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Short-term rentals in Winterberg

Winterberg has 2,341 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 1,158 on Airbnb and 1,183 on Booking.com. That ranks it 26th of 618 short-term rental markets across Germany, with listings split almost evenly between Booking.com (51%) and Airbnb (49%). 49% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 29%, led by Smart Resorts GmbH (251 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.

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Tracked listings
2,341
Market rank
#26 / 618
National share
0.5%
Named professional operators
18

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Winterberg

In Winterberg, supply is split almost evenly: 1,183 listings on Booking.com (51%) and 1,158 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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 2,341 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Winterberg

Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 53% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 45% on Booking.com. The 18 named professional operators run 728 local listings between them, and the three largest — Smart Resorts GmbH, Belvilla by OYO and NOVASOL AS — account for 65% of that. The other 425 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
49%
Median market
29%
Single-listing hosts
25%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 579
  • 2–5 listings 413
  • 6–25 listings 196
  • 26+ (professional) 1,153

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 68% of Winterberg's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (18%).

  • Apartments & flats 1,602
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 428
  • Hotels & hostels 144
  • Private & shared rooms 82
  • B&Bs & guest houses 75
  • Unique & outdoor 10

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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Largest operators in Winterberg, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Smart Resorts GmbH 251 4.46 / 5 7.8 / 10 1,106
2 Belvilla by OYO 140 4.66 / 5 8.1 / 10 45,425
3 NOVASOL AS 82 4.39 / 5 7.8 / 10 16,645
4 Winterberg Appartements GmbH 71 4.69 / 5 8.6 / 10 3,363
5 SauerlandBookings Gbr 68 4.76 / 5 8.8 / 10 504
6 APARTments Sauerland Heidrun Belke 42 4.60 / 5 8.1 / 10 310
7 SECRA Bookings GmbH 26 4.70 / 5 8.4 / 10 83,689
8 Homebase Vacation eG 12 4.92 / 5 9.5 / 10 1,799
9 Villa for You 12 4.69 / 5 8.5 / 10 562
10 Sander Touristik GmbH 6 4.71 / 5 8.3 / 10 2,241

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 26th of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Winterberg market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Winterberg?

Winterberg has 2,341 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 1,158 on Airbnb and 1,183 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Winterberg?

The largest professional operator in Winterberg is Smart Resorts GmbH, with 251 local listings.

How professionalised is the Winterberg short-term rental market?

49% of Winterberg's listings (1,153 of 2,341) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 618 markets across Germany (29%). Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 53% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 45% on Booking.com. The 18 named professional operators run 728 local listings between them, and the three largest — Smart Resorts GmbH, Belvilla by OYO and NOVASOL AS — account for 65% of that. The other 425 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: 1,183 listings on Booking.com (51%) and 1,158 on Airbnb (49%).

How many professional operators run listings in Winterberg?

18 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 2,341 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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