{"id":1115,"date":"2025-05-28T21:01:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T04:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2025-05-28T21:01:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T04:01:25","slug":"list-on-google-vacation-rentals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/list-on-google-vacation-rentals\/","title":{"rendered":"How to List on Google Vacation Rentals?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/hotelprices\/answer\/10062327?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Google Vacation Rentals<\/a> is Google\u2019s meta-search engine for short-term rental properties. When a user <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/travel\/answer\/6276008?visit_id=638495398704915694-1219747745&amp;rd=1\" target=\"_blank\">searches for accommodation<\/a> in a specific city or region on Google, Google will display a map with all the available short-term rental options in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-1536x868.png 1536w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.png 1641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting listed on Google Vacation Rentals used to be a perk limited to certain OTAs and prominent property managers with more than 5.000 properties \u2013 but not anymore! Now you can also list your Hostex website directly on Google, with all the benefits that this entails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The integration helps you bring more potential guests to your website for direct bookings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"head_0\">Requirements to connect to Google Vacation Rentals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before setting up the connection with\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/travel\/search?q=google%20vacation%20rentals&amp;g2lb=2502548%2C2503771%2C2503781%2C4258168%2C4270442%2C4284970%2C4291517%2C4306835%2C4597339%2C4754388%2C4757164%2C4814050%2C4850738%2C4864715%2C4874190%2C4886480%2C4893075%2C4920132%2C4924070%2C4965990%2C4985712%2C4990494%2C72248281%2C72254357%2C72256471%2C72271797%2C72272556%2C72275078%2C72279098%2C72279293%2C72281254%2C72283989&amp;hl=en-ES&amp;gl=es&amp;ssta=1&amp;ts=CAISCAoCCAMKAggDGhwSGhIUCgcI5w8QBxgREgcI5w8QBxgTGAIyAggBKgcKBToDRVVS&amp;qs=CAE4Bg&amp;ap=aAE&amp;ictx=1&amp;ved=0CAAQ5JsGahcKEwiYnNWHzsL_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCw\" target=\"_blank\">Google Vacation Rentals<\/a>, you should be aware of certain requirements imposed by Google to use this integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Each rental must:<ul><li>have a\u00a0<strong>Name and Description<\/strong>.<\/li><li>have\u00a0<strong>at least 1 bed<\/strong>.<\/li><li>have\u00a0<strong>at least\u00a08\u00a0photos with captions.<\/strong><br>Each image should be at least\u00a0<strong>720 pixels<\/strong>\u00a0wide and 720 pixels high. The aspect ratio should be\u00a0<strong>4:3<\/strong>.<\/li><li>not be registered as a hotel in Google.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>The rental type\u00a0<\/strong>must be one of the following:\u00a0Boat, Bungalow, Chalet, Farm House, Mobile House, Apartment, House, Room, Student Housing, or Villa. <\/li><li>Your website must be\u00a0<strong>published<\/strong>. Learn how to<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/direct-booking-site\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0publish your website.<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_01GEH9RKZQ4GGSM3NMCJ4YPQYH\">Connect Hostex to Google Vacation Rentals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/direct-booking-site\/\" target=\"_blank\">created a direct booking website<\/a> in Hostex, you can easily publish your listings on Google with just one click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2.png 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Please keep in mind that Google Vacation Rentals do the completion of the review and connection process. This can take a few days or weeks, depending on the number of listings and size of your listings. For example: if you have many listings with many photos, it will take longer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Once published, you can see what the listing looks like on Google Vacation Rentals by clicking on\u00a0<strong>View listing in Google<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iShot_2024-04-24_18.56.21-1024x949.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iShot_2024-04-24_18.56.21-1024x949.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iShot_2024-04-24_18.56.21-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iShot_2024-04-24_18.56.21-768x712.png 768w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iShot_2024-04-24_18.56.21.png 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Vacation Rentals is Google\u2019s meta-search engine for short-term rental properties. When a user searches for accommodation in a specific city or region on Google, Google will display a map with all the available short-term rental options in the area. 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