# Google Search Hotels Search API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/google/hotels-search)

> Returns hotels for a query from Google Travel — name, star rating, review score, coordinates, images, and nightly price. Dates default to next-day / one-night / two-visitors when omitted. Each hotel_identifier can be passed to GET /v1/google/hotels/info for full detail. Powered by DataForSEO.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/google/hotels/search` costs 1 credit per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `keyword` | yes | Hotel search query (e.g. 'hotels in New York'). |
| `location_name` | no | Geographic context as 'City,Region,Country'. |
| `language_name` | no | Result language (default 'English'). |
| `check_in` | no | Check-in date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to the next day. |
| `check_out` | no | Check-out date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to one night. |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/google/hotels/search?keyword=hotels%20in%20New%20York" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I search Google Hotels with an API?

Send a GET request to /v1/google/hotels/search with your query. SocialCrawl pulls matching hotels from Google Travel — each with name, star rating, review score, coordinates, images, and nightly price — in the same unified schema used across every SocialCrawl platform.

### What does each hotel result include?

Each result returns the hotel name, star rating, aggregate review score, map coordinates, images, and the nightly price Google Travel shows. That is enough to build a hotel search grid, a price-comparison view, or a travel directory without a separate hotel data provider.

### Is this a Google Places or Travel API alternative?

Yes. SocialCrawl returns Google Travel hotel data without a Google Cloud project, OAuth, or per-place quota. The response uses the same schema as every SocialCrawl platform, so the code you write for hotel search works identically for TikTok, Reddit, and Google search.

### How do I get full detail on one hotel?

Run hotels/search first to get matching hotels, then call /v1/google/hotels/info for the one you want. The info endpoint adds the description, address, phone, amenities across 14 categories, review-sentiment topics, and a multi-vendor price comparison. This is the standard two-step pattern.

### How much does the Google Hotels API cost?

Each hotel search costs 1 credit, powered by DataForSEO. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card required — enough to run 100 hotel searches, or mix with the 5-credit hotel info endpoint for deeper detail on the hotels you care about.

See the full Google Search API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/google

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- What's the best API to search Google Hotels without the Places API?
- How to get hotel name, rating, and nightly price from Google Travel with an API