# Google Hotels Scraper – Prices, Ratings & Booking Sites (`smoldesk/google-hotels-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google Hotels for any city worldwide: nightly and total prices for your dates, any currency, star class, ratings and review aspects, GPS, photos, and prices from every booking site (Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, official site).

- **URL**: https://apify.com/smoldesk/google-hotels-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Smoldesk Studios](https://apify.com/smoldesk) (community)
- **Categories:** Travel, E-commerce, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.50 / 1,000 hotels

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

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# README

## Google Hotels Scraper – Prices, Ratings & Booking Sites

Scrape **Google Hotels** for **any city, neighbourhood or landmark worldwide**. For your exact **dates, guests and currency** you get each hotel's **nightly price, total stay price with taxes and fees**, **star class**, **Google rating with the 1–5 star breakdown**, **what guests praise or complain about** (location, service, cleanliness…), **GPS coordinates, website, check-in/out times, nearby landmarks and photos**. Optionally add **the prices Google lists from booking sites** (Expedia, Booking.com, Hotels.com, Priceline, Agoda, Trip.com, official site).

**Fast and cheap**: 800 hotels across 8 cities in about a minute. **$2.50 per 1,000 hotels**, no start fee, no API key.

### What you can use it for

- **Hotel price monitoring & revenue management**: track your hotel and competitors' rates for future dates, every day.
- **Travel apps & comparison sites**: hotel lists with prices, ratings, photos and coordinates for any destination.
- **Market research**: average nightly rates, star mix and ratings by city or neighbourhood.
- **Lead generation**: hotel names, websites, star class and size of review base for B2B sales to hotels.
- **AI travel agents**: give an LLM live hotel options for a trip.

### How to scrape Google Hotels prices

1. **Create a free Apify account** (no credit card needed to start) and open this Actor.
2. **Add locations.** Type cities, areas or landmarks in **Locations** (for example *Kuala Lumpur*), or paste hotel links in **Hotel links**.
3. **Set the stay.** Fill *Check-in date*, *Check-out date*, *Adults* and children's ages, and choose the *Currency* you want prices in.
4. **Filter.** Use *Minimum guest rating*, *Minimum hotel class*, *Max price per night* and *Only hotels with a price*. Leave *Booking-site prices* on to compare the sites Google lists.
5. **Click Start.** Results appear in the **Output** tab while it runs.
6. **Download or connect.** Export as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read the dataset through the API, Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets or a webhook.
7. **Automate it.** Open **Schedules** and run daily with the same dates to watch how a price moves before the stay.

**Tips**

- Leave the dates empty for a quick look: the Actor then uses a stay of 2 nights starting 14 days from today. Set your own dates for the real price of your trip.
- Set *Currency* to the one your customers use; Google converts all prices for you.
- Google chooses which booking sites to list (often 3–6), so the lowest price may come from a site that isn't in the list.

### Output

```json
{
  "type": "hotel",
  "searchLocation": "London",
  "position": 1,
  "name": "The Tower Hotel, by Thistle",
  "entityId": "ChYIrIK1s_Hf-arLARoJL20vMDkxZGNfEAE",
  "googleUrl": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/entity/ChYIrIK1s_Hf-arLARoJL20vMDkxZGNfEAE",
  "hotelClass": 4,
  "rating": 4.1,
  "reviewCount": 12649,
  "ratingDistribution": {"5star": 6624, "4star": 3287, "3star": 1408, "2star": 610, "1star": 720},
  "reviewAspects": [
    {"aspect": "Service", "mentions": 2111, "positive": 1491, "negative": 506},
    {"aspect": "Room amenities", "mentions": 1672, "positive": 960, "negative": 542}
  ],
  "pricePerNight": 151.82,
  "pricePerNightText": "$152",
  "totalPrice": 364.38,
  "totalBeforeTaxes": 303.64,
  "totalTaxesAndFees": 60.73,
  "currency": "USD",
  "checkIn": "2026-10-29",
  "checkOut": "2026-10-31",
  "nights": 2,
  "description": "Polished lodging on the banks of the Thames, offering refined dining, 2 bars and afternoon tea.",
  "latitude": 51.506786,
  "longitude": -0.0739649,
  "countryCode": "GB",
  "website": "https://www.towerhotellondon.com/",
  "checkInTime": "3:00 PM",
  "checkOutTime": "11:00 AM",
  "nearbyPlaces": [{"name": "Tower Bridge", "travelTime": "1 min"}, {"name": "Heathrow Airport", "travelTime": "56 min"}],
  "photos": ["https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/…=w1200"]
}
```

