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How to Connect to Google Vacation Rentals

This guide explains how Property Managers connect listings to Google Vacation Rentals through Jurny, what setup is required per unit, how Google reviews listings, and how bookings flow back into MOS. It also covers sync behavior, requirements, and common setup issues.

Overview: How Google Vacation Rentals Works

Google Vacation Rentals helps travelers discover your properties across:

  • Google Search
  • Google Maps
  • Google Travel

Here's how everything stays connected:

Source of Truth: Jurny PMS

Jurny is where your reservations are created and managed.

Whenever changes are made, Jurny automatically pushes:

  • Availability
  • Nightly rates
  • Fees & taxes

Google independently pulls your listing content (photos, descriptions, amenities, etc.) through an XML feed on its own schedule.

Note
Once your listing is live, Jurny continuously keeps pricing and availability updated automatically.

Before You Start

Before connecting a property to Google, make sure every unit includes:

  • ✅ At least 5 photos
  • ✅ Full property address
  • ✅ Map coordinates (latitude & longitude)
  • ✅ Country code
  • ✅ Complete property description
  • ✅ Bedroom count
  • ✅ Bathroom count
  • ✅ Check-in time
  • ✅ Check-out time
  • ✅ An active rate plan

Caution

If a property has fewer than 5 photos, is missing its country code, or doesn't include map coordinates, Google will silently reject the listing. No visible error will appear inside Jurny.

Step 1: Add the Google Vacation Rentals Channel

  1. Navigate to Distribution Accounts
  2. Click Add New
  3. Select Add Google Vacation Rental
  4. Give the account a name
  5. Click Connect Google Vacation Rental

Note

Jurny automatically creates the Google partner connection behind the scenes.

No API keys, credentials, or Google integrations are required.

Step 2: Connect Each Unit

Each property must be connected individually.

  1. Open a listing.
  2. Navigate to the Distribution tab.
  3. Click Add a Distribution Account.
  4. Select your Google Vacation Rentals account.
  5. Click Connect.

Step 3: Complete Your Listing & Publish

Before publishing, verify that your listing is complete.

Google requires:

  • At least 5 photos
  • Full address
  • Coordinates
  • Country code
  • Complete description
  • Bedroom count
  • Bathroom count
  • Check-in time
  • Check-out time

Once everything is complete:

  1. Open the listing.
  2. Click Publish Unit.

Caution

An unpublished unit is sent to Google as Unavailable.

Listings with missing photos or location information simply won't appear on Google.

Step 4: Configure Fees & Taxes

Google handles fees separately from your internal pricing.

For every fee and tax:

  1. Open Rental Rates.
  2. Enable Push this fee to Google Vacation Rental.
  3. Select the Google pricing basis:
    • Per Night
    • Per Stay
    • Per Person
    • Percentage of Rent
  4. Enter the Google-specific amount.

Caution

Every fee requires its own Google configuration.

If a fee isn't mapped, it won't appear on Google, which can lead to pricing discrepancies.

Step 5: Publish & Monitor Sync Status

After publishing, Jurny automatically keeps Google updated.

Open the unit's Google card under Distribution to monitor:

  • Listing
  • Availability
  • Pricing

Each displays either:

  • Synchronized
  • Not Synchronized

Additional actions include:

  • Force Push to Channel — Immediately sends updates without waiting for the next sync cycle.
  • Disconnect — Removes the unit's connection to Google.

Google Review Process & Timeline

Initial Account Activation

After Jurny activates your Google connection and the first successful sync completes, Google begins reviewing your account.

Initial activation typically takes up to 6 hours before properties become eligible to appear in Google Search.

Important

This activation timeline begins only after Jurny completes the Google partner setup.

Google Listing Review

Once Google receives your property information, each listing goes through a quality review.

This process can take up to 2 weeks.

During this period, listings may not appear publicly.

This review only happens during the initial approval.

After Approval

Once approved, your property becomes eligible to appear across:

  • Google Search
  • Google Maps
  • Google Travel

Travelers can discover your listing with live pricing and availability directly from Google's travel experiences.

How Bookings Work

After approval, the guest journey looks like this:

  1. A traveler finds your listing on Google.
  2. They choose their dates and number of guests.
  3. Google sends them to your Jurny property landing page.
  4. The guest receives a live quote including:
    • Nightly rate
    • Fees
    • Taxes
  5. The reservation is completed.
  6. The booking is created in MOS with Reservation Source = Google.
  7. Jurny immediately updates Google availability to prevent double bookings.

Sync Behavior & Timing

Once your listing is live, Jurny continuously keeps Google updated.

Update Typical Timing
Booking or reservation edits ~5 minutes
ARI pricing cache refresh 30–45 minutes
Full reconciliation Every 2 hours
Availability window 330 days ahead

What Syncs to Google

Data Direction Details
Listing Content Google pulls Name, description, address, photos, capacity, coordinates, phone, deep link
Availability Jurny pushes Open/closed dates, booking limits, blocked dates, prep time, minimum/maximum stay
Inventory Jurny pushes Available (1) or Blocked (0)
Rates Jurny pushes Nightly pricing from active rate plans
Fees & Taxes Jurny pushes Cleaning fees, taxes, standard fees mapped to Google
Property Data Jurny pushes Beds, bathrooms, smoking, views, check-in/out, photos

Note

Property data updates (rooms, photos, amenities, check-in/out, etc.) currently require a manual push and are not included in the automatic 2-hour reconciliation process.

What Carries to Google

Feature Status Notes
Property details & location ✅ Supported Name, address, description, coordinates, phone
Photos ✅ Supported Minimum of 5 required
Maximum occupancy ✅ Supported Sent as listing capacity
Availability ✅ Supported Includes booking rules and blocked dates
Length of stay ✅ Supported Minimum 2 nights, maximum 30 nights
Nightly rates ✅ Supported From active rate plan
Cleaning fees, taxes & additional fees ⚙️ Setup Required Configure individually for Google
Check-in / Check-out ✅ Supported Included in property data

Key Limits

  • Minimum stay: 2 nights
  • Maximum stay: 30 nights
  • Availability syncs up to 330 days ahead
  • Nights priced at $0 or below are ignored
  • Units without an active rate plan will not send pricing
  • One Jurny unit equals one Google listing

Troubleshooting & Common Issues

My listing isn't appearing

Most commonly caused by:

  • Fewer than 5 photos
  • Missing country code
  • Missing map coordinates

Note

Google silently drops these listings without displaying an error.

Pricing changes aren't showing yet

Google typically refreshes pricing within 30–45 minutes after updates.

This delay is expected.

No pricing appears on Google

Possible causes:

  • No active rate plan
  • Nightly rates are zero or below

Verify your rate plan and pricing.

Fees aren't appearing

Confirm that every fee:

  • Has Push to Google enabled
  • Has its own Google amount
  • Uses the correct Google pricing basis

My property still isn't visible

Remember there are two separate timelines:

  • Account activation: up to 6 hours
  • Initial Google listing review: up to 2 weeks

Both occur on Google's side and are normal.

I made changes but don't see them yet

Most updates sync within 5 minutes.

For urgent changes, use Force Push to Channel from the Google card.

If you need help or have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. Contact your Customer Success Manager or our support team at support.jurny.com – we’re happy to assist.