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Short-term rentals in Bologna

Bologna is the 11th-largest of 1,049 short-term rental markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia: 8,412 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (54%) and Booking.com (46%). 20% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 17%, led by Mundus Apartments (277 listings).

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Tracked listings
8,412
Market rank
#11 / 1,049
Coverage share
1.0%
Named professional operators
56

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bologna

In Bologna, supply is split almost evenly: 4,540 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 3,872 on Booking.com (46%).

Where the listings are in Bologna

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 8,412 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Bologna

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 23% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 17% on Airbnb. The 56 named professional operators run 1,896 local listings between them, and the three largest — Mundus Apartments, Wonderful Italy and Immobiliare Rk Azeglio Srl — account for 37% of that.

Professional share
20%
Median market
17%
Single-listing hosts
38%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 3,179
  • 2–5 listings 2,196
  • 6–25 listings 1,364
  • 26+ (professional) 1,673

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 64% of Bologna's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (14%).

  • Apartments & flats 5,385
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 1,192
  • B&Bs & guest houses 1,055
  • Private & shared rooms 506
  • Hotels & hostels 257
  • Unique & outdoor 14
  • Other 3

Largest operators in Bologna

Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Italy listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.

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Largest operators in Bologna, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Mundus Apartments 277 4.71 / 5 8.1 / 10 11,031
2 Wonderful Italy 241 4.25 / 5 7.6 / 10 59,336
3 Immobiliare Rk Azeglio Srl 175 4.56 / 5 8.2 / 10 6,661
4 GuestHost 139 4.51 / 5 7.7 / 10 117,114
5 SHORT HOLIDAYS SRL 119 4.48 / 5 7.3 / 10 4,389
6 Bologna District S.R.L 110 4.65 / 5 8.7 / 10 6,475
7 UR-NEST Staff 98 4.80 / 5 8.2 / 10 1,259
8 ImmoBo Hospitality 84 4.74 / 5 8.6 / 10 3,261
9 Studio Vita Apartments 68 4.80 / 5 8.9 / 10 4,728
10 HouSmart 63 4.58 / 5 8.6 / 10 1,691

The other 46 professional operators in Bologna

Local listings

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia and count Bologna among their markets. See the full interactive Bologna market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Bologna compares

Bologna ranks 11th of 1,049 tracked markets in mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia, with 1.0% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Bologna market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Bologna?

Bologna has 8,412 short-term rental listings as of July 2026: 4,540 on Airbnb and 3,872 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Bologna is Mundus Apartments, with 277 local listings.

How professionalised is the Bologna short-term rental market?

20% of Bologna's listings (1,673 of 8,412) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 1,049 markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia (17%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 23% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 17% on Airbnb. The 56 named professional operators run 1,896 local listings between them, and the three largest — Mundus Apartments, Wonderful Italy and Immobiliare Rk Azeglio Srl — account for 37% of that.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bologna?

In Bologna, supply is split almost evenly: 4,540 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 3,872 on Booking.com (46%).

How many professional operators run listings in Bologna?

56 named professional operators run listings in Bologna. 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 8,412 public short-term rental listings in Bologna, 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 mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

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