Short-term rentals in Protaras
Protaras has 5,996 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 3,704 on Airbnb and 2,292 on Booking.com. That makes it the largest of 14 short-term rental markets across Cyprus, with 62% of its listings on Airbnb. 45% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 18%, led by BMA Cyprus Holiday Group Ltd (445 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
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- Tracked listings
- 5,996
- Market rank
- #1 / 14
- National share
- 24%
- Named professional operators
- 25
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Protaras
In Protaras, Airbnb leads with 3,704 listings (62%), versus 2,292 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Protaras
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 Protaras
Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 48% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 41% on Booking.com. The 25 named professional operators run 1,923 local listings between them, and the three largest — BMA Cyprus Holiday Group Ltd, I.V.R. Imagine Villa Rentals LTD and MyExclusive Villas — account for 56% of that. The other 795 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 45%
- Median market
- 18%
- Single-listing hosts
- 20%
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
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 58% of Protaras' classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (35%).
Largest operators in Protaras
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Cyprus 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 | BMA Cyprus Holiday Group Ltd | 445 | 4.60 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 3,776 |
| 2 | I.V.R. Imagine Villa Rentals LTD | 439 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,805 |
| 3 | MyExclusive Villas | 196 | 4.65 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 2,071 |
| 4 | La Mer Villa Holidays | 160 | 4.54 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 996 |
| 5 | STAY Short Lets | 113 | 4.32 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 2,865 |
| 6 | Sunseapria Limited | 83 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 980 |
| 7 | Your.Rentals | 80 | 4.48 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 927 |
| 8 | Ezoria Villas | 62 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 2,969 |
| 9 | Luxel Villas | 55 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 1,265 |
| 10 | V.G. SUPERLUX SEAVILLAS 4 RENT LTD | 48 | 4.66 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 259 |
The other 15 professional operators in Protaras
Local listings
- Solmar Villas Limited 45 listings
- Premier Holiday Rentals 43 listings
- Wealthystays Ltd 28 listings
- 2K Property Group 26 listings
- Olivers Travels 21 listings
- Bnbstay Ltd 18 listings
- MK Property Management 16 listings
- Staycom Ltd 16 listings
- Jigsaws Property Solutions 8 listings
- Local Host 5 listings
- Phaedrus Asset Management (Services) LTD 5 listings
- G.T.Z. Truly Cyprus Ltd 4 listings
- Kolibri Travel Group 3 listings
- Holiday Guest Support 2 listings
- Perlina Holdings ltd. 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Cyprus and count Protaras among their markets. See the full interactive Protaras market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Protaras compares
Protaras ranks first of 14 tracked markets in Cyprus, with 24% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Paphos City 5,278 listings
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Larnaka 3,583 listings
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Nicosia 2,811 listings
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Limassol 1,923 listings
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Iskele 1,686 listings
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Polis Chrysochous 1,203 listings
Photo credits
- Paphos City: Photo: Fort pafos by Paul167~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Larnaka: Photo: Larnaca by the sea by Andreas2009 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nicosia: Photo: Nicosia skyline July 2018 by N236ik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Limassol: Photo: View of Limassol 01 by Xaris333 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Iskele: Photo: İskele Trikomo main square July 2015 by Nikolay Kazak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Polis Chrysochous: Photo: Apostle Andreas Orthodox Church, Polis, Cyprus 02 by Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Protaras market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Protaras?
Protaras has 5,996 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 3,704 on Airbnb and 2,292 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Protaras?
The largest professional operator in Protaras is BMA Cyprus Holiday Group Ltd, with 445 local listings.
How professionalised is the Protaras short-term rental market?
45% of Protaras' listings (2,718 of 5,996) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 14 markets across Cyprus (18%). Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 48% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 41% on Booking.com. The 25 named professional operators run 1,923 local listings between them, and the three largest — BMA Cyprus Holiday Group Ltd, I.V.R. Imagine Villa Rentals LTD and MyExclusive Villas — account for 56% of that. The other 795 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Protaras?
In Protaras, Airbnb leads with 3,704 listings (62%), versus 2,292 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Protaras?
25 named professional operators run listings in Protaras. 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 5,996 public short-term rental listings in Protaras, 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 Cyprus. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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