Short-term rentals in Jelsa
Jelsa is the 40th-largest of 153 short-term rental markets across Croatia: 729 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 27% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 47%, led by Belvilla by OYO (9 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 729
- Market rank
- #40 / 153
- National share
- 0.3%
- Named professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Jelsa
In Jelsa, Airbnb leads with 455 listings (62%), versus 274 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Jelsa
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 Jelsa
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 34% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 23% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 33 local listings between them, and the three largest — Belvilla by OYO, NOVASOL AS and Adriagate Travel Agency — account for 70% of that. The other 163 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 27%
- Median market
- 47%
- Single-listing hosts
- 26%
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 74% of Jelsa's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (17%).
Largest operators in Jelsa
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 | Belvilla by OYO | 9 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 6,310 |
| 2 | NOVASOL AS | 8 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 43,414 |
| 3 | Adriagate Travel Agency | 6 | 4.68 / 5 | — | 439 |
| 4 | Direct Booker d.o.o | 6 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 67,952 |
| 5 | Cult Travel | 3 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 2,585 |
| 6 | Eos Travel Agency | 1 | 4.79 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 382 |
Browse the full Croatia operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Croatia and count Jelsa among their markets. See the full interactive Jelsa market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Jelsa compares
Jelsa ranks 40th of 153 tracked markets in Croatia, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Murter 847 listings
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Krnica 842 listings
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Opatija 813 listings
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Osijek 690 listings
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Cres 671 listings
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Barban 663 listings
Photo credits
- Murter: Photo: Murter murter061995 by Roberta F. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Krnica: Photo: Krnica Panorama - panoramio by gabberzon · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Opatija: Photo: Opatija view by Jimmy Harris · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Osijek: Photo: Osijek panorama Gornji grad by Rp031 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cres: Photo: Aerial image of the northern part of Cres (view from the south) by Carsten Steger · 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
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Jelsa market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Jelsa?
Jelsa has 729 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 455 on Airbnb and 274 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Jelsa?
The largest professional operator in Jelsa is Belvilla by OYO, with 9 local listings.
How professionalised is the Jelsa short-term rental market?
27% of Jelsa's listings (196 of 729) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 153 markets across Croatia (47%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 34% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 23% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 33 local listings between them, and the three largest — Belvilla by OYO, NOVASOL AS and Adriagate Travel Agency — account for 70% of that. The other 163 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Jelsa?
In Jelsa, Airbnb leads with 455 listings (62%), versus 274 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Jelsa?
6 named professional operators run listings in Jelsa. 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 729 public short-term rental listings in Jelsa, 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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