Vrbo recently updated their connection and authentication process. Because of these changes, Hospitable now supports Vrbo connections through our official Google Chrome Extension.
This guide walks you through installing the extension, connecting your Vrbo account, and ensuring the connection remains stable.
🚨 Note: Desktop/laptop required! 🚨
Chrome extensions don't work on mobile devices, such as iPads, iPhones, tablets, etc.
You must connect your Vrbo account on a computer or laptop!
Before You Begin
Please confirm you have:
Google Chrome installed
Access to both:
Your Hospitable account
Your Vrbo Owner Dashboard account (in Owner Mode, not Traveler Mode)
1. Install the Hospitable Vrbo Chrome Extension
Open Google Chrome.
Visit the Chrome Web Store link for the extension (https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hospitable-vrbo-connectio/pmennafhbfkfibocheiebliafghnaccc).
Click Add to Chrome → Add Extension.
Click the Jigsaw/Puzzle icon in Chrome → Pin the Hospitable extension for easier access.
Once pinned, the extension icon should remain visible in your browser toolbar.
2. Connect Vrbo to Hospitable
Log in to both accounts
In the same Chrome profile:
Log in to Hospitable.
Log in to your Vrbo Owner Dashboard (ensure you're in Owner Mode).
Open Vrbo account settings and authorize the connection
Click the Hospitable Vrbo Extension icon in your Chrome toolbar.
Click on "Open your Vrbo Account Settings page"
Once you are on the Vrbo "Account Settings" page, click Connect Vrbo to Hospitable in the Chrome extension.
The extension will securely connect your Vrbo account → Hospitable in just a few seconds.
You should now see Vrbo listed as Connected in Hospitable.
🚨 Note: Do not log out of Vrbo once you've authorised access. The connection to Hospitable will only stay active as long as you're logged in.
3. Support for Multiple Vrbo Accounts
To avoid Vrbo login conflicts, we strongly recommend using separate Chrome Profiles, each dedicated to one Vrbo Owner account.
Vrbo only allows one Owner login per browser profile. Using separate Chrome profiles prevents disconnections, mistaken account switching, or authorization errors.
How to set this up:
In Chrome, click your profile picture (top-right).
Select Add to create a new Chrome Profile, then repeat steps 1 and 2.
Log into the correct Vrbo account in that profile.
Install the Hospitable Vrbo Extension in that profile (extensions do not sync across profiles unless you allow it).
🚨 Note: You'll need to stay logged in to each Vrbo account in each Chrome profile for Hospitable to continue syncing with Vrbo.
4. Verify the Connection
After authorization:
Go to Hospitable → Connected Accounts.
Confirm Vrbo shows as Connected.
Optionally, sync a listing to ensure everything is functioning correctly.
Important things to note about the Vrbo connection
It takes time to fully sync your Vrbo account and listing details to Hospitable
It may take some time (up to 2 hours) for Hospitable to fully sync with your new Vrbo listing's calendar, receive all reservation information from Vrbo and block those on other booking platforms.
What happens if Vrbo is the lead listing on a property?
When the Vrbo listing is the lead listing on your property, Hospitable checks the Vrbo calendar on a rolling 4.5-hourly basis to check for changes made on your Vrbo calendar, if Hospitable detects availability, pricing, or minimum stay lengths that are different to the values on the Hospitable calendar, we will pull in the values from the Vrbo calendar and push those to the other listings on the property if the relevant sub-sync setting is enabled.
You can read more about this here.
New Vrbo property name not populating correctly
One thing which can get delayed when pulling in listings and details from your newly connected Vrbo account is the Vrbo listing's name. Hospitable uses this listing name to create the property name for the property that houses the listing on Hospitable.
If Hospitable doesn't receive the listing name from Vrbo right away, a placeholder name for the property is created. This name is simply a punctuation (".").
You can learn how to change the property name here.
Unlisted/Hidden/Paused Vrbo listings
When your listing on Vrbo is unlisted/hidden/paused on Vrbo, we cannot communicate calendar information to Vrbo. Vrbo does not accept calendar updates from us in those states.
You will need to list your listing on Vrbo in order for Hospitable to be able to push calendar information to your Vrbo calendar.
After you list your listing on Vrbo, it may take several hours for Vrbo to update their public API with that information and for Hospitable to learn about the new listing status. During that time, all calendar pushes from Hospitable to Vrbo will continue to fail.
Using a different property management software (PMS) with Vrbo
While you can have a PMS connected to Vrbo alongside Hospitable, we will be unable to update your calendar. If you’d like to manage your calendar from Hospitable, ensure any tools you have previously used are completely disconnected! Additionally, if an external system like Ownerrez manages reservations, this can prevent certain data, such as reservation details or financial adjustments, from syncing correctly to Hospitable. Hospitable does allow integration with an already PMS-connected Vrbo account, but users should be aware of specific restrictions. For example, updates from Hospitable to the Vrbo calendar may be restricted, and calendars may appear incomplete in certain cases.
You can read more about this limitation here.