Hostelworld Scraper

Overview

Hostelworld Scraper is a powerful Apify actor that extracts hostel listings from Hostelworld, the world's leading hostel booking platform. Search by destination and collect detailed accommodation data including prices, ratings, reviews, amenities, and location details.

Features

• Search hostels by destination city name
• Extract pricing, ratings, and review counts
• Collect amenity lists and photo URLs
• Get full address and location information
• Configurable result limits
• Works with empty input using sensible defaults

Use Cases

• Budget travel research: Compare hostel prices across destinations
• Accommodation market analysis: Track pricing trends and availability
• Travel app development: Build hostel comparison tools and travel guides
• Competitive intelligence: Monitor hostel ratings and amenities across cities

Input Configuration

Field	Type	Description	Default
destinations	Array	List of destination cities to search	["Bangkok", "Barcelona", "Tokyo"]
maxResults	Integer	Maximum number of hostels to scrape	200

Output Data

Each result contains the following fields:

• name - Hostel name
• price - Price per night
• currency - Currency code
• rating - Overall rating score
• reviewCount - Number of reviews
• amenities - List of available amenities
• city - City name
• country - Country name
• address - Full address
• photos - Array of photo URLs
• url - Hostelworld listing URL
• scrapedAt - Timestamp of when the data was collected

API Usage

You can call this actor via the Apify API to integrate hostel data into your applications. Use the provided dataset endpoint to retrieve results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format. The actor supports scheduling for regular data collection.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. Each result costs $0.00075. Run the actor with empty input {} to use default settings and test the output before scaling up your data collection. Visit the Apify platform for more details on pricing and usage limits.