 'driving') {
+export function useRouteCalculation(tripStore: TripStoreState, selectedDayId: number | null, enabled: boolean = true, profile: 'driving' | 'walking' | 'cycling' = 'driving', accommodations: Accommodation[] = []) {
   const [route, setRoute] = useState<[number, number][][] | null>(null)
   const [routeInfo, setRouteInfo] = useState<RouteResult | null>(null)
   const [routeSegments, setRouteSegments] = useState<RouteSegment[]>([])
   const routeAbortRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null)
   const reservationsForSignature = useTripStore((s) => s.reservations)
+  // Draw the day's accommodation bookend legs (hotel → first stop, last stop →
+  // hotel) unless the user turned the setting off — same gate as the sidebar.
+  const optimizeFromAccommodation = useSettingsStore((s) => s.settings.optimize_from_accommodation)
 
   const updateRouteForDay = useCallback(async (dayId: number | null) => {
     if (routeAbortRef.current) routeAbortRef.current.abort()
@@ -93,10 +98,26 @@ export function useRouteCalculation(tripStore: TripStoreState, selectedDayId: nu
     }
     if (currentRun.length >= 2) runs.push(currentRun)
 
-    const straightLines = (): [number, number][][] =>
-      runs.map(r => r.map(p => [p.lat, p.lng] as [number, number]))
+    // Bookend the route with the day's accommodation: a hotel → first-stop run and
+    // a last-stop → hotel run, so the drawn line matches the sidebar's hotel legs.
+    // getDayBookendHotels returns the morning/evening hotel (they differ only on a
+    // transfer day) and already filters to accommodations that have coordinates.
+    const day = allDays.find(d => d.id === dayId)
+    const { morning: startHotel, evening: endHotel } =
+      day && optimizeFromAccommodation !== false ? getDayBookendHotels(day, allDays, accommodations) : {}
+    const flatPts: { lat: number; lng: number }[] = []
+    for (const e of entries) {
+      if (e.kind === 'place') flatPts.push({ lat: e.lat, lng: e.lng })
+      else { if (e.from) flatPts.push(e.from); if (e.to) flatPts.push(e.to) }
+    }
+    const hotelPt = (a?: Accommodation) =>
+      a && a.place_lat != null && a.place_lng != null ? { lat: a.place_lat, lng: a.place_lng } : null
+    const runsWithHotel = withHotelBookends(runs, flatPts[0], flatPts[flatPts.length - 1], hotelPt(startHotel), hotelPt(endHotel))
 
-    if (runs.length === 0) { setRoute(null); setRouteSegments([]); return }
+    const straightLines = (): [number, number][][] =>
+      runsWithHotel.map(r => r.map(p => [p.lat, p.lng] as [number, number]))
+
+    if (runsWithHotel.length === 0) { setRoute(null); setRouteSegments([]); return }
 
     // Draw straight lines immediately for snappiness, then upgrade to the real
     // OSRM road geometry.
@@ -107,7 +128,7 @@ export function useRouteCalculation(tripStore: TripStoreState, selectedDayId: nu
     try {
       const polylines: [number, number][][] = []
       const allLegs: RouteSegment[] = []
-      for (const run of runs) {
+      for (const run of runsWithHotel) {
         try {
           const r = await calculateRouteWithLegs(run, { signal: controller.signal, profile })
           polylines.push(r.coordinates.length >= 2 ? r.coordinates : run.map(p => [p.lat, p.lng] as [number, number]))
@@ -123,7 +144,7 @@ export function useRouteCalculation(tripStore: TripStoreState, selectedDayId: nu
       // Aborted (day changed) — newer call owns the state. Anything else: keep straight lines.
       if (!(err instanceof Error) || err.name !== 'AbortError') setRouteSegments([])
     }
-  }, [enabled, profile])
+  }, [enabled, profile, accommodations, optimizeFromAccommodation])
 
   // Stable signature for transport reservations on the selected day — changes when a transport
   // is added, removed, or repositioned, ensuring route recalc fires even on transport-only reorders.
@@ -147,7 +168,7 @@ export function useRouteCalculation(tripStore: TripStoreState, selectedDayId: nu
     if (!selectedDayId) { setRoute(null); setRouteSegments([]); return }
     updateRouteForDay(selectedDayId)
   // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [selectedDayId, selectedDayAssignments, transportSignature, enabled, profile])
+  }, [selectedDayId, selectedDayAssignments, transportSignature, enabled, profile, accommodations, optimizeFromAccommodation])
 
   return { route, routeSegments, routeInfo, setRoute, setRouteInfo, updateRouteForDay }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/pages/tripPlanner/useTripPlanner.ts b/client/src/pages/tripPlanner/useTripPlanner.ts
index 52d04cc9..f7fbe9bc 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/tripPlanner/useTripPlanner.ts
+++ b/client/src/pages/tripPlanner/useTripPlanner.ts
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export function useTripPlanner() {
     })
   }, [places, mapCategoryFilter, mapPlacesFilter, assignments, expandedDayIds])
 
-  const { route, routeSegments, routeInfo, setRoute, setRouteInfo, updateRouteForDay } = useRouteCalculation({ assignments } as any, selectedDayId, routeShown, routeProfile)
+  const { route, routeSegments, routeInfo, setRoute, setRouteInfo, updateRouteForDay } = useRouteCalculation({ assignments } as any, selectedDayId, routeShown, routeProfile, tripAccommodations)
 
   const handleSelectDay = useCallback((dayId: number | null, skipFit?: boolean) => {
     const changed = dayId !== selectedDayId