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Short-term rentals in Lecce

Lecce is the 27th-largest of 1,049 short-term rental markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia: 4,001 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (52%) and Booking.com (48%). 16% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 17%, led by Lecce Selection | SIT Property (200 listings).

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Tracked listings
4,001
Market rank
#27 / 1,049
Coverage share
0.5%
Named professional operators
36

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Lecce

In Lecce, supply is split almost evenly: 2,064 listings on Airbnb (52%) and 1,937 on Booking.com (48%).

Where the listings are in Lecce

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.

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Market structure in Lecce

Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 16% of Airbnb listings and 17% of Booking.com listings. The 36 named professional operators run 532 local listings between them, and the three largest — Lecce Selection | SIT Property, BarbarHouse srl and Salento Selection | SIT Property — account for 68% of that. The other 112 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
16%
Median market
17%
Single-listing hosts
49%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 1,975
  • 2–5 listings 1,068
  • 6–25 listings 314
  • 26+ (professional) 644

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 46% of Lecce's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (28%).

  • Apartments & flats 1,831
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 1,110
  • B&Bs & guest houses 717
  • Private & shared rooms 232
  • Hotels & hostels 84
  • Unique & outdoor 23
  • Other 4

Largest operators in Lecce

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 Lecce, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Lecce Selection | SIT Property 200 4.65 / 5 8.1 / 10 11,601
2 BarbarHouse srl 90 4.32 / 5 8.1 / 10 12,769
3 Salento Selection | SIT Property 70 4.50 / 5 8.0 / 10 1,070
4 GuestHost 31 4.51 / 5 7.7 / 10 117,114
5 Happy.Rentals 21 4.36 / 5 7.8 / 10 16,719
6 Italianway spa 17 4.31 / 5 7.9 / 10 24,027
7 MIDA Collection 14 4.17 / 5 7.3 / 10 2,124
8 Limehome 11 4.34 / 5 8.5 / 10 4,318
9 NOVASOL AS 11 4.37 / 5 7.7 / 10 25,670
10 DR Puglia 9 4.75 / 5 8.8 / 10 321

The other 26 professional operators in Lecce

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

How Lecce compares

Lecce ranks 27th of 1,049 tracked markets in mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Lecce market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Lecce?

Lecce has 4,001 short-term rental listings as of July 2026: 2,064 on Airbnb and 1,937 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Lecce is Lecce Selection | SIT Property, with 200 local listings.

How professionalised is the Lecce short-term rental market?

16% of Lecce's listings (644 of 4,001) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 1,049 markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia (17%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 16% of Airbnb listings and 17% of Booking.com listings. The 36 named professional operators run 532 local listings between them, and the three largest — Lecce Selection | SIT Property, BarbarHouse srl and Salento Selection | SIT Property — account for 68% of that. The other 112 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lecce?

In Lecce, supply is split almost evenly: 2,064 listings on Airbnb (52%) and 1,937 on Booking.com (48%).

How many professional operators run listings in Lecce?

36 named professional operators run listings in Lecce. 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 4,001 public short-term rental listings in Lecce, 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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