Short-term rentals in Santander
Santander is the 25th-largest of 425 short-term rental markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands: 3,578 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (51%) and Booking.com (49%). 20% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 22%, led by Apartamentos Cantabria (72 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 3,578
- Market rank
- #25 / 425
- Coverage share
- 0.7%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Santander
In Santander, supply is split almost evenly: 1,835 listings on Airbnb (51%) and 1,743 on Booking.com (49%).
Where the listings are in Santander
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 Santander
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 163 local listings between them, and the three largest — Apartamentos Cantabria, Holidu and R2R Consulting — account for 85% of that. The other 535 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 20%
- Median market
- 22%
- Single-listing hosts
- 45%
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 65% of Santander's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (20%).
Largest operators in Santander
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Spain listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apartamentos Cantabria | 72 | 4.26 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 3,827 |
| 2 | Holidu | 49 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 147,539 |
| 3 | R2R Consulting | 18 | 4.30 / 5 | 7.1 / 10 | 6,822 |
| 4 | Sercotel Sevilla Guadalquivir Suites | 8 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 260,283 |
| 5 | Cantabria Collection | 5 | 4.64 / 5 | — | 56 |
| 6 | Easy Host Santander | 3 | 4.25 / 5 | — | 29 |
| 7 | Homerez | 3 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,725 |
| 8 | TANDEM APARTMENTS AND SUITES | 3 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 490,709 |
| 9 | Your.Rentals | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,861 |
Browse the full Spain operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands and count Santander among their markets. See the full interactive Santander market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Santander compares
Santander ranks 25th of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with 0.7% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Cádiz 4,486 listings
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Córdoba 3,874 listings
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Oropesa del Mar 3,578 listings
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Peñíscola 2,991 listings
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Bilbao 2,863 listings
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Vigo 2,756 listings
Photo credits
- Cádiz: Photo: Cadiz aerea by fuente: COVT · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Córdoba: Photo: Centro Histórico, 16.9 -- 2023 -- Córdoba, España by Jose María Ligero Loarte · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Peñíscola: Photo: Peniscola plages by Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bilbao: Photo: Cityscape - Bilbao, Spain - panoramio (1) by Tommie Hansen · CC BY 3.0 · 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
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Santander market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Santander?
Santander has 3,578 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,835 on Airbnb and 1,743 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Santander?
The largest professional operator in Santander is Apartamentos Cantabria, with 72 local listings.
How professionalised is the Santander short-term rental market?
20% of Santander's listings (698 of 3,578) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 425 markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 163 local listings between them, and the three largest — Apartamentos Cantabria, Holidu and R2R Consulting — account for 85% of that. The other 535 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Santander?
In Santander, supply is split almost evenly: 1,835 listings on Airbnb (51%) and 1,743 on Booking.com (49%).
How many professional operators run listings in Santander?
9 named professional operators run listings in Santander. 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 3,578 public short-term rental listings in Santander, 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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