Hospitable's integration with Google Vacation Rentals (GVR) bring zero cost direct booking leads from Google Travel straight to your Direct site. It's available to all Direct Basic and Direct Premium hosts with qualifying properties. Google accounts for 5-10% of all Direct bookings at Hospitable, but of course, individual results will vary.
Before you start: What you need
To list your property on Google Vacation Rentals through Hospitable, you need a Direct booking site set up first. Google Vacation Rentals works by linking your Direct site URL to Google — so without a Direct site, there's nothing for Google to point to.
You have two options:
Option | What it is | Best for |
Hospitable-hosted site | A booking site created and hosted by Hospitable — no technical setup required | Most hosts |
Self-hosted site | Your own website with the Hospitable booking widget embedded | Hosts who already have a property website |
Haven't set up Direct yet? Start here:
Go to Direct → Setup in your Hospitable account
Complete the Direct Setup Checklist — this walks you through creating your Direct site step by step
Once your Direct site is live, come back to Direct → Channels to enable Google Vacation Rentals
Already have a Direct site? Skip ahead to the setup steps below.
Plan requirements
Google Vacation Rentals is available on Direct Basic and Direct Premium plans. Both require a Professional or Mogul Hospitable subscription. If you're on the Host plan, you'll need to upgrade first under Settings → Plans & Billing.
Scoping your property sites to Google
All Direct Basic and Direct Premium customers are now able to scope their properties to be listed with Google Vacation Rentals. Once you've setup Direct:
Go to the Direct Channels page
Check some or all of your properties to scope them to Google
If you have multiple sites, select the site URL you would like to use for each property
If you are not using a Hospitable site, you'll need to input your URLs as a self-hosted site
Save your changes
Requirements to list on Google
A direct booking site, either:
a self-hosted site with unique pages for each individual property and their corresponding Hospitable booking widget
Entire properties only; no private rooms, no hotels, no grouped properties
Listing name should show on the property page as the same name
A Direct payout method (only applicable to Direct Basic and Premium)
A full address
A summary of the property
At least one amenity
Minimum 8 high-resolution photos (recommended 20+)
At least 1 photo per room
Recommended resolution: 2048 x 1366 px
Minimum resolution: 1024 x 683 px
Maximum file size: 10 MB
Accepted file formats: JPG, JPEG, WEBP, and PNG
Orientation: Landscape
Note that the maximum length of stay on Google is 30 days, so if your minimum stay is greater than 30 days, those dates will appear as unavailable on Google.
Publishing Process
The path to publishing a GVR listing includes several steps:
Ensure all required details, including property photos and descriptions, are complete before submitting.
Any updates to a live listing (e.g., copy or availability changes) will restart Google's review process, temporarily removing the property from search results. This process can take another two weeks to complete.
When you save new properties to GVR, we will begin to sync your sites with Google so they can be reviewed according to their listing requirements. It can take up to 30 days before new properties appear on Google. Each edit or modification will prompt a new review process, so minimizing changes after submission can help reduce delays.
Overview of GVR Listing Statuses
Pending: This indicates that all required information has been forwarded to Google. It usually takes two weeks for the listing to appear on GVR, although it may take up to four weeks in some cases. Your property will display a Pending badge while Google is reviewing it.
Live: Once your property is live on Google, you will see a green View on Google button. Click on the button to open the property's GVR landing page.
Issues: If there are any problems, we will display a yellow Issues badge. Hover on the badge to see the feedback from Google.
Delay in being Live on Google
Google Review Timeline:
After submission, it typically takes Google up to 30 days to review your listing. If edits or updates are made, the timeline is reset, beginning a new review cycle from the date of the most recent change.
Incomplete Property Details or Non-Compliance:
Ensure completion of all required details, such as the full address, property summary, amenities, and high-quality photos. Non-compliance may result in prolonged pending status.
Conflicting Previous Listings:
Conflicts may arise if the property is also listed on other platforms, e.g., as a hotel. Resolving these conflicts might be necessary for approval.
Removing properties from Google
To remove your listing from Google Vacation Rentals, follow these steps:
Go to Direct > Channels on Hospitable.
Unselect the properties you want to remove.
Hit "Save Changes."
Property photos/images on Google
Hospitable does not have the capability or control to manually sort or rearrange the order of images on Google Vacation Rentals (GVR).
The sequence of photos is automatically generated by Google's system and is a standard protocol for all listings on GVR.
Reviews on Google
We pull Airbnb and Direct booking's aggregate rating. We currently do not show any review content.
Monitoring your performance
Once your properties are live on Google, you'll start seeing how your properties are performing directly on the GVR tab.
Impressions: the number of times your property page is viewed on Google Travel
Click-through rate: the number of times a user clicks through from your Google Travel property page to your Direct property page
Bookings: the number of times that the guest, after being redirected to your Direct property page, completes the booking request and you confirm the reservation
Troubleshooting Common Issues
Updated Listings Disappearing From GVR
If your listing is temporarily unavailable on GVR after you’ve made updates:
Understand that this is a regular part of the review process.
Allow at least two weeks after the last update for the listing to reappear.
Listings Not Becoming Live
If a listing does not become live after the 30 days review period, you can:
Double-check that all essential details (e.g., photos and descriptions) are correctly completed.
Note that any edits made will restart the publishing process, potentially resetting the scoping timeline.
Listing Stuck in "Pending" After Muting or Pausing
If your property was muted or paused in Hospitable and later reactivated, Google treats this as a significant change and restarts its review cycle from the reactivation date — not the original submission date.
This is the most common cause of listings staying in Pending longer than expected
Properties muted during onboarding will only begin Google's review once they are activated
Avoid muting and unmuting properties that are pending review, as each reactivation restarts the 2–4 week review window
Duplicate Listing On GVR
If the listing you are trying to list on GVR is already listed there through a different platform, such as VRBO, you need to make sure to remove the VRBO listing first.
GVR tends to display only one of these listings.
The solution to this is to request the other platform (e.g., VRBO) to remove its GVR listing.
Following this, you can reinitiate your Direct GVR listing by unscoping and then rescoping it under 'Direct > Channels'. Alternatively, renaming the public name of your Direct listing might help, although this could lead to display issues if the other platform's listing remains active, as both would appear in the same map location.
Verifying Listing Availability and Visibility
To confirm that your property is active and visible to guests on GVR:
Check your Hospitable.com dashboard for a green "View on Google" button next to your property listing.
Ensure that the necessary setup, including property photos and scoped information, has been completed.
If you suspect issues with a specific property, verify its status through manual searches on GVR.
Publishing a custom site that does not use the Hospitable Booking Widget
If your site uses a custom API-connected booking widget, you will need to add a meta-tag to your property page header as following:
<meta name="hospitable-property-id" content="a2774add-4a30-430e-9a50-b470edf0356a">
The content of the meta tag must correspond to the property UUID (above) or the numeric property ID.
Once the meta tag is present and your property URL has been populated in your dashboard, your property will be automatically validated and become eligible for display on Google Vacation Rentals.
Upcoming improvements
We have several improvements coming next to GVR:
✅ Done: We now sync your aggregate review score from available OTA channels
✅ Done: We now display your GVR listing status and URL in Hospitable
✅ Done: We now support non-Hospitable sites
✅ Done: GVR listing performance data is now visible on the Direct Channel tab
✅ Done: Syncing your Direct cancellation policy
🚧 Expanded amenity coverage
Custom branding for GVR listings