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Short-term rentals in Palau

Palau is the 32nd-largest of 1,049 short-term rental markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia: 2,739 listings, 57% on Airbnb. 29% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 17%, led by LaureLiving (150 listings).

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Tracked listings
2,739
Market rank
#32 / 1,049
Coverage share
0.3%
Named professional operators
42

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Palau

In Palau, Airbnb leads with 1,555 listings (57%), versus 1,184 on Booking.com (43%).

Where the listings are in Palau

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 2,739 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Palau

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 35% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 26% on Airbnb. The 42 named professional operators run 622 local listings between them, and the three largest — LaureLiving, Immobiliare Porto Faro and Sa Madalena — account for 53% of that. The other 186 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
29%
Median market
17%
Single-listing hosts
37%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 1,026
  • 2–5 listings 609
  • 6–25 listings 296
  • 26+ (professional) 808

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 58% of Palau's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (32%).

  • Apartments & flats 1,601
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 876
  • B&Bs & guest houses 116
  • Private & shared rooms 76
  • Hotels & hostels 56
  • Unique & outdoor 12
  • Other 2

Largest operators in Palau

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 Palau, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 LaureLiving 150 4.64 / 5 8.6 / 10 799
2 Immobiliare Porto Faro 123 4.50 / 5 8.5 / 10 503
3 Sa Madalena 57 4.70 / 5 8.7 / 10 722
4 Interhome 52 4.47 / 5 8.1 / 10 70,854
5 Azzurra Immobiliare 34 4.62 / 5 — 300
6 Compagnie Immobiliari Associate 21 4.19 / 5 8.1 / 10 449
7 Sea Travel 19 4.22 / 5 8.4 / 10 4,936
8 GuestHost 18 4.51 / 5 7.7 / 10 117,114
9 Your.Rentals 16 4.28 / 5 7.6 / 10 13,803
10 Happy.Rentals 11 4.36 / 5 7.8 / 10 16,719

The other 32 professional operators in Palau

Local listings

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

How Palau compares

Palau ranks 32nd of 1,049 tracked markets in mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Palau market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Palau?

Palau has 2,739 short-term rental listings as of July 2026: 1,555 on Airbnb and 1,184 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Palau is LaureLiving, with 150 local listings.

How professionalised is the Palau short-term rental market?

29% of Palau's listings (808 of 2,739) 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: 35% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 26% on Airbnb. The 42 named professional operators run 622 local listings between them, and the three largest — LaureLiving, Immobiliare Porto Faro and Sa Madalena — account for 53% of that. The other 186 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Palau?

In Palau, Airbnb leads with 1,555 listings (57%), versus 1,184 on Booking.com (43%).

How many professional operators run listings in Palau?

42 named professional operators run listings in Palau. 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 2,739 public short-term rental listings in Palau, 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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