Short-term rentals in Bilbao
Bilbao is the 27th-largest of 425 short-term rental markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands: 2,863 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (55%) and Booking.com (45%). 21% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 22%, led by The Urban Hosts (191 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 2,863
- Market rank
- #27 / 425
- Coverage share
- 0.6%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bilbao
In Bilbao, supply is split almost evenly: 1,561 listings on Airbnb (55%) and 1,302 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Bilbao
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 Bilbao
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 29% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 449 local listings between them, and the three largest — The Urban Hosts, Next Stop Bilbao and People Rentals — account for 80% of that. The other 156 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 21%
- Median market
- 22%
- Single-listing hosts
- 37%
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 66% of Bilbao's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (14%).
Largest operators in Bilbao
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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Urban Hosts | 191 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 17,894 |
| 2 | Next Stop Bilbao | 103 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,835 |
| 3 | People Rentals | 67 | 4.41 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 3,321 |
| 4 | Aston Rentals | 61 | 4.77 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,453 |
| 5 | Bma | 12 | 4.42 / 5 | — | 983 |
| 6 | Holidu | 4 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 147,539 |
| 7 | iHome Rent Bizkaia | 4 | 4.39 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 1,333 |
| 8 | Sercotel Sevilla Guadalquivir Suites | 3 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 260,283 |
| 9 | Fidalsa Holidays | 2 | 4.59 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,810 |
| 10 | LeibTour.Com | 1 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 36,087 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands and count Bilbao among their markets. See the full interactive Bilbao market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bilbao compares
Bilbao ranks 27th of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with 0.6% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Oropesa del Mar 3,578 listings
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Santander 3,578 listings
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Peñíscola 2,991 listings
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Vigo 2,756 listings
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Donostia-San Sebastián 2,554 listings
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Gijón 2,428 listings
Photo credits
- Oropesa del Mar: Photo: Overview of Oropesa del Mar, Valencia Region, Spain by Frettie · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Santander: Photo: Muelle de Albareda, Santander by Emilio Gómez Fernández · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Peñíscola: Photo: Peniscola plages by Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Vigo: Photo: Centro e porto de Vigo cropped by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Donostia-San Sebastián: Photo: Donostia Igeldotik by Keta · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gijón: Photo: Ayuntamiento de Gijón by Ionlizarazu · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bilbao market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bilbao?
Bilbao has 2,863 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,561 on Airbnb and 1,302 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bilbao?
The largest professional operator in Bilbao is The Urban Hosts, with 191 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bilbao short-term rental market?
21% of Bilbao's listings (605 of 2,863) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 425 markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 29% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 449 local listings between them, and the three largest — The Urban Hosts, Next Stop Bilbao and People Rentals — account for 80% of that. The other 156 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bilbao?
In Bilbao, supply is split almost evenly: 1,561 listings on Airbnb (55%) and 1,302 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bilbao?
11 named professional operators run listings in Bilbao. 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 2,863 public short-term rental listings in Bilbao, 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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