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Short-term rentals in Matala

Matala is the 232nd-largest of 284 short-term rental markets across Greece: 249 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (54%) and Airbnb (46%). 4% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 7%. Cretan Hospitality Services is the only named professional operator, with 11 local listings.

View of Matala
Photo: Matala Kreta by Miaow Miaow · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons

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Tracked listings
249
Market rank
#232 / 284
National share
under 0.1%
Named professional operators
1

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Matala

In Matala, supply is split almost evenly: 134 listings on Booking.com (54%) and 115 on Airbnb (46%).

Where the listings are in Matala

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 240 sampled locations from 249 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Matala

Cretan Hospitality Services is the only named professional operator in Matala (11 local listings).

Professional share
4%
Median market
7%
Single-listing hosts
50%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 124
  • 2–5 listings 83
  • 6–25 listings 31
  • 26+ (professional) 11

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 52% of Matala's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (29%).

  • Apartments & flats 128
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 73
  • Hotels & hostels 36
  • B&Bs & guest houses 7
  • Private & shared rooms 2
  • Unique & outdoor 2
  • Other 1

Operators in Matala

Cretan Hospitality Services runs 11 local listings (Airbnb 4.83 / 5, Booking.com 9.2 / 10, 1,766 portfolio reviews). Those figures are aggregated across its tracked Greece listings, not only the local ones.

Browse the full Greece operator directory →

Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Greece and count Matala among their markets. See the full interactive Matala market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Matala compares

Matala ranks 232nd of 284 tracked markets in Greece, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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  • Saronida: Photo: ILK Saronida by Ik2222 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Tsagarada: Photo: Tsagkarada 6 - Agia Paraskevi by Konstantinos Stampoulis · CC BY-SA 3.0 gr · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Igoumenitsa: Photo: Igoumenitsa2 by BasilioC · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Matala market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Matala?

Matala has 249 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 115 on Airbnb and 134 on Booking.com.

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

Cretan Hospitality Services is the only named professional operator in Matala, with 11 local listings.

How professionalised is the Matala short-term rental market?

4% of Matala's listings (11 of 249) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 284 markets across Greece (7%). Cretan Hospitality Services is the only named professional operator in Matala (11 local listings).

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Matala?

In Matala, supply is split almost evenly: 134 listings on Booking.com (54%) and 115 on Airbnb (46%).

How many professional operators run listings in Matala?

1 named professional operator runs listings in Matala. 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 249 public short-term rental listings in Matala, 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 Greece. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

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