🏖️ VRBO Vacation Rental Scraper

This actor allows you to scrape vacation rental listings from VRBO.com by providing a search URL. It automatically handles pagination and extracts comprehensive property information including prices, ratings, amenities, and location details.

Features

• URL-based Scraping: Extract vacation rental listings by providing a complete VRBO search URL
• Automatic Pagination: Automatically navigates through pages and loads more listings until reaching the end or max items limit
• Comprehensive Property Data: Extract detailed information about each rental including:
  • Property title and direct booking URL
  • Property images
  • Location and distance from search destination
  • Property type and guest capacity (bedrooms, bathrooms, sleeps)
  • Guest ratings and review counts
  • Nightly rates and pricing details
  • Fee inclusion status
  • Special badges (Loved by Guests)
• Smart Deduplication: Automatically removes duplicate listings
• Proxy Support: Optional proxy configuration for enhanced reliability

Input Parameters

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

How to Get Search URL

1. Go to VRBO.com
2. Enter your destination, check-in/check-out dates, and number of guests
3. Apply any filters you need (price range, property type, amenities, etc.)
4. Copy the complete URL from your browser's address bar
5. Paste it into the searchUrl field

Example search URL:

https://www.vrbo.com/search?destination=Seven+Devils%2C+North+Carolina&d1=2025-11-12&d2=2025-11-13&adults=2

Output

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

• searchUrl: The original search URL used
• title: Property title/name
• url: Direct link to the property listing page
• img: URL of the main property image
• distance: Distance from the search destination (e.g., "Banner Elk, 2 mi from Seven Devils")
• typeAndCapacity: Property type and capacity details (e.g., "Condo · Sleeps 6 · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms")
• rating: Average guest rating (e.g., "8.2")
• ratingText: Rating description (e.g., "Very Good", "Exceptional")
• reviewCount: Number of guest reviews
• price: Nightly rate (e.g., "$202")
• priceDesc: Price period description (e.g., "for 1 night")
• isFeeIncluded: Whether all fees are included in the displayed price
• isLovedByGuests: Whether the property has the "Loved by Guests" badge
• scrapedAt: Timestamp of when the listing was scraped

Example output:

[
  {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.vrbo.com/search?destination=Seven+Devils%2C+North+Carolina&d1=2025-11-12&d2=2025-11-13&adults=2",
    "title": "Two bedroom condo on golf course w/level entry + private balcony",
    "url": "https://www.vrbo.com/1680821?chkin=2025-11-12&chkout=2025-11-13&adults=2...",
    "img": "https://images.vrbo.com/...",
    "distance": "Banner Elk, 2 mi from Seven Devils",
    "typeAndCapacity": "Condo · Sleeps 6 · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms",
    "rating": "8.2",
    "ratingText": "Very Good",
    "reviewCount": "23",
    "price": "$202",
    "priceDesc": "for 1 night",
    "isFeeIncluded": true,
    "isLovedByGuests": false,
    "scrapedAt": "2025-11-05T09:34:19.589Z"
  },
  ...
]

Use Cases

• Travel Planning: Find and compare vacation rental options for your next trip
• Price Monitoring: Track rental prices across different dates and destinations
• Market Research: Analyze vacation rental market trends and pricing strategies
• Competitor Analysis: Monitor competitor properties and pricing for property managers
• Investment Research: Evaluate potential vacation rental investment opportunities
• Aggregator Platforms: Build custom vacation rental search and comparison tools
• Travel Agency Tools: Create curated vacation rental listings for clients
• Data Analysis: Analyze guest ratings, property types, and pricing patterns

Notes

• Works with VRBO.com (Vacation Rentals by Owner)
• Results are saved incrementally as they are found
• All timestamps are in ISO 8601 format
• Prices are displayed in the currency set in your search
• The isFeeIncluded flag indicates whether cleaning fees and service fees are included in the displayed price
• Properties with the "Loved by Guests" badge have consistently high ratings
• Distance is calculated from your search destination

Limitations

• Only works with VRBO.com
• Cannot scrape detailed property information from individual listing pages (only search results data)
• Some properties may have limited information if not fully detailed by the owner
• Real-time availability is not captured
• Exact amenity lists are not included (only property type and capacity)
• Property images are limited to the main image shown in search results

Tips for Best Results

• Use specific destinations for more targeted results
• Set appropriate check-in/check-out dates as prices vary by date
• Set a reasonable maxItems limit to avoid long scraping times
• Check the search results manually first to ensure the URL is correct
• For large datasets, consider splitting into multiple smaller scraping jobs by destination
• Enable proxy configuration if you encounter rate limiting
• Be aware that prices shown are for the dates specified in your search URL

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