Hostelworld Scraper

Hostelworld Scraper extracts hostel data from Hostelworld (hostelworld.com), the world's largest hostel booking site with 36,000+ hostels, hotels and guesthouses in 180 countries. Search any city (Lisbon, Barcelona, London, Bangkok, Medellín…) and get every property's name, type, address, district, GPS coordinates, overall rating and rating breakdown (security, location, staff, atmosphere, cleanliness, facilities, value for money), review count, lowest dorm and private-room prices for your dates, free-cancellation flag, distance from the centre, facilities, description and photos. Optionally add guest reviews with rating breakdown, review text, owner replies, reviewer nationality, age group and trip type. Export to CSV, Excel or JSON.

What does Hostelworld Scraper do?

• 🏨 All hostels in a city: hostels, hotels, guesthouses, apartments and campsites.
• 💶 Prices for your dates: lowest dorm bed and private room price per night for any check-in date, number of nights and guests, in 10 currencies.
• ⭐ Ratings: overall Hostelworld rating plus security, location, staff, atmosphere, cleanliness, facilities and value scores.
• 📍 Location: address, district, coordinates and distance from the city centre.
• 🛎️ Facilities: free breakfast, Wi-Fi, 24-hour reception, lockers, bar, kitchen and more.
• 📝 Guest reviews (optional): newest reviews with text, rating breakdown, owner reply, reviewer nationality, age group, traveller type and trip type.
• 🎯 Filters: property type and minimum rating.
• 🔗 Specific hostels: paste Hostelworld property links to get details and reviews for just those.

What data can you scrape from Hostelworld?

Use cases for Hostelworld data

• Hostel owners and managers: benchmark prices, ratings and facilities against competitors in your city.
• Revenue management: track dorm and private prices for upcoming dates.
• Travel startups and content creators: build "best hostels in…" lists from real ratings.
• Reputation and sentiment analysis: analyse guest reviews by nationality, age group and trip type.
• Market research: compare hostel supply and pricing across cities and countries.
• Travel agencies and tour operators: find well-rated budget accommodation for groups.

How to scrape Hostelworld

1. Click Try for free to open Hostelworld Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Enter cities or paste Hostelworld property links.
3. Optionally set a check-in date, nights, guests and currency for prices.
4. Turn on Include guest reviews if you need reviews.
5. Click Start and download the data as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Input

Example input

{
  "cities": ["Lisbon", "Barcelona"],
  "checkIn": "2026-11-10",
  "nights": 2,
  "guests": 1,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "propertyTypes": ["HOSTEL"],
  "minRating": 85,
  "maxPropertiesPerCity": 50,
  "includeReviews": true,
  "maxReviewsPerProperty": 20
}

Output

Property example

{
  "recordType": "property",
  "propertyId": "73197",
  "name": "Lost Inn Lisbon",
  "type": "HOSTEL",
  "url": "https://www.hostelworld.com/hostels/p/73197/",
  "city": "Lisbon",
  "country": "Portugal",
  "district": "Rossio Square",
  "address": "Beco dos Apostolos 6",
  "latitude": 38.7082506,
  "longitude": -9.144032,
  "rating": 94,
  "reviewCount": 7300,
  "ratingBreakdown": { "security": 98, "location": 98, "staff": 95, "atmosphere": 92, "cleanliness": 93, "facilities": 91, "valueForMoney": 93 },
  "currency": "EUR",
  "lowestPricePerNight": 17.91,
  "lowestDormPrice": 17.91,
  "lowestPrivatePrice": 83.44,
  "freeCancellation": true,
  "hostelworldRecommends": true,
  "distanceFromCenterKm": 0.76,
  "facilities": ["Bicycle Parking", "Adaptors", "Luggage Storage", "24 Hour Reception", "Tours/Travel Desk"],
  "images": ["https://a.hwstatic.com/propertyimages/7/73197/lqqe9tgt5kaogtpy2bsq.jpg"]
}

Review example

{
  "recordType": "review",
  "propertyId": "14348",
  "propertyName": "Palmers Lodge - Swiss Cottage",
  "city": "London",
  "reviewId": "16682920",
  "date": "2026-09-30",
  "rating": 94,
  "ratingBreakdown": { "security": 100, "location": 100, "staff": 100, "atmosphere": 100, "cleanliness": 80, "facilities": 100, "valueForMoney": 80 },
  "text": "Very nice hostel with historic charm. Good location near metro lines. Good breakfast and daily activities. Friendly staff.",
  "languageCode": "en",
  "ownerReply": null,
  "reviewerNationality": "USA",
  "reviewerAgeGroup": "41+",
  "travellerType": "FEMALE",
  "tripTypes": ["RTWTRIP"]
}

How much does it cost to scrape Hostelworld?

Hostelworld Scraper uses pay-per-result pricing: a small fixed price per property or review row, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the Pricing tab for the exact price.

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FAQ

Do I need dates to get prices? No, but dates give exact prices. Without a check-in date you get general lowest prices.

How are ratings scaled? Ratings are 0–100, as on Hostelworld (94 = 9.4).

Can I get only hostels, not hotels? Yes. Set Property types to Hostels.

Can I monitor prices? Yes. Schedule the scraper with fixed dates to track price changes over time.

What formats can I export? CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

Can I integrate Hostelworld Scraper with other apps? Hostelworld Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

Is it legal to scrape Hostelworld? The scraper only collects publicly displayed property information and reviews, and does not collect reviewer names. You are responsible for using the data in line with Hostelworld's terms and the GDPR.

Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with Hostelworld.

You pay only for what the run returns. Set a maximum cost per run and it stops cleanly at that limit.