Short-term rentals in Wels
Wels is the 66th-largest of 194 short-term rental markets across Austria: 253 listings, 61% on Airbnb. 11% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 16%, led by Faraway Homes Apartments (20 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 253
- Market rank
- #66 / 194
- National share
- 0.3%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Wels
In Wels, Airbnb leads with 154 listings (61%), versus 99 on Booking.com (39%).
Where the listings are in Wels
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Wels
Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 16% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 4% on Booking.com. The 3 named professional operators — Faraway Homes Apartments, Limehome and Adagio Aparthotel — run 26 local listings between them. The other 2 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 11%
- Median market
- 16%
- Single-listing hosts
- 40%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Apartments & flats make up 52% of Wels' classified listings, followed by Hotels & hostels (19%).
Largest operators in Wels
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Austria listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faraway Homes Apartments | 20 | 4.44 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 4,153 |
| 2 | Limehome | 5 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 30,915 |
| 3 | Adagio Aparthotel | 1 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 169,047 |
Browse the full Austria operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Austria and count Wels among their markets. See the full interactive Wels market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Wels compares
Wels ranks 66th of 194 tracked markets in Austria, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer 261 listings
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Mondsee 261 listings
- Sankt Lorenzen ob Murau 258 listings
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Wolfsberg 248 listings
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Sankt Lambrecht 243 listings
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Spitz 242 listings
Photo credits
- Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer: Photo: Maria Alm Flugaufnahme by Pinzgauer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mondsee: Photo: Mondsee cut by Birka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wolfsberg: Photo: Wolfsberg2 by Neithan90 · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sankt Lambrecht: Photo: St. Lambrecht mit Benediktinerstift im Winter by Dnalor 01 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Spitz: Photo: Spitz an der Donau 2018-7317 by Isiwal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wels market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Wels?
Wels has 253 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 154 on Airbnb and 99 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Wels?
The largest professional operator in Wels is Faraway Homes Apartments, with 20 local listings.
How professionalised is the Wels short-term rental market?
11% of Wels' listings (28 of 253) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 194 markets across Austria (16%). Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 16% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 4% on Booking.com. The 3 named professional operators — Faraway Homes Apartments, Limehome and Adagio Aparthotel — run 26 local listings between them. The other 2 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Wels?
In Wels, Airbnb leads with 154 listings (61%), versus 99 on Booking.com (39%).
How many professional operators run listings in Wels?
3 named professional operators run listings in Wels. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 253 public short-term rental listings in Wels, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across Austria. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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