Short-term rentals in Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada is the 55th-largest of 425 short-term rental markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands: 1,174 listings, 64% on Booking.com. 23% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 22%, led by Lotogroup (85 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,174
- Market rank
- #55 / 425
- Coverage share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Sierra Nevada
In Sierra Nevada, Booking.com leads with 750 listings (64%), versus 424 on Airbnb (36%).
Where the listings are in Sierra Nevada
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 Sierra Nevada
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 30% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 9% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 107 local listings between them, and the three largest — Lotogroup, Holidu and Homerez — account for 97% of that. The other 160 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 23%
- Median market
- 22%
- Single-listing hosts
- 34%
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 92% of Sierra Nevada's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (5%).
Largest operators in Sierra Nevada
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 | Lotogroup | 85 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 2,994 |
| 2 | Holidu | 16 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 147,539 |
| 3 | Homerez | 3 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,725 |
| 4 | Interhome | 2 | 4.39 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 34,691 |
| 5 | I Loft Malaga | 1 | 4.48 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 16,913 |
Browse the full Spain operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands and count Sierra Nevada among their markets. See the full interactive Sierra Nevada market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Sierra Nevada compares
Sierra Nevada ranks 55th of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Salamanca 1,254 listings
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León 1,247 listings
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Almería 1,199 listings
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Santiago de Compostela 1,173 listings
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Los Alcázares 1,147 listings
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Playas de Vera 1,143 listings
Photo credits
- Salamanca: Photo: Reflejos de la Catedrales de Salamanca by Santiagova · CC BY-SA 3.0 es · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- León: Photo: Catedral Gótica de León by David Jiménez Llanes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Almería: Photo: Almeria. Vista desde Alcazaba by Elenaguiadealmeria · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Santiago de Compostela: Photo: Santiago de Compostela, Galiza (cropped) by amaianos · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Los Alcázares: Photo: Playa del Espejo, en Los Alcázares (Murcia, España) by Polosureste · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Playas de Vera: Photo: El Playazo, Vera Playa by Seryam · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sierra Nevada market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Sierra Nevada?
Sierra Nevada has 1,174 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 424 on Airbnb and 750 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Sierra Nevada?
The largest professional operator in Sierra Nevada is Lotogroup, with 85 local listings.
How professionalised is the Sierra Nevada short-term rental market?
23% of Sierra Nevada's listings (267 of 1,174) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 425 markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 30% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 9% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 107 local listings between them, and the three largest — Lotogroup, Holidu and Homerez — account for 97% of that. The other 160 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Sierra Nevada?
In Sierra Nevada, Booking.com leads with 750 listings (64%), versus 424 on Airbnb (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Sierra Nevada?
5 named professional operators run listings in Sierra Nevada. 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 1,174 public short-term rental listings in Sierra Nevada, 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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