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Short-term rentals in L'Escala

L'Escala is the 32nd-largest of 425 short-term rental markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands: 2,060 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (53%) and Airbnb (47%). 54% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 22%, led by Poplidays (195 listings).

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Tracked listings
2,060
Market rank
#32 / 425
Coverage share
0.4%
Named professional operators
13

Airbnb vs Booking.com in L'Escala

In L'Escala, supply is split almost evenly: 1,085 listings on Booking.com (53%) and 975 on Airbnb (47%).

Where the listings are in L'Escala

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.

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Market structure in L'Escala

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 67% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 40% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 683 local listings between them, and the three largest — Poplidays, Holidu and Interhome — account for 66% of that. The other 431 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
54%
Median market
22%
Single-listing hosts
22%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 453
  • 2–5 listings 240
  • 6–25 listings 253
  • 26+ (professional) 1,114

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 52% of L'Escala's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (45%).

  • Apartments & flats 1,063
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 928
  • Hotels & hostels 32
  • B&Bs & guest houses 18
  • Unique & outdoor 13
  • Private & shared rooms 5
  • Other 1

Largest operators in L'Escala

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 L'Escala, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Poplidays 195 4.40 / 5 7.7 / 10 4,424
2 Holidu 141 4.64 / 5 8.7 / 10 147,539
3 Interhome 118 4.39 / 5 7.8 / 10 34,691
4 Unico Costa Brava SL 80 4.43 / 5 8.1 / 10 546
5 PORT BLANC COSTA BRAVA 75 4.66 / 5 8.3 / 10 1,167
6 Villas Coll 50 4.84 / 5 8.9 / 10 1,655
7 Secra Bookings 10 4.57 / 5 8.4 / 10 376
8 Flateli 4 4.51 / 5 7.9 / 10 9,550
9 Homerez 3 4.56 / 5 8.0 / 10 12,725
10 Sistach Rentals 2 4.48 / 5 8.0 / 10 3,418

The other 3 professional operators in L'Escala

Local listings

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

How L'Escala compares

L'Escala ranks 32nd of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with 0.4% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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L'Escala market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in L'Escala?

L'Escala has 2,060 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 975 on Airbnb and 1,085 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in L'Escala?

The largest professional operator in L'Escala is Poplidays, with 195 local listings.

How professionalised is the L'Escala short-term rental market?

54% of L'Escala's listings (1,114 of 2,060) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 425 markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 67% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 40% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 683 local listings between them, and the three largest — Poplidays, Holidu and Interhome — account for 66% of that. The other 431 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in L'Escala?

In L'Escala, supply is split almost evenly: 1,085 listings on Booking.com (53%) and 975 on Airbnb (47%).

How many professional operators run listings in L'Escala?

13 named professional operators run listings in L'Escala. 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 2,060 public short-term rental listings in L'Escala, 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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