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Short-term rentals in Marbella

Marbella is the 7th-largest of 425 short-term rental markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands: 11,497 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (54%) and Booking.com (46%). 33% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 22%, led by Holidu (317 listings).

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Tracked listings
11,497
Market rank
#7 / 425
Coverage share
2.3%
Named professional operators
70

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Marbella

In Marbella, supply is split almost evenly: 6,239 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 5,258 on Booking.com (46%).

Where the listings are in Marbella

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 11,497 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Marbella

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 43% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 25% on Airbnb. The 70 named professional operators run 1,875 local listings between them, and the three largest — Holidu, MARBS VACATION AGENCY, SL and Stayhost — account for 32% of that. The other 1,949 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
33%
Median market
22%
Single-listing hosts
29%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 3,284
  • 2–5 listings 2,079
  • 6–25 listings 2,310
  • 26+ (professional) 3,824

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 72% of Marbella's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (24%).

  • Apartments & flats 8,289
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 2,798
  • Hotels & hostels 167
  • Private & shared rooms 141
  • B&Bs & guest houses 90
  • Unique & outdoor 10
  • Other 2

Largest operators in Marbella

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 Marbella, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Holidu 317 4.64 / 5 8.7 / 10 147,539
2 MARBS VACATION AGENCY, SL 156 4.33 / 5 7.3 / 10 2,931
3 Stayhost 134 4.48 / 5 8.1 / 10 1,913
4 Interhome 127 4.39 / 5 7.8 / 10 34,691
5 Vacation Marbella 118 4.74 / 5 9.0 / 10 1,031
6 RNTLS Marbella 112 4.76 / 5 8.3 / 10 1,500
7 Marbella Banus Suites 103 4.90 / 5 9.3 / 10 1,259
8 JustRent Marbella 102 4.69 / 5 — 451
9 Homewatch SL 93 4.49 / 5 8.0 / 10 1,011
10 Daniela Vincenzo Skol Marbella 61 4.65 / 5 — 731

The other 60 professional operators in Marbella

Local listings

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

How Marbella compares

Marbella ranks 7th of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with 2.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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  • Torrevieja: Photo: Torrevella des de Platjà de los Locos by Cullerot · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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  • Benidorm: Photo: Benidorm (2023-02-14) 05 by Simon Cobb · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Marbella market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Marbella?

Marbella has 11,497 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 6,239 on Airbnb and 5,258 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Marbella is Holidu, with 317 local listings.

How professionalised is the Marbella short-term rental market?

33% of Marbella's listings (3,824 of 11,497) 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: 43% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 25% on Airbnb. The 70 named professional operators run 1,875 local listings between them, and the three largest — Holidu, MARBS VACATION AGENCY, SL and Stayhost — account for 32% of that. The other 1,949 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Marbella?

In Marbella, supply is split almost evenly: 6,239 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 5,258 on Booking.com (46%).

How many professional operators run listings in Marbella?

70 named professional operators run listings in Marbella. 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 11,497 public short-term rental listings in Marbella, 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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