Short-term rentals in Rakalj
Rakalj is the 68th-largest of 153 short-term rental markets across Croatia: 458 listings, 55% on Airbnb. 71% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 47%, led by NOVASOL AS (74 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 458
- Market rank
- #68 / 153
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Rakalj
In Rakalj, Airbnb leads with 252 listings (55%), versus 206 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Rakalj
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 Rakalj
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 75% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 68% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 129 local listings between them, and the three largest — NOVASOL AS, TAG TRAVEL PULA and Belvilla by OYO — account for 75% of that. The other 197 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 71%
- Median market
- 47%
- Single-listing hosts
- 16%
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
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 81% of Rakalj's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (18%).
Largest operators in Rakalj
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 | 74 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 43,414 |
| 2 | TAG TRAVEL PULA | 14 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,032 |
| 3 | Belvilla by OYO | 9 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 6,310 |
| 4 | Happy.Rentals | 7 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 2,111 |
| 5 | Villas Guide | 7 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 1,044 |
| 6 | Istria Star Villas | 5 | 4.81 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,457 |
| 7 | TRAVEL IN Agency | 5 | 4.71 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 860 |
| 8 | Kompas Villas | 4 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 130 |
| 9 | 22 Estates | 2 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 332 |
| 10 | Holiday Home AG | 2 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 8,091 |
Browse the full Croatia operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Croatia and count Rakalj among their markets. See the full interactive Rakalj market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Rakalj compares
Rakalj ranks 68th of 153 tracked markets in Croatia, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Buzet 471 listings
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Milna 469 listings
- Donji Proložac 465 listings
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Ivan Dolac 452 listings
- Juršići 452 listings
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Blace 451 listings
Photo credits
- Buzet: Photo: Buzet-Stari grad by chris 論 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Milna: Photo: Lucija Bušić - Milna2 by Lucija Bušić · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Dolac: Photo: Hvar Ivan Dolac by Juloml · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blace: Photo: Blace (3) by Ma ▀ ▄ Ga · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Rakalj market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Rakalj?
Rakalj has 458 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 252 on Airbnb and 206 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Rakalj?
The largest professional operator in Rakalj is NOVASOL AS, with 74 local listings.
How professionalised is the Rakalj short-term rental market?
71% of Rakalj's listings (326 of 458) 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: 75% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 68% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 129 local listings between them, and the three largest — NOVASOL AS, TAG TRAVEL PULA and Belvilla by OYO — account for 75% of that. The other 197 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Rakalj?
In Rakalj, Airbnb leads with 252 listings (55%), versus 206 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Rakalj?
10 named professional operators run listings in Rakalj. 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 458 public short-term rental listings in Rakalj, 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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