# Hostelworld Scraper - Hostel Prices & Ratings (`lulzasaur/hostelworld-scraper`) Actor Scrape Hostelworld.com for hostel listings by city. Extract prices, ratings, reviews, property type, and images. Great for travel research, price comparison, and backpacker trip planning. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/hostelworld-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** Travel - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Hostelworld Scraper Apify Actor for scraping Hostelworld.com hostel listings by city. Uses CheerioCrawler for fast, efficient HTML parsing. ### Features - Search hostels in any city worldwide - Extract prices, ratings, review counts, and property types - Multi-page pagination support (~30 hostels per page) - Currency selection (USD, EUR, GBP, etc.) - Optional date filtering for availability-based pricing ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `cities` | string[] | `["Los Angeles"]` | City names to search | | `maxPages` | integer | `3` | Max pages per city (~30 hostels/page) | | `maxListings` | integer | `100` | Max total listings (0=unlimited) | | `currency` | string | `"USD"` | Currency code for prices | | `dateFrom` | string | - | Check-in date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | `dateTo` | string | - | Check-out date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | `{}` | Proxy settings (optional) | #### Example Input ```json { "cities": ["London", "Barcelona", "Bangkok"], "maxPages": 5, "maxListings": 200, "currency": "EUR" } ```` ### Output ```json { "name": "HI Los Angeles - Santa Monica", "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/hostels/p/1851/hi-los-angeles-santa-monica/", "propertyId": "1851", "price": 19.38, "priceCurrency": "USD", "rating": 9.3, "ratingLabel": "Superb", "reviewCount": 6577, "propertyType": "Hostel", "imageUrl": "https://a.hwstatic.com/image/upload/...", "position": 0, "city": "Los Angeles", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-03T12:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Popular Cities | City | Examples | |------|---------| | Europe | London, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin, Paris, Rome | | Southeast Asia | Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Bali, Kuala Lumpur, Manila | | Americas | New York, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Lima, Buenos Aires | | Oceania | Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland | ### How It Works 1. Builds search URLs for each city with optional date/currency params 2. Follows Hostelworld redirects to canonical city URLs 3. Parses property cards from SSR HTML (Nuxt 3) 4. Extracts names, prices, ratings, reviews, images, and property IDs 5. Automatically paginates through results pages ### Quick Start ```bash apify run --purge ``` ### Deploy to Apify ```bash apify login apify push ``` ### Related Scrapers More scrapers and data tools by [lulzasaur](https://apify.com/lulzasaur): - [Craigslist Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/craigslist-scraper) — Classified listings - [Redfin Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/redfin-scraper) — Real estate listings - [StubHub Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/stubhub-scraper) — Event ticket prices - [OfferUp Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/offerup-scraper) — Local marketplace - [Reverb Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/reverb-scraper) — Music gear marketplace # Actor input Schema ## `cities` (type: `array`): List of city names to search for hostels (e.g., 'Los Angeles', 'London', 'Bangkok', 'Barcelona'). Each city produces a separate set of results. ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of search result pages to scrape per city. Each page has ~30 hostels. ## `maxListings` (type: `integer`): Maximum total number of hostel listings to scrape across all cities. Set to 0 for unlimited. ## `currency` (type: `string`): Currency code for prices (e.g., USD, EUR, GBP, AUD). ## `dateFrom` (type: `string`): Check-in date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for default dates. ## `dateTo` (type: `string`): Check-out date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for default dates. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Not required for basic scraping but recommended for large-scale runs. ## Actor input object example ```json { "cities": [ "Los Angeles" ], "maxPages": 3, "maxListings": 100, "currency": "USD", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "cities": [ "Los Angeles" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/hostelworld-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "cities": ["Los Angeles"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/hostelworld-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "cities": [ "Los Angeles" ] }' | apify call lulzasaur/hostelworld-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/hostelworld-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Hostelworld Scraper - Hostel Prices & Ratings", "description": "Scrape Hostelworld.com for hostel listings by city. Extract prices, ratings, reviews, property type, and images. Great for travel research, price comparison, and backpacker trip planning.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "u0GjEvo5M455LNhRV" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~hostelworld-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-hostelworld-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~hostelworld-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-hostelworld-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~hostelworld-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-hostelworld-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "cities" ], "properties": { "cities": { "title": "Cities", "type": "array", "description": "List of city names to search for hostels (e.g., 'Los Angeles', 'London', 'Bangkok', 'Barcelona'). Each city produces a separate set of results.", "default": [ "Los Angeles" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max Pages per City", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of search result pages to scrape per city. Each page has ~30 hostels.", "default": 3 }, "maxListings": { "title": "Max Listings Total", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total number of hostel listings to scrape across all cities. Set to 0 for unlimited.", "default": 100 }, "currency": { "title": "Currency", "type": "string", "description": "Currency code for prices (e.g., USD, EUR, GBP, AUD).", "default": "USD" }, "dateFrom": { "title": "Check-in Date", "type": "string", "description": "Check-in date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for default dates." }, "dateTo": { "title": "Check-out Date", "type": "string", "description": "Check-out date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Leave empty for default dates." }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Not required for basic scraping but recommended for large-scale runs.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```