Short-term rentals in Winterberg
Winterberg is the 27th-largest of 618 short-term rental markets across Germany: 2,358 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (51%) and Airbnb (49%). 43% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 26%, led by Smart Resorts GmbH (250 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 2,358
- Market rank
- #27 / 618
- National share
- 0.5%
- Named professional operators
- 17
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Winterberg
In Winterberg, supply is split almost evenly: 1,202 listings on Booking.com (51%) and 1,156 on Airbnb (49%).
Where the listings are in Winterberg
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 Winterberg
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 42% of Airbnb listings and 45% of Booking.com listings. The 17 named professional operators run 705 local listings between them, and the three largest — Smart Resorts GmbH, Belvilla by OYO and NOVASOL AS — account for 66% of that. The other 314 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 43%
- Median market
- 26%
- Single-listing hosts
- 27%
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 69% of Winterberg's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (18%).
Largest operators in Winterberg
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Germany 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 | Smart Resorts GmbH | 250 | 4.46 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 1,108 |
| 2 | Belvilla by OYO | 137 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 28,674 |
| 3 | NOVASOL AS | 81 | 4.39 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 15,291 |
| 4 | Winterberg Appartements GmbH | 65 | 4.68 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 3,358 |
| 5 | SauerlandBookings Gbr | 64 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 418 |
| 6 | APARTments Sauerland Heidrun Belke | 40 | 4.60 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 316 |
| 7 | SECRA Bookings GmbH | 26 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 84,545 |
| 8 | Homebase Vacation eG | 13 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 1,751 |
| 9 | Villa for You | 11 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 407 |
| 10 | Sander Touristik GmbH | 6 | 4.68 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 2,277 |
The other 7 professional operators in Winterberg
Local listings
- Travanto Ferienwohnungen 3 listings
- Holiday Home AG 2 listings
- Port54° Urlaubsagentur und Verwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG 2 listings
- Vaicun Stays 2 listings
- DS Destination Solutions GmbH 1 listing
- e-domizil GmbH 1 listing
- Landfolk A/S 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Germany and count Winterberg among their markets. See the full interactive Winterberg market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Winterberg compares
Winterberg ranks 27th of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Braunlage 2,720 listings
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Cologne 2,615 listings
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Frankfurt/Main 2,380 listings
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Nürnberg 2,338 listings
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Essen 2,307 listings
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Bremen 2,192 listings
Photo credits
- Braunlage: Photo: Braunlage 1900 by Slowking4 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cologne: Photo: Stadtbild Köln (50MP) by Thomas Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Frankfurt/Main: Photo: Frankfurter Altstadt mit Skyline 2019 (100MP) by Thomas Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nürnberg: Photo: Nuremberg, view from Sinwell Tower 2012.06.16 - panoramio by YuTrofimov · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Essen: Photo: Aerial view of Essen by Drdavid41 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bremen: Photo: Bremen-rathaus-dom-buergerschaft by Klaus Grünberg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Winterberg market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Winterberg?
Winterberg has 2,358 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,156 on Airbnb and 1,202 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Winterberg?
The largest professional operator in Winterberg is Smart Resorts GmbH, with 250 local listings.
How professionalised is the Winterberg short-term rental market?
43% of Winterberg's listings (1,019 of 2,358) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 618 markets across Germany (26%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 42% of Airbnb listings and 45% of Booking.com listings. The 17 named professional operators run 705 local listings between them, and the three largest — Smart Resorts GmbH, Belvilla by OYO and NOVASOL AS — account for 66% of that. The other 314 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Winterberg?
In Winterberg, supply is split almost evenly: 1,202 listings on Booking.com (51%) and 1,156 on Airbnb (49%).
How many professional operators run listings in Winterberg?
17 named professional operators run listings in Winterberg. 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 2,358 public short-term rental listings in Winterberg, 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 Germany. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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