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Short-term rentals in Podaca

Podaca is the 79th-largest of 153 short-term rental markets across Croatia: 419 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (52%) and Booking.com (48%). 69% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 47%, led by NOVASOL AS (29 listings).

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Tracked listings
419
Market rank
#79 / 153
National share
0.2%
Named professional operators
7

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Podaca

In Podaca, supply is split almost evenly: 216 listings on Airbnb (52%) and 203 on Booking.com (48%).

Where the listings are in Podaca

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 419 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Podaca

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 74% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 64% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 80 local listings between them, and the three largest — NOVASOL AS, Belvilla by OYO and Direct Booker d.o.o — account for 81% of that. The other 209 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
69%
Median market
47%
Single-listing hosts
13%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 53
  • 2–5 listings 51
  • 6–25 listings 26
  • 26+ (professional) 289

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 84% of Podaca's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (9%).

  • Apartments & flats 354
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 39
  • B&Bs & guest houses 16
  • Private & shared rooms 7
  • Hotels & hostels 3

Largest operators in Podaca

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 Podaca, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 NOVASOL AS 29 4.69 / 5 8.8 / 10 43,414
2 Belvilla by OYO 22 4.69 / 5 8.5 / 10 6,310
3 Direct Booker d.o.o 14 4.75 / 5 9.0 / 10 67,952
4 ADRIA DATABANKA, s.r.o. 8 4.82 / 5 8.9 / 10 1,021
5 Orgon Travel Agency - Luxury Croatian Villas 3 4.97 / 5 9.6 / 10 518
6 Boost d.o.o. 2 4.73 / 5 8.7 / 10 453
7 Villas Guide 2 4.85 / 5 9.4 / 10 1,044

Browse the full Croatia operator directory →

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

How Podaca compares

Podaca ranks 79th of 153 tracked markets in Croatia, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Podaca market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Podaca?

Podaca has 419 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 216 on Airbnb and 203 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Podaca is NOVASOL AS, with 29 local listings.

How professionalised is the Podaca short-term rental market?

69% of Podaca's listings (289 of 419) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 153 markets across Croatia (47%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 74% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 64% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 80 local listings between them, and the three largest — NOVASOL AS, Belvilla by OYO and Direct Booker d.o.o — account for 81% of that. The other 209 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Podaca?

In Podaca, supply is split almost evenly: 216 listings on Airbnb (52%) and 203 on Booking.com (48%).

How many professional operators run listings in Podaca?

7 named professional operators run listings in Podaca. 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 419 public short-term rental listings in Podaca, 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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