Google Vacation Rentals (GVR) lets eligible Direct properties appear on Google Travel. When guests find your listing on Google, they are directed to your Direct property page to complete the booking.
This article explains what is required, how to scope properties to Google, what to expect during review, and how to troubleshoot common issues.
Before You Start
To list properties on Google Vacation Rentals, you need:
A Direct booking site
A Direct Basic or Direct Premium plan
A Professional or Mogul Hospitable subscription
Eligible properties with complete listing details
Your Direct booking site can be:
A Hospitable-hosted site
A self-hosted site with a unique page and Hospitable booking widget for each property
Google Vacation Rentals requires a Direct booking site. Without a Direct site URL, there is no page for Google to send guests to.
BRequirements to List on Google
Each property must meet Google’s listing requirements.
Your property must have:
A full address
A Direct payout method
A property summary
At least one amenity
A listing name that matches the name shown on the property page
At least 8 high-resolution photos
At least 1 photo per room
Landscape-oriented images
Accepted image formats: JPG, JPEG, WEBP, or PNG
Google Vacation Rentals only supports entire properties. Private rooms, hotels, and grouped properties are not eligible.
Google supports stays up to 30 days. If your minimum stay is longer than 30 days, those dates will appear unavailable on Google.
How to Connect to Google Vacation Rentals
To enable the integration:
Go to Direct Bookings → Google Vacation Rentals
Select the properties you want to list on Google
If you have multiple sites, choose the site URL you want to use for each property
If you use a self-hosted site, enter the property page URL
Click Save Changes
Scoping properties to Google Vacation Rentals
What Happens After You Save
After you scope properties to Google:
Hospitable sends the property information to Google
Google reviews the listing
The listing status appears in Hospitable
New properties can take up to 30 days to appear on Google.
Updates to a live listing, such as copy or availability changes, can restart Google’s review process and temporarily remove the property from search results.
Google Vacation Rentals Statuses
Your property may show one of these statuses:
Pending
The property information has been sent to Google and is under review. This usually takes about 2 weeks, but can take up to 4 weeks.
Live
The property is live on Google. You’ll see a View on Google button that opens the listing on Google.
Issues
Google found a problem with the listing. Hover over the issue badge in Hospitable to review Google’s feedback.
Monitoring Performance
Once your properties are live, you can monitor performance from the GVR tab.
You can review:
Impressions: how many times your property page was viewed on Google Travel
Click-through rate: how often users clicked from Google Travel to your Direct property page
Bookings: how many guests completed a booking request after clicking through from Google
Google Vacation Rentals dashboard in Hospitable showing impressions, click-through rate, bookings, and View on Google buttons
Removing Properties from Google
To remove a property from Google Vacation Rentals:
Go to Direct Bookings → Google Vacation Rentals
Unselect the property you want to remove
Click Save Changes
Common Issues
Listing is still pending
A listing can remain pending while Google reviews it. This can take up to 30 days.
If a property was muted or paused and later reactivated, Google treats this as a new review and restarts the 2–4 week review window.
Listing disappeared after updates
This can happen when Google starts a new review after listing changes.
Allow at least 2 weeks after the last update for the listing to reappear.
Duplicate listing on Google
If the same property is already listed on Google Vacation Rentals through another platform, Google may only display one version.
You may need to remove the other platform’s Google listing before your Direct listing appears.
Photos are not in the expected order
Hospitable cannot manually control the order of photos shown on Google Vacation Rentals. Google determines the photo sequence.
Reviews are not showing
Hospitable sends aggregate review ratings from Airbnb and Direct bookings. Review content is not currently shown.
Important Things to Know
Google Vacation Rentals is available to Direct Basic and Direct Premium hosts with eligible properties
Guests are sent from Google to your Direct property page
New listings can take up to 30 days to appear
Updates can restart Google’s review process
Google controls listing display, ranking, and photo order
Hospitable shows GVR performance data once properties are live