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Short-term rentals in Alicante

Alicante is the 14th-largest of 425 short-term rental markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands: 8,778 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (50%) and Airbnb (50%). 15% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 22%, led by Holidu (181 listings).

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Tracked listings
8,778
Market rank
#14 / 425
Coverage share
1.8%
Named professional operators
18

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Alicante

In Alicante, supply is split almost evenly: 4,427 listings on Booking.com (50%) and 4,351 on Airbnb (50%).

Where the listings are in Alicante

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 8,778 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Alicante

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 20% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 10% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 422 local listings between them, and the three largest — Holidu, Villas de cine and DMS Suites — account for 66% of that. The other 878 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
15%
Median market
22%
Single-listing hosts
42%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 3,699
  • 2–5 listings 2,468
  • 6–25 listings 1,311
  • 26+ (professional) 1,300

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 66% of Alicante's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (20%).

  • Apartments & flats 5,812
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 1,724
  • Private & shared rooms 636
  • Hotels & hostels 356
  • B&Bs & guest houses 205
  • Unique & outdoor 30
  • Other 15

Largest operators in Alicante

Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Spain listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.

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Largest operators in Alicante, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Holidu 181 4.64 / 5 8.7 / 10 147,539
2 Villas de cine 58 4.47 / 5 8.1 / 10 1,610
3 DMS Suites 41 4.52 / 5 8.3 / 10 1,905
4 Nordic RentAway Spain 22 4.83 / 5 8.9 / 10 1,124
5 rentafive.com 21 4.71 / 5 8.0 / 10 584
6 Interhome 20 4.39 / 5 7.8 / 10 34,691
7 Fidalsa Holidays 19 4.59 / 5 8.3 / 10 1,810
8 Homerez 17 4.56 / 5 8.0 / 10 12,725
9 Poplidays 11 4.40 / 5 7.7 / 10 4,424
10 TANDEM APARTMENTS AND SUITES 9 4.66 / 5 8.7 / 10 490,709

The other 8 professional operators in Alicante

Local listings

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands and count Alicante among their markets. See the full interactive Alicante market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Alicante compares

Alicante ranks 14th of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with 1.8% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Alicante market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Alicante?

Alicante has 8,778 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 4,351 on Airbnb and 4,427 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Alicante is Holidu, with 181 local listings.

How professionalised is the Alicante short-term rental market?

15% of Alicante's listings (1,300 of 8,778) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 425 markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 20% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 10% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 422 local listings between them, and the three largest — Holidu, Villas de cine and DMS Suites — account for 66% of that. The other 878 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Alicante?

In Alicante, supply is split almost evenly: 4,427 listings on Booking.com (50%) and 4,351 on Airbnb (50%).

How many professional operators run listings in Alicante?

18 named professional operators run listings in Alicante. 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 8,778 public short-term rental listings in Alicante, 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 mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

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