Short-term rentals in Cres
Cres has 646 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 262 on Airbnb and 384 on Booking.com. That ranks it 45th of 153 short-term rental markets across Croatia, with 59% of its listings on Booking.com. That is the inverse of the pattern across Croatia, where Airbnb carries most of the supply. 19% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 51%, led by NOVASOL AS (13 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 646
- Market rank
- #45 / 153
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Cres
In Cres, Booking.com leads with 384 listings (59%), versus 262 on Airbnb (41%).
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.
Market structure in Cres
Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 24% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Booking.com. The 3 named professional operators — NOVASOL AS, Istria Star Villas and Direct Booker d.o.o — run 32 local listings between them. The other 93 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 19%
- Median market
- 51%
- Single-listing hosts
- 33%
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 76% of Cres' classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (12%).
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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOVASOL AS | 13 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 51,721 |
| 2 | Istria Star Villas | 11 | 4.73 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,695 |
| 3 | Direct Booker d.o.o | 8 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 66,231 |
Browse the full Croatia operator directory →
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 45th of 153 tracked markets in Croatia, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Osijek 685 listings
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Barban 683 listings
- Stari Grad 650 listings
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Krapinske Toplice 642 listings
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Rtina 586 listings
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Žminj 580 listings
Photo credits
- Osijek: Photo: Osijek panorama Gornji grad by Rp031 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Barban: Photo: Barban, Antonius-Kirche by Wistula · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Krapinske Toplice: Photo: 18.08.2010. Krapinske Toplice - panoramio (6) by Sandor Bordas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rtina: Photo: JADRANSKÁ MAGISTRÁLA - ADRIATIC MAIN LINE - panoramio by ANDREJ NEUHERZ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Žminj: Photo: Zminj, Croatia by Croq · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cres market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Cres?
Cres has 646 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 262 on Airbnb and 384 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Cres?
The largest professional operator in Cres is NOVASOL AS, with 13 local listings.
How professionalised is the Cres short-term rental market?
19% of Cres' listings (125 of 646) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 153 markets across Croatia (51%). Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 24% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Booking.com. The 3 named professional operators — NOVASOL AS, Istria Star Villas and Direct Booker d.o.o — run 32 local listings between them. The other 93 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 384 listings (59%), versus 262 on Airbnb (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Cres?
3 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 646 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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