🐕 BringFido Hotels Scraper

This actor allows you to scrape pet-friendly hotels and lodging listings from BringFido.com by providing a search URL. It automatically handles pagination and extracts comprehensive property information including pet policies, pricing, ratings, and location details.

Features

• URL-based Scraping: Extract pet-friendly properties by providing a complete BringFido search URL
• Automatic Pagination: Automatically loads more results until reaching the end or max items limit
• Comprehensive Property Data: Extract detailed information about each property including:
  • Hotel/property name and images
  • Pricing information
  • Pet policies and restrictions
  • Property ratings (bone ratings)
  • Location details
  • Pet fees and size restrictions
  • Number of pets allowed
• Smart Deduplication: Automatically removes duplicate listings
• Proxy Support: Optional proxy configuration for enhanced reliability

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
searchUrl	string	Yes	Complete BringFido.com search URL to scrape
maxItems	integer	No	Maximum number of properties to fetch (default: unlimited)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Proxy settings for the actor

How to Get Search URL

1. Go to BringFido.com
2. Search for your desired location and apply filters (city, pet size, amenities, etc.)
3. Copy the complete URL from your browser's address bar
4. Paste it into the searchUrl field

Example search URLs:

https://www.bringfido.com/lodging/city/las_vegas_nv_us/?intent=on
https://www.bringfido.com/lodging/city/new_york_ny_us/
https://www.bringfido.com/lodging/state/california_us/

Output

The output is a dataset of property listing objects, each containing:

• searchUrl: The original search URL used
• name: Hotel/property name
• detailUrl: Direct link to the property detail page
• imageUrl: URL of the property image
• price: Nightly rate (e.g., "$63")
• policies: Pet-related policies (e.g., "No Pet Fee, Big Dogs Allowed, 2+ Pets Allowed")
• rating: Property rating in bones (1-5 scale)
• location: City and state location
• petPolicy: Detailed pet policy description including size limits, fees, restrictions
• scrapedAt: Timestamp of when the listing was scraped

Example output:

[
  {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.bringfido.com/lodging/city/las_vegas_nv_us/?intent=on",
    "name": "Motel 6 Las Vegas NV - Motor Speedway",
    "detailUrl": "https://www.bringfido.com/lodging/1348818",
    "imageUrl": "https://photos.bringfido.com/lodging/8/1/8/1348818/1348818_49042467.jpg?size=tile&density=2x",
    "price": "$63",
    "policies": "No Pet Fee, Big Dogs Allowed, 2+ Pets Allowed",
    "rating": 4,
    "location": "Las Vegas, NV",
    "petPolicy": "Motel 6 Las Vegas NV - Motor Speedway allows 2 pets up to 150 lbs for no additional fee. Both dogs and cats are welcome, but exotic pets are not allowed. Pets may not be left unattended and must be leashed or in a carrier when traveling to and from the room.",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-11-06T05:42:39.888Z"
  },
  ...
]

Use Cases

• Travel Planning: Find pet-friendly accommodations for vacations and trips with pets
• Price Comparison: Compare pet fees and nightly rates across different properties
• Travel Agency Services: Build databases of pet-friendly hotels for clients
• Market Research: Analyze pet-friendly accommodation trends and pricing
• Content Creation: Create travel guides and resources for pet owners
• Booking Platform Development: Aggregate pet-friendly lodging options
• Pet Services Directory: Build comprehensive resources for pet owners
• Competitive Analysis: Track pet policies and pricing in hospitality industry

Notes

• Works with BringFido.com pet-friendly property listings
• Results are saved incrementally as they are found
• All timestamps are in ISO 8601 format
• Rating system uses a 1-5 bone scale (5 bones = highest rating)
• Policies field contains comma-separated key features like pet fees, size restrictions, and quantity limits
• Detailed pet policies include weight limits, number of pets allowed, and any restrictions

Limitations

• Only works with BringFido.com
• Cannot scrape booking availability or real-time pricing updates
• Some properties may have incomplete pet policy information
• Images are thumbnail versions optimized for listing pages
• Cannot access user reviews or detailed amenity lists from listing pages

Tips for Best Results

• Use specific location searches for more targeted results
• Apply filters on BringFido before copying the URL to narrow down results
• Set a reasonable maxItems limit to avoid long scraping times
• Check the search results manually first to ensure the URL is correct
• Enable proxy configuration if you encounter rate limiting
• For multiple cities, run separate scraping jobs for each location

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Start finding pet-friendly accommodations with BringFido today!