With **Booking-site prices** on, each hotel also gets:

```json
{
  "cheapestListedSite": "Expedia.com",
  "cheapestListedPrice": 133,
  "bookingSitePrices": [
    {"site": "Expedia.com", "isOfficialSite": false, "pricePerNight": 133, "totalPrice": 287, "details": "Earn rewards on this stay"},
    {"site": "Hotels.com", "isOfficialSite": false, "pricePerNight": 133, "totalPrice": 287, "details": "Free cancellation until Oct 27"}
  ]
}
```

### Input

```json
{
  "locations": ["New York", "Shibuya Tokyo", "beach resorts in Bali"],
  "checkInDate": "2026-12-10",
  "checkOutDate": "2026-12-13",
  "adults": 2,
  "childrenAges": ["6"],
  "currency": "EUR",
  "maxResultsPerLocation": 200,
  "minRating": "4",
  "minHotelClass": "3",
  "maxPricePerNight": 250,
  "includePrices": false
}
```

- **Locations**: any place Google understands, in any language: cities, districts, landmarks, airports or full queries like "hotels near Eiffel Tower".
- **Dates**: leave empty for a stay 14 days from now (2 nights).
- **Currency**: any three-letter code (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, SGD, INR, AED, …). Prices come back in that currency whatever country you target.
- **Filters**: minimum rating, minimum star class, max nightly price, only hotels with a price.
- **Hotel links**: paste Google Hotels links or `entityId`s from earlier runs to re-check their booking-site prices (e.g. a daily rate tracker).

### Pricing

| Result | Price | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel (price, ratings, location, photos…) | $0.0025 | **$2.50** |
| Booking-site prices for a hotel (optional) | +$0.002 | +$2.00 |

No start fee, no monthly rental. Hotels Google doesn't return are **not charged**, and booking-site prices are only charged when Google lists some.

### Use with AI (LangChain / LlamaIndex / CrewAI)

```python
from langchain_apify import ApifyWrapper
from langchain_core.documents import Document

apify = ApifyWrapper()  # reads APIFY_API_TOKEN
loader = apify.call_actor(
    actor_id="smoldesk/google-hotels-scraper",
    run_input={"locations": ["Lisbon"], "checkInDate": "2026-12-10", "checkOutDate": "2026-12-13", "maxResultsPerLocation": 30},
    dataset_mapping_function=lambda h: Document(
        page_content=f"{h['name']} ({h.get('hotelClass') or '?'}-star, rated {h.get('rating')}): "
                     f"{h.get('pricePerNightText')} per night. {h.get('description') or ''}",
        metadata={k: h.get(k) for k in ("googleUrl", "pricePerNight", "currency", "rating", "latitude", "longitude")},
    ),
)
docs = loader.load()
```

**CrewAI / Claude / MCP clients**: add the Actor as a tool through the Apify MCP server: `https://mcp.apify.com?actors=smoldesk/google-hotels-scraper`.

