This article explains how to list your property on Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals through the Booking Engine.

As previously announced, the free trial of the Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals feature ended at the end of October 2026. The feature has been a paid service since November 2, 2026.

If you purchased a subscription but your listing was removed unexpectedly, you may not have purchased the correct number of subscriptions. Please contact us via AirHost chat support, switch from the AI bot to a staff member, and send us a message saying that you would like to "confirm the number of Google Hotel licenses," together with the relevant listings and website information.

If you already know how many you need, follow the steps in "Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals Listing Setup" to purchase the subscription, enable the activation, and turn on the listing status.

◻︎ This fee is charged in addition to the AirHost Booking Engine fee.

◻︎ For properties with 40 rooms or more, volume counting applies (count from the 40th room onward = number of rooms ÷ 5).

If you have not completed the full migration to AirHost ONE, you cannot continue using Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals listings. Please contact AirHost Support and complete your migration to AirHost ONE first.

The number to purchase is the same as the number purchased for the Booking Engine. If your situation is complicated and you are not sure, please contact us via AirHost chat support, switch from the AI bot to a staff member, and let us know that you would like to "confirm the number of Google Hotel licenses."

[Check that your property is published and on sale on the AirHost Booking Engine]

To be listed on Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals, your property must be published and on sale on the AirHost Booking Engine.

[Check whether your property is already listed]

Some properties are already listed. First, please make sure that the property is not yet listed on Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals.

For hotels:

Select the property on Google Maps. If "Official Site" is displayed under "All options," the listing is already complete.

For vacation rentals:

Display the property's address on Google Maps and select "Hotels" → "Vacation rentals." If your property appears at its location with "AirHost Booking Engine," the listing is already complete.

[Consistent meaning of the property name across languages]

When you set the property name in multiple languages (e.g., Japanese and English), make sure the meaning does not differ significantly between languages. Different meanings violate Google's policies and may result in your listing being suspended.

Also, make sure the property name is entered in all languages.

[About listing photos]

Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals will not accept an application if the property has fewer than 8 property photos. Before applying, make sure that at least 8 property photos are registered.

■ For hotel properties

You can apply for Google Hotels as long as at least 8 property photos are registered.

Room type photos are not required. However, AirHost also supports syncing room type photos to Google's room type image list, so we recommend registering room type photos as well.

■ To prevent delays or errors, please also check the following:

・The image URLs are accessible to Google (not blocked by robots.txt, etc.)

・The file size (max. 10 MB) and resolution (recommended: 1,920 × 1,080 pixels) requirements are met

Vacation rental properties on Google appear only in the "Vacation rentals" category in Google Travel. Therefore, booking links are not displayed on Google Maps.

To display booking links and rates on Google Maps, a "Check availability" button is required. This feature is only available for properties in the Hotel category, not for properties in the Vacation rentals category.

Google decides the listing category (Hotel / Vacation rentals), so you cannot specify the category when registering or change it afterwards. However, even if the property type in AirHost is set to "Apartment," it may be possible to merge with and list under the existing property information if the property is already registered on Google as a "Hotel."

If such property information exists, please include the URL of the property's Google Maps page when you apply and let our support team know. Whether the merge and listing are possible is decided by Google.

For more details about the categories, please see this article.

Go to [Admin Console] > [Account Settings] > [Subscription] and purchase the [Google Hotel Channel for Airhost Booking Engine] add-on.

🔗 Subscription page

Go to [Admin Console] > [Subscription] > [Activate], enable [Google Hotel Channel for Airhost Booking Engine] for the listings you want, and click [Save].

🔗 Activation page

Go to [Admin Console] > [Booking Engine], click the three-line menu, then click [Edit].

From the menu on the left side of the screen, click [Hotels], then click the three-line menu > [Edit].

Turn on the [Google Hotel Listing Status] toggle and click [Save].

Google requires the property name to have the same meaning in every language, even after translation. Therefore, if you change the property name, make sure the new name has the same meaning in all languages, including Japanese. You cannot change only the automatically translated property names.

As shown below, for properties in Japan, property names in languages other than Japanese can no longer be edited. Before applying for Google Hotels, please set the Japanese property name to the name you want.

After listing, property names in languages other than Japanese are translated automatically based on Google's specifications.

Simply turn off the [Google Hotel Listing Status] toggle and click [Save] to stop listing on Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals.

Turn off the [Google Hotel Listing Status] toggle, disable the activation, and then reduce the subscription quantity.

These can be connected from the AirHost Booking Engine. Rates and availability are also synced automatically.

Once your property is listed (published) on Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals, booking links are displayed on Google Search and Google Maps. No advertising fees apply.

Direct integration from AirHost is not currently supported. Paid ads are normally used through Google-certified partners, and only a limited number of partners are available in Japan.

If you are considering using them, please contact Google or a certified partner directly.

The rates displayed on Google Hotels are based on the rate information sent from the AirHost Booking Engine. If you want to set the rates, always configure them in AirHost.

Google Hotels automatically displays the lowest rate based on the rate settings for each date.

Example: If a multi-night plan is cheaper than the standard plan, the multi-night plan rate is displayed on Google Hotels.

To change the displayed rate, set the price of the target plan lower than the other plans in AirHost.

After you save the settings, AirHost syncs the rate information automatically.