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Short-term rentals in Malfa

Malfa has 462 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 284 on Airbnb and 178 on Booking.com. That ranks it 484th of 1,049 short-term rental markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia, with 61% of its listings on Airbnb. 26% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 19%, led by Salina Turismo - Alessandra (105 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.

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Tracked listings
462
Market rank
#484 / 1,049
Coverage share
under 0.1%
Named professional operators
3

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Malfa

In Malfa, Airbnb leads with 284 listings (61%), versus 178 on Booking.com (39%).

Where the listings are in Malfa

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 Malfa

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 29% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 3 named professional operators — Salina Turismo - Alessandra, Perla srl and homerez.com — run 108 local listings between them. The other 10 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
26%
Median market
19%
Single-listing hosts
30%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 138
  • 2–5 listings 154
  • 6–25 listings 52
  • 26+ (professional) 118

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 60% of Malfa's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (19%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 277
  • Apartments & flats 88
  • B&Bs & guest houses 44
  • Hotels & hostels 30
  • Private & shared rooms 20
  • Unique & outdoor 3

Largest operators in Malfa

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

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Largest operators in Malfa, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Salina Turismo - Alessandra 105 4.64 / 5 8.5 / 10 748
2 Perla srl 2 4.55 / 5 8.1 / 10 1,158
3 homerez.com 1 4.55 / 5 8.2 / 10 8,316

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

How Malfa compares

Malfa ranks 484th of 1,049 tracked markets in mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Malfa market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Malfa?

Malfa has 462 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 284 on Airbnb and 178 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Malfa is Salina Turismo - Alessandra, with 105 local listings.

How professionalised is the Malfa short-term rental market?

26% of Malfa's listings (118 of 462) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 1,049 markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia (19%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 29% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 3 named professional operators — Salina Turismo - Alessandra, Perla srl and homerez.com — run 108 local listings between them. The other 10 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Malfa?

In Malfa, Airbnb leads with 284 listings (61%), versus 178 on Booking.com (39%).

How many professional operators run listings in Malfa?

3 named professional operators run listings in Malfa. 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 462 public short-term rental listings in Malfa, 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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