# Google Hotels Scraper: Prices & Booking Sites (`leanpilar/google-hotels`) Actor

Get hotel prices from Google Hotels for any city, dates and guests: nightly and total price with taxes, rating, reviews, stars, amenities, location, plus every booking site's price (Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, hotel website) with links. Pay only for hotels delivered.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/leanpilar/google-hotels.md
- **Developed by:** [Lean Pilar](https://apify.com/leanpilar) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 hotel with booking-site prices

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Google Hotels Scraper: hotel prices and every booking site's rate

Get hotel prices from [Google Hotels](https://www.google.com/travel/hotels) for any city, area or hotel,
for your own dates and guests. Optionally add the price and link of **every booking site** Google
compares: Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Hotels.com, Trip.com, Priceline, the hotel's own website and more.
**You only pay for hotels delivered.**

### What you get

For each hotel:

- **Name, type** (hotel or vacation rental), **star class**, **rating, review count** and rating breakdown
- **Price per night** and **total for your stay**, with and without **taxes and fees**, in your currency
- Google's **deal label** ("35% less than usual"), **amenities**, description, check-in and check-out time
- **Location**: latitude, longitude, nearby places and airports with travel times, Google Maps link
- Website, photos, and the Google Hotels link for your dates
- With **booking-site prices** on:
  - one entry per site: **price per night and stay total with and without taxes**, free-cancellation
    date where Google shows it, whether it's the **hotel's own site**, and the **direct booking link**
  - the hotel's **address and phone**

### Why this scraper

- **Reliable.** It reads the data Google Hotels embeds in its pages, without a browser. In our tests
  1,758 requests succeeded on the first try, also with several runs in parallel.
- **Your dates, guests and currency.** Check-in and check-out, adults, children with ages, any currency.
- **Hotels and vacation rentals kept apart.** Google mixes them; choose hotels, rentals or both.
- **Never silently empty.** A search with no hotels gives a free `noResults` record, and a failed search
  a free `error` record with the reason.

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| Hotel from the results list | **$1.50 per 1,000** ($0.0015 each) |
| Hotel with every booking site's price (`includeOffers: true`, or a hotel link) | **$3.00 per 1,000** ($0.003 each) |

Records with `status` `noResults` or `error` are never charged. Platform usage is included.

### Input example

```json
{
  "queries": ["hotels in Rome", "Hilton London Paddington"],
  "checkIn": "2026-12-04",
  "checkOut": "2026-12-06",
  "adults": 2,
  "childrenAges": ["8"],
  "currency": "EUR",
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 50,
  "includeOffers": true
}
```

- **queries**: what you would type into Google Hotels: a city, area or hotel name.
- **hotelUrls**: Google Hotels links of specific hotels (or the `propertyToken` from an earlier run).
  Each returns that hotel with every booking site's price. Good for daily price monitoring.
- **checkIn / checkOut**: empty means 14 days from today, one night.
- **maxResultsPerQuery**: about 20 hotels per Google page; up to 1,000.
- **propertyType**: `hotels` (default), `vacationRentals` or `all`.

### Output example

```json
{
  "query": "hotels in Paris",
  "position": 1,
  "status": "ok",
  "name": "Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin",
  "type": "hotel",
  "hotelClass": 3,
  "rating": 4.4,
  "reviewCount": 1465,
  "pricePerNight": 94.75,
  "pricePerNightWithTaxes": 107.08,
  "totalPrice": 94.75,
  "totalPriceWithTaxes": 107.08,
  "currency": "USD",
  "checkIn": "2026-10-29",
  "checkOut": "2026-10-30",
  "dealText": "48% less than usual",
  "amenities": ["Breakfast ($)", "Free Wi-Fi", "Air conditioning", "Parking"],
  "address": "38-40 Rue Saint-Séverin, 75005 Paris, France",
  "offers": [
    {"source": "Hôtel Europe Saint-Séverin", "isOfficialSite": true, "pricePerNight": 94.75,
     "pricePerNightWithTaxes": 107.08, "totalPriceWithTaxes": 107.08, "url": "https://..."},
    {"source": "Booking.com", "isOfficialSite": false, "pricePerNight": 116.54,
     "pricePerNightWithTaxes": 140.52, "totalPriceWithTaxes": 140.52, "url": "https://www.booking.com/..."}
  ],
  "propertyToken": "ChcIrKbyyLe3_JMHGgsvZy8xdGZybG5kMhAB",
  "googleHotelsUrl": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/entity/ChcIrKbyyLe3_JMHGgsvZy8xdGZybG5kMhAB?..."
}
```

The dataset has two views: **Overview** (one row per hotel) and **Booking sites** (one row per hotel and site).

### Good to know

- Google re-ranks results between pages, so the order can shift a little; each hotel appears once.
- Searches with children get fewer booking sites, because many sites don't price child stays.
- Some hotels show no price for your dates (`available: false`). They are still listed.
- Prices are what Google shows to a US visitor by default. Change `country` (gl) and `language` (hl)
  under Advanced if you need another market.

### Development

```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
python -m pytest tests
```

How the pages are read is documented in `docs/spike.md`.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

What you would type into Google Hotels: a city, area or hotel name, like "hotels in Paris", "Rome Trastevere" or "Hilton London Paddington". One search per line.

## `hotelUrls` (type: `array`):

Google Hotels links of specific hotels (https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/entity/...) or their property tokens from an earlier run. Each one returns that hotel with every booking site's price.

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

Leave empty for 14 days from today.

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

Leave empty for one night. Up to 30 nights.

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

Number of adult guests.

## `childrenAges` (type: `array`):

One age (0-17) per child, like 8 and 5.

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

Three-letter code: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, ...

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Google shows about 20 per page. The run stops earlier when Google has no more results.

## `propertyType` (type: `string`):

Google mixes vacation rentals into hotel results. Choose what to keep.

## `includeOffers` (type: `boolean`):

Adds the price and link of each booking site (Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Hotels.com, the hotel's own website, ...), plus address and phone. Charged at the higher 'hotel with booking-site prices' rate.

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

Two-letter country code Google uses for the search (gl), like us, gb, de.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Language of names and descriptions (hl), like en, de, fr.

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

Not needed in most cases. Use it only if your runs keep failing.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "hotels in Paris"
  ],
  "adults": 2,
  "currency": "USD",
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 20,
  "propertyType": "hotels",
  "includeOffers": false,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `hotels` (type: `string`):

One record per property (status ok, charged) plus free noResults / error records.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Counts by status and request statistics.

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "hotels in Paris"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("leanpilar/google-hotels").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 = { "queries": ["hotels in Paris"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("leanpilar/google-hotels").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 '{
  "queries": [
    "hotels in Paris"
  ]
}' |
apify call leanpilar/google-hotels --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/EEiiq7ULTrdOyWfxm/builds/sOGaycn0sOxeP2bpb/openapi.json