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Short-term rentals in Cres

Cres is the 42nd-largest of 153 short-term rental markets across Croatia: 671 listings, 61% on Booking.com. 22% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 47%, led by Istria Star Villas (13 listings).

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Tracked listings
671
Market rank
#42 / 153
National share
0.2%
Named professional operators
5

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Cres

In Cres, Booking.com leads with 409 listings (61%), versus 262 on Airbnb (39%).

Where the listings are in Cres

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 671 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Cres

Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 23% of Airbnb listings and 22% of Booking.com listings. The 5 named professional operators run 38 local listings between them, and the three largest — Istria Star Villas, NOVASOL AS and Direct Booker d.o.o — account for 89% of that. The other 110 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
22%
Median market
47%
Single-listing hosts
37%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 246
  • 2–5 listings 212
  • 6–25 listings 65
  • 26+ (professional) 148

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 76% of Cres' classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (11%).

  • Apartments & flats 511
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 76
  • B&Bs & guest houses 57
  • Private & shared rooms 17
  • Hotels & hostels 5
  • Unique & outdoor 5

Largest operators in Cres

Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Croatia listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.

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Largest operators in Cres, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Istria Star Villas 13 4.81 / 5 9.2 / 10 1,457
2 NOVASOL AS 13 4.69 / 5 8.8 / 10 43,414
3 Direct Booker d.o.o 8 4.75 / 5 9.0 / 10 67,952
4 Adriagate Travel Agency 2 4.68 / 5 — 439
5 Belvilla by OYO 2 4.69 / 5 8.5 / 10 6,310

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

How Cres compares

Cres ranks 42nd of 153 tracked markets in Croatia, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Cres market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Cres?

Cres has 671 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 262 on Airbnb and 409 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Cres is Istria Star Villas, with 13 local listings.

How professionalised is the Cres short-term rental market?

22% of Cres' listings (148 of 671) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 153 markets across Croatia (47%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 23% of Airbnb listings and 22% of Booking.com listings. The 5 named professional operators run 38 local listings between them, and the three largest — Istria Star Villas, NOVASOL AS and Direct Booker d.o.o — account for 89% of that. The other 110 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cres?

In Cres, Booking.com leads with 409 listings (61%), versus 262 on Airbnb (39%).

How many professional operators run listings in Cres?

5 named professional operators run listings in Cres. 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 671 public short-term rental listings in Cres, 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 Croatia. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

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