### Limitations

- Prices are what Google Hotels shows for your dates. The nightly price is Google's lowest listed rate. Some hotels show no price (sold out or not bookable through Google); they still appear unless you turn on **Only hotels with a price**.
- **Booking-site prices**: Google decides which sites to list, and the selection varies (often 3–6 sites). The lowest nightly price on the search result may come from a site that isn't in that list.
- Google lists up to a few thousand hotels per location. Use neighbourhoods for deeper coverage of big cities.
- Reviews text is not included (ratings, breakdown and review aspects are).

### FAQ

**Is there an official Google Hotels API?** Not for the public. This Actor reads the same public Google Travel pages a visitor sees, with no login or API key.

**Can I get prices in my currency?** Yes, set `currency`. Google converts all prices.

**How do I track prices every day?** Schedule the Actor in Apify with the same locations or hotel links and future dates, and compare `pricePerNight` across runs.

**Do I need proxies?** No. If Google rate-limits a run, the Actor switches to Apify datacenter proxies on its own.

**Is it legal?** It only collects publicly shown hotel information and prices. Follow the website terms and the laws that apply to your use.

### Feedback

Found a bug or missing a field? Open an issue in the **Issues** tab. If the Actor saved you time, a short review on this page helps other people find it.

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# Actor input Schema

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

Cities, neighbourhoods, landmarks or full queries anywhere in the world, e.g. Paris, Shibuya Tokyo, near Times Square, beach resorts in Bali. One search per line.

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

Google Hotels links (https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/entity/Ch…) or entity IDs from earlier results. Returns the booking-site prices Google lists for that hotel and your dates.

## `checkInDate` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD. Empty = 14 days from today.

## `checkOutDate` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD. Empty = 2 nights after check-in.

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

Number of adult guests.

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

One age per child (0–17), e.g. 5 and 9. Leave empty for no children.

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

Three-letter currency code for all prices: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, SGD, MYR, INR, …

## `maxResultsPerLocation` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many hotels for each location (Google lists up to ~1,000+ per big city).

## `includePrices` (type: `boolean`):

For each hotel, also get the prices that Google lists from booking sites (typically 3–6 of Expedia, Hotels.com, Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, Trip.com or the official site) with notes like free cancellation, plus the cheapest listed site. Which sites Google shows varies. One extra page per hotel, charged as 'hotel prices' only when prices are found.

## `minRating` (type: `string`):

Only hotels with at least this Google rating.

## `minHotelClass` (type: `string`):

Only hotels with at least this star class.

## `maxPricePerNight` (type: `integer`):

Only hotels at or under this nightly price (in your currency). Hotels without a price for your dates are skipped when this is set.

## `onlyWithPrice` (type: `boolean`):

Skip hotels that show no price for your dates (sold out or not bookable on Google).

## `maxPhotos` (type: `integer`):

How many photo URLs to include per hotel.

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

Google interface language (hl), e.g. en, de, fr, ja, es. Hotel names and descriptions follow it.

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

Google country (gl), e.g. us, gb, de, jp. Affects which booking sites are shown.

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

Not needed — the Actor switches to Apify datacenter proxies on its own if Google rate-limits the run. Residential proxies are ignored.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "locations": [
    "New York",
    "Paris"
  ],
  "hotelUrls": [],
  "adults": 2,
  "childrenAges": [],
  "currency": "USD",
  "maxResultsPerLocation": 20,
  "includePrices": false,
  "minRating": "0",
  "minHotelClass": "0",
  "onlyWithPrice": false,
  "maxPhotos": 5,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Hotels with prices and ratings.

# 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": [
        "New York",
        "Paris"
    ],
    "hotelUrls": [],
    "childrenAges": [],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("smoldesk/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": [
        "New York",
        "Paris",
    ],
    "hotelUrls": [],
    "childrenAges": [],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("smoldesk/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": [
    "New York",
    "Paris"
  ],
  "hotelUrls": [],
  "childrenAges": [],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call smoldesk/google-hotels-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,smoldesk/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/Ti8Iq4kIAoudmucqf/builds/6ehRR4Sh1MqM1byi4/openapi.json