Short-term rentals in Locarno
Locarno is the 4th-largest of 78 short-term rental markets across Switzerland: 3,305 listings, 66% on Airbnb. 34% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 19%, led by Happy.Rentals (134 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 3,305
- Market rank
- #4 / 78
- National share
- 4.8%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Locarno
In Locarno, Airbnb leads with 2,186 listings (66%), versus 1,119 on Booking.com (34%).
Where the listings are in Locarno
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 Locarno
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 52% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 25% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 584 local listings between them, and the three largest — Happy.Rentals, HolAp SA and Fewotessin Sagl — account for 66% of that. The other 533 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 34%
- Median market
- 19%
- Single-listing hosts
- 32%
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 60% of Locarno's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (24%).
Largest operators in Locarno
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Switzerland listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy.Rentals | 134 | 4.48 / 5 | 7.7 / 10 | 5,901 |
| 2 | HolAp SA | 132 | 4.98 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 190 |
| 3 | Fewotessin Sagl | 119 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 234 |
| 4 | fewoascona.com | 82 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 749 |
| 5 | Wild Valley SAGL | 73 | 4.81 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 1,227 |
| 6 | Your.Rentals | 29 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 3,494 |
| 7 | Herisau Apartments | 6 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 39,609 |
| 8 | CITY STAY | 5 | 4.26 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 6,302 |
| 9 | secra.de | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 783 |
| 10 | Adagio Aparthotel | 1 | 5.00 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 205,185 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Switzerland and count Locarno among their markets. See the full interactive Locarno market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Locarno compares
Locarno ranks 4th of 78 tracked markets in Switzerland, with 4.8% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Nendaz 5,567 listings
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Crans-Montana 3,453 listings
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Zürich 3,345 listings
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St. Moritz 2,312 listings
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Basel 2,243 listings
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Arosa 2,167 listings
Photo credits
- Nendaz: Photo: Nendaz (VS) by Jérémy Toma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Crans-Montana: Photo: Crans-Montana by Reustli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Zürich: Photo: Zuerich Fraumuenster St Peter by Ikiwaner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- St. Moritz: Photo: StMoritz by Alps · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Basel: Photo: Rhine Rhein Basel 2006 871 by Norbert Aepli, Switzerland ( User:Noebu ) · CC BY 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Arosa: Photo: Arosa2007 12 15 001 by Ch-info.ch · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Locarno market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Locarno?
Locarno has 3,305 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 2,186 on Airbnb and 1,119 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Locarno?
The largest professional operator in Locarno is Happy.Rentals, with 134 local listings.
How professionalised is the Locarno short-term rental market?
34% of Locarno's listings (1,117 of 3,305) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 78 markets across Switzerland (19%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 52% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 25% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 584 local listings between them, and the three largest — Happy.Rentals, HolAp SA and Fewotessin Sagl — account for 66% of that. The other 533 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Locarno?
In Locarno, Airbnb leads with 2,186 listings (66%), versus 1,119 on Booking.com (34%).
How many professional operators run listings in Locarno?
11 named professional operators run listings in Locarno. 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 3,305 public short-term rental listings in Locarno, 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 Switzerland. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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