Keep the commission on a direct booking
A stay booked through VRBO carries a commission. The same stay booked on your own website does not, so the guests who searched for your name go through a door you own.
VRBO availability
Free VRBO calendar widget
Show your VRBO availability on your own website and turn the visitors who searched for your place into direct bookings. No PMS, no code, setup in about 2 minutes.
How to get your VRBO iCal link:
- Open the listing in your Vrbo owner dashboard and select Calendar
- In Settings, open the Availability tab
- Under Calendar sync, choose Connect calendars, then Export calendar
- Select Copy URL
- Paste it above
Works with Airbnb, Booking.com, or any iCal URL.
Live Preview
Embed Code
Paste an iCal link above and the code for your own calendar appears here.
Your calendar, on your own website
Paste your iCal link above to fill in your dates, or create a free account and set it up from your dashboard.
See it live
How your VRBO availability looks on your own website
Rotate through example rentals to see how a synced availability calendar sits naturally on a host's website with a copy-paste embed.
Beachfront Villa
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Why hosts add it
Turn your VRBO availability into direct bookings
Commission rates vary by market and listing type. Showing your VRBO availability on your own website gives a high-intent visitor a reason to book with you rather than go back to the listing.
One calendar, every channel
Add your VRBO feed, and your Airbnb and Booking.com feeds beside it, and the widget shows one merged calendar. A date booked on any channel reads as booked on your website too.
Dates only, never guests
A VRBO iCal feed carries dates. Guest names, contact details, and payout information stay in your VRBO account and never reach the page.
Behind the widget
A calendar that updates itself
The embed on your website is backed by a sync engine that keeps your VRBO availability current and an appearance studio that makes the calendar look like yours.
Sync engine
Your VRBO availability, mirrored on your own site
RentalBeam reads the calendar export link VRBO publishes, alongside Airbnb, Booking.com, or any other iCal URL, and keeps one combined calendar current on its own, re-checking yours at most every 15 minutes.
- Merge VRBO, Airbnb, and Booking.com into one calendar, up to 10 iCal sources per rental
- Automatic refresh, with Healthy / Stale / Error sync health per source
- Export one combined feed back out on Plus and Pro
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Appearance studio
Style the calendar to match your website
A guest who came looking for your place should not land on a widget that looks bolted on. Plus and Pro start you from a one-click preset, then let you set the available, booked, and closed colors, the font, and the background. The calendar follows your site's own light, dark, or auto theme.
- Preset color schemes, or set the available, booked, and closed colors yourself
- Custom font, background, and light / dark / auto theme
- Branding removal on Plus and Pro
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Widgets tab
The widget builder in your dashboard
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Your side of it
Preview, embed code, and a view count on one tab
Paste your VRBO iCal link once. The Widgets tab shows the same calendar guests will see on your website, the embed code sits right under it, and the view count tells you it is live.
Pick a look, copy the code, and stop updating dates by hand.
Three months side by side or one month at a time, chosen before you copy
Script or iframe embed, pasted into Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Webflow, and any builder that accepts HTML or scripts
Imported dates refresh on their own, re-checked at most every 15 minutes
Widget features
Everything the VRBO calendar widget can do
Free starts with one source and one embed. Plus and Pro add source aggregation, manual date controls, export URLs, branding removal, and sync monitoring.
Availability calendar
Always in sync
Availability stays current on its own, across every channel you use.
- Auto sync
- Source aggregation
- Two-way iCal sync
- Sync health monitor
- Export access tracking
- Google Calendar quick-add
Make it yours
Style it, control it, and scale it to match your brand and portfolio.
- Custom date blocking
- Branding and colors
- Dark mode
- Scales with your portfolio
- Collections
Built for any guest, any site
Free to start, private by default, and ready for every visitor.
- Free plan
- Responsive
- 25 languages
- Privacy safe
- Widget view stats
- Guided install
Speaks your guests' language
Your VRBO availability, read in 25 languages
The widget detects each visitor's browser language automatically, or you can force one language in the embed, so a guest who found you from anywhere still reads open and booked dates in their own words.
- English
- Deutsch (German)
- Français (French)
- Español (Spanish)
- Italiano (Italian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- Polski (Polish)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- Română (Romanian)
- Hrvatski (Croatian)
- Slovenčina (Slovak)
- Slovenščina (Slovenian)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- Русский (Russian)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- 中文 (Chinese)
Guest experience
See what your guests experience
Open the real booking form, keep the flow inquiry-first if you want, or start guest card payments from the same widget when you are ready.
The real booking form, live on this page
Guests stay on your website from dates to payment
Inquiry-first and card-payment flows use the same widget setup
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The real RentalBeam demo booking form, shown the way your guests see it on your own website.
Setup in 3 steps
1
Get your iCal URL
Copy the calendar export link from your VRBO owner dashboard, or from Airbnb or Booking.com.
2
Customize your widget
Paste the URL above, pick your colors and language. See a live preview instantly.
3
Embed on your site
Copy the embed code and paste it into Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Webflow, and any builder that accepts HTML or scripts.
Related Guides
Continue with setup details and direct-booking next steps.
RentalBeam vs. the alternatives
Why VRBO hosts pick a synced website calendar over a full property management system
Availability calendar on your site
RentalBeam
(Us)
Included
All-in-one operations suite
Included
Standalone website builder
Included
Manual calendar updates
Not included
Free to start
RentalBeam
(Us)
Included
All-in-one operations suite
Not included
Standalone website builder
Not included
Manual calendar updates
Included
Setup in minutes
RentalBeam
(Us)
Included
All-in-one operations suite
Not included
Standalone website builder
Not included
Manual calendar updates
Not included
Auto iCal sync
RentalBeam
(Us)
Included
All-in-one operations suite
Included
Standalone website builder
Some plans
Manual calendar updates
Not included
Multi-platform sync
RentalBeam
(Us)
Included
All-in-one operations suite
Included
Standalone website builder
Some plans
Manual calendar updates
Not included
Custom colors and branding
RentalBeam
(Us)
Plus/Pro
All-in-one operations suite
Included
Standalone website builder
Included
Manual calendar updates
Not included
Direct booking form
RentalBeam
(Us)
Pro plan
All-in-one operations suite
Included
Standalone website builder
Included
Manual calendar updates
Not included
No monthly fee
RentalBeam
(Us)
Included
All-in-one operations suite
Not included
Standalone website builder
Not included
Manual calendar updates
Included
| Feature | RentalBeam(Us) | All-in-one operations suite | Standalone website builder | Manual calendar updates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Availability calendar on your site | Included | Included | Included | Not included |
| Free to start | Included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Setup in minutes | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Auto iCal sync | Included | Included | Some plans | Not included |
| Multi-platform sync | Included | Included | Some plans | Not included |
| Custom colors and branding | Plus/Pro | Included | Included | Not included |
| Direct booking form | Pro plan | Included | Included | Not included |
| No monthly fee | Included | Not included | Not included | Included |
Yes No Varies|Pricing and features accurate as of 2026
Frequently asked questions
Where do I find my VRBO iCal link?
Open the listing in your Vrbo owner dashboard and select Calendar. In Settings, open the Availability tab. Under Calendar sync, choose Connect calendars, then Export calendar. Select Copy URL. That link is the feed RentalBeam reads. Paste it into the widget builder and your website calendar shows the same booked and open dates your VRBO calendar has.
How often does the VRBO calendar widget update?
RentalBeam re-checks your VRBO feed at most every 15 minutes, on its own, with nothing for you to press. The timing you see also depends on how quickly VRBO itself refreshes the feed it publishes, which is measured in hours on every booking platform, so treat the calendar as close to current rather than instant.
Does the widget show guest names from my VRBO bookings?
No. A VRBO iCal feed carries dates, and the widget displays only whether a date is booked or open. Guest names, email addresses, phone numbers, and payout details never travel through the feed and never appear on your website.
Can I show VRBO and Airbnb availability in one calendar?
Yes, on Plus and Pro. Add the iCal URL from VRBO, Airbnb, Booking.com, or any other calendar that publishes one to the same rental, up to 10 iCal sources per rental, and the widget merges them into one calendar. A stay booked on any of those channels blocks that date everywhere the widget is embedded. The Free plan reads one source, so it suits a host who lists on VRBO only.
Does the VRBO calendar widget work on Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, and Webflow?
Yes. RentalBeam gives you a short script snippet, or an iframe if you prefer one, and it works on Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Webflow, and any builder that accepts HTML or scripts. Paste it where you want the calendar to appear. The whole setup takes about 2 minutes.
Is the VRBO calendar widget free?
Yes. The availability calendar is on RentalBeam's Free plan with one rental and one iCal source, which covers a single VRBO listing shown on your own website. Plus starts at 1 rental and Pro at 3, and both scale to any number from 5 to 50 rentals, priced per rental, adding more rentals, more iCal sources per rental, custom colors and fonts, branding removal, and a combined export URL.
Can guests book from the VRBO calendar widget?
The calendar widget shows availability; it does not take a reservation. To accept direct bookings on your own website, add the booking form widget, which is on the Pro plan. Guests then check your open dates and send a booking request, or pay for the stay, without going back to VRBO.
Will embedding my VRBO calendar affect my VRBO listing?
No. RentalBeam reads the calendar export link VRBO publishes for exactly this purpose. It does not sign in to your account, change your listing, or touch your rates or your ranking on VRBO.
The rest of the widget set
The booking form and the map fit the same page
All three read the same rental, so a guest can see your free nights, find where the place is, and book, without leaving your site.
Ready to get started?
Set up your free availability calendar in about 2 minutes. No credit card needed.