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Short-term rentals in Palermo

Palermo is the 6th-largest of 1,049 short-term rental markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia: 12,432 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (55%) and Booking.com (45%). 9% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 17%, led by Wonderful Italy (214 listings).

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Tracked listings
12,432
Market rank
#6 / 1,049
Coverage share
1.5%
Named professional operators
39

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Palermo

In Palermo, supply is split almost evenly: 6,834 listings on Airbnb (55%) and 5,598 on Booking.com (45%).

Where the listings are in Palermo

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 12,432 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Palermo

Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 8% of Airbnb listings and 10% of Booking.com listings. The 39 named professional operators run 940 local listings between them, and the three largest — Wonderful Italy, Domus Sicily and GuestHost — account for 49% of that. The other 161 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
9%
Median market
17%
Single-listing hosts
53%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 6,578
  • 2–5 listings 3,985
  • 6–25 listings 768
  • 26+ (professional) 1,101

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 62% of Palermo's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (16%).

  • Apartments & flats 7,699
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 2,033
  • B&Bs & guest houses 1,402
  • Private & shared rooms 993
  • Hotels & hostels 247
  • Unique & outdoor 53
  • Other 5

Largest operators in Palermo

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 Palermo, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Wonderful Italy 214 4.25 / 5 7.6 / 10 59,336
2 Domus Sicily 129 4.54 / 5 8.2 / 10 2,178
3 GuestHost 119 4.51 / 5 7.7 / 10 117,114
4 Sofia's House Srl 71 4.49 / 5 8.4 / 10 2,581
5 Solemar Sicilia srl 69 4.65 / 5 8.6 / 10 4,695
6 iFlat srls 52 4.60 / 5 8.1 / 10 28,825
7 NOVASOL AS 46 4.37 / 5 7.7 / 10 25,670
8 ADADÓ SRL 41 4.19 / 5 7.1 / 10 19,637
9 DBR Apartments srls 28 4.70 / 5 8.5 / 10 544
10 Holiday World Tsl 20 4.53 / 5 7.9 / 10 2,904

The other 29 professional operators in Palermo

Local listings

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

How Palermo compares

Palermo ranks 6th of 1,049 tracked markets in mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia, with 1.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Palermo market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Palermo?

Palermo has 12,432 short-term rental listings as of July 2026: 6,834 on Airbnb and 5,598 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Palermo is Wonderