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Short-term rentals in Nerja

Nerja is the 8th-largest of 425 short-term rental markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands: 11,032 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (52%) and Airbnb (48%). 46% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 22%, led by Holidu (933 listings).

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Tracked listings
11,032
Market rank
#8 / 425
Coverage share
2.2%
Named professional operators
32

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Nerja

In Nerja, supply is split almost evenly: 5,770 listings on Booking.com (52%) and 5,262 on Airbnb (48%).

Where the listings are in Nerja

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 11,032 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Nerja

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 54% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 32 named professional operators run 2,647 local listings between them, and the three largest — Holidu, Ruralidays - Your home in Andalucia and Interhome — account for 63% of that. The other 2,396 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
46%
Median market
22%
Single-listing hosts
24%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 2,699
  • 2–5 listings 1,779
  • 6–25 listings 1,511
  • 26+ (professional) 5,043

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 54% of Nerja's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (42%).

  • Apartments & flats 6,001
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 4,607
  • B&Bs & guest houses 192
  • Hotels & hostels 139
  • Private & shared rooms 66
  • Unique & outdoor 20
  • Other 7

Largest operators in Nerja

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 Nerja, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Holidu 933 4.64 / 5 8.7 / 10 147,539
2 Ruralidays - Your home in Andalucia 517 4.66 / 5 9.0 / 10 5,208
3 Interhome 225 4.39 / 5 7.8 / 10 34,691
4 At Home costa del Sol 151 4.33 / 5 7.8 / 10 2,273
5 Spain Sun Rentals 140 4.71 / 5 9.0 / 10 487
6 Solmar Villas Limited 99 4.34 / 5 8.2 / 10 1,991
7 Solset Properties 79 4.57 / 5 8.3 / 10 2,208
8 BeachVillas 77 4.49 / 5 8.5 / 10 1,367
9 Smile House Rentals 73 4.69 / 5 8.7 / 10 1,147
10 CG Nerja Rentals 68 4.49 / 5 8.2 / 10 484

The other 22 professional operators in Nerja

Local listings

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

How Nerja compares

Nerja ranks 8th of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with 2.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Nerja market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Nerja?

Nerja has 11,032 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 5,262 on Airbnb and 5,770 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Nerja is Holidu, with 933 local listings.

How professionalised is the Nerja short-term rental market?

46% of Nerja's listings (5,043 of 11,032) 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: 54% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 32 named professional operators run 2,647 local listings between them, and the three largest — Holidu, Ruralidays - Your home in Andalucia and Interhome — account for 63% of that. The other 2,396 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Nerja?

In Nerja, supply is split almost evenly: 5,770 listings on Booking.com (52%) and 5,262 on Airbnb (48%).

How many professional operators run listings in Nerja?

32 named professional operators run listings in Nerja. 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 11,032 public short-term rental listings in Nerja, 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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