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Short-term rentals in Salou

Salou is the 17th-largest of 425 short-term rental markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands: 7,861 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (51%) and Airbnb (49%). 36% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 22%, led by Interhome (467 listings).

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Tracked listings
7,861
Market rank
#17 / 425
Coverage share
1.6%
Named professional operators
18

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Salou

In Salou, supply is split almost evenly: 4,042 listings on Booking.com (51%) and 3,819 on Airbnb (49%).

Where the listings are in Salou

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 7,861 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Salou

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 43% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 1,431 local listings between them, and the three largest — Interhome, Universal Holiday Centre and Holidu — account for 61% of that. The other 1,421 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
36%
Median market
22%
Single-listing hosts
31%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 2,436
  • 2–5 listings 1,410
  • 6–25 listings 1,163
  • 26+ (professional) 2,852

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 82% of Salou's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (13%).

  • Apartments & flats 6,407
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 1,002
  • Hotels & hostels 252
  • Private & shared rooms 99
  • B&Bs & guest houses 82
  • Unique & outdoor 16
  • Other 3

Largest operators in Salou

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 Salou, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Interhome 467 4.39 / 5 7.8 / 10 34,691
2 Universal Holiday Centre 218 4.28 / 5 7.7 / 10 2,800
3 Holidu 182 4.64 / 5 8.7 / 10 147,539
4 Mediterranean Way 130 4.21 / 5 7.6 / 10 1,412
5 DOMuum Holidays 108 4.41 / 5 8.1 / 10 978
6 For a Stay 67 4.15 / 5 7.7 / 10 1,427
7 Unik Vacation 64 4.55 / 5 7.9 / 10 4,060
8 Tarraco Homes 55 4.16 / 5 7.6 / 10 324
9 Luxity Re 52 4.78 / 5 7.4 / 10 1,361
10 Poplidays 27 4.40 / 5 7.7 / 10 4,424

The other 8 professional operators in Salou

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

How Salou compares

Salou ranks 17th of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with 1.6% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Salou market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Salou?

Salou has 7,861 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 3,819 on Airbnb and 4,042 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Salou is Interhome, with 467 local listings.

How professionalised is the Salou short-term rental market?

36% of Salou's listings (2,852 of 7,861) 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 29% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 1,431 local listings between them, and the three largest — Interhome, Universal Holiday Centre and Holidu — account for 61% of that. The other 1,421 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Salou?

In Salou, supply is split almost evenly: 4,042 listings on Booking.com (51%) and 3,819 on Airbnb (49%).

How many professional operators run listings in Salou?

18 named professional operators run listings in Salou. 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 7,861 public short-term rental listings in Salou, 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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