# Google Hotels Scraper | Nightly Prices & Ratings (`gridforge/google-hotels-scraper`) Actor

Extract first-page Google Hotels results by city or area: nightly prices before and after taxes, guest ratings, review counts, hotel class, coordinates, and official websites. Set dates, adults, and currency. About 18-20 hotels per location. $1/1,000 hotels returned, plus a small run-start fee.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gridforge/google-hotels-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [GridForge](https://apify.com/gridforge) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 hotel returneds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Google Hotels Scraper: Nightly Prices, Ratings & Locations

Extract the **first page of Google Hotels results** for cities or areas and turn it into structured hotel data. Research displayed nightly prices before and after taxes alongside guest ratings, review counts, hotel class, coordinates, and official websites.

**Coverage:** approximately 18-20 hotels per location, depending on the response. **Price:** $1 per 1,000 hotel results, plus the configured run-start fee.

### Quick start

1. Add one or more cities, neighborhoods, or areas.
2. Set check-in and check-out dates if you want a particular stay. Supply both dates together.
3. Choose the number of adults, currency, and Google country.
4. Start the Actor, inspect the output, and export JSON, CSV, or Excel, or retrieve the dataset through the Apify API.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "locations": [
    "Times Square, New York"
  ],
  "checkIn": "2026-12-05",
  "checkOut": "2026-12-08",
  "adults": 2,
  "currency": "USD",
  "country": "us"
}
```

This is an input example, not a recorded result or a promise of availability or price.

### What can I extract?

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `name` | Hotel name |
| `pricePerNight` | Displayed nightly price before taxes, when available |
| `pricePerNightWithTaxes` | Displayed nightly price including taxes, when available |
| `rating` | Guest rating |
| `reviewCount` | Number of reviews; not the text of individual reviews |
| `hotelClass` | Hotel star classification; separate from guest rating |
| `latitude`, `longitude` | Hotel coordinates |
| `checkIn`, `checkOut` | Check-in/out information, when returned |
| `website` | Official hotel website, when supplied |

Fields can be missing when Google does not return them. Inspect a sample before building downstream transformations.

### Input reference

| Field | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| `locations` | Required | Array of city, neighborhood, or area queries |
| `checkIn` | Empty | Optional check-in date; use an unambiguous `YYYY-MM-DD` value |
| `checkOut` | Empty | Check-out date; supply it when setting check-in |
| `adults` | `2` | Adult guests; supported input range is 1-12 |
| `currency` | `USD` | Three-letter currency code, such as `USD` or `EUR` |
| `country` | `us` | Two-letter Google country code, such as `us` or `gb` |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Apify proxy enabled | Proxy configuration used by the Actor |

If dates are left empty, Google chooses its default dates. Set both dates for repeatable research inputs.

### Pricing and billing unit

- **$0.001 per hotel returned** ($1 per 1,000 hotel-result events).
- The current pricing configuration also includes a **$0.00005 Actor Start event**, defined per GB of Actor memory with a minimum of one event. At the default 1 GB, this is $0.00005 per run.
- A failed location does not incur a hotel-result event charge, but the start event can still apply.
- Example at 1 GB: 18 returned hotels have $0.01805 in configured event charges. This arithmetic is not a measured invoice. Confirm the live Pricing tab before running; the authenticated console currently shows that users do not pay platform usage costs.

### Scope and limitations

This Actor fetches the first page, **not every hotel in a city**. Narrower neighborhood queries can help explore different areas, but do not guarantee complete coverage and can return overlapping properties.

Prices reflect what Google displays for the search and can change. A displayed rate is not a reservation, guaranteed bookable price, or verified checkout total. Missing prices do not by themselves prove a hotel is sold out.

This version does not promise pagination, individual guest-review text, a price ladder across booking providers, room-level inventory, amenities, or booking links. `reviewCount` is a count, not a collection of reviews.

The Actor retries transient request failures. Upstream changes and rate limits can still cause errors; no guaranteed success rate is claimed.

### Repeatable price research

Use consistent dates, guest count, currency, country, and location text when comparing runs. Retain each run's timestamp in your analysis. To monitor changing prices, configure an Apify schedule and compare successive datasets; scheduling does not remove per-run charges.

Use the Actor's **API** tab for current authenticated request examples. An Apify token is required for API execution; no Google API key is supplied in the input.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.

### Output example (illustrative)

```json
{"name":"Example Hotel","pricePerNight":"$120","pricePerNightWithTaxes":"$145","rating":4.2,"reviewCount":250,"hotelClass":4,"latitude":40.75,"longitude":-73.99,"website":"https://example.com"}
```

Values illustrate the record shape; this is not an actual offer or observed rate.

### FAQ

**Does it return every hotel in a city?** No. It returns the first page, about 18-20 hotels per location. More specific location searches can increase coverage but may overlap.

**Does it include review text or all booking-provider prices?** No. This version includes review counts and displayed hotel prices.

**Is a failed run free?** Failed locations have no hotel-result charge, but the configured run-start event can still apply.

# Actor input Schema

## `locations` (type: `array`):

Cities, neighborhoods or areas, e.g. 'Times Square, New York' or 'Paris'. One search per location.

## `checkIn` (type: `string`):

Optional, e.g. 2026-12-05 or 'December 5'. Leave empty to use Google's default dates.

## `checkOut` (type: `string`):

Optional, e.g. 2026-12-08 or 'December 8'. Needed if you set a check-in date.

## `adults` (type: `integer`):

Number of adult guests.

## `currency` (type: `string`):

Three-letter currency code, e.g. USD, EUR, GBP.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code for the Google version used, e.g. us, gb, de.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. The default Apify proxy works for most runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "locations": [
    "Times Square, New York"
  ],
  "checkIn": "",
  "checkOut": "",
  "adults": 2,
  "currency": "USD",
  "country": "us",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "locations": [
        "Times Square, New York"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gridforge/google-hotels-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "locations": ["Times Square, New York"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gridforge/google-hotels-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "locations": [
    "Times Square, New York"
  ]
}' |
apify call gridforge/google-hotels-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gridforge/google-hotels-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/DGdydCcW51DcVJTS0/builds/eDhGwRLe1zZroB1Nd/openapi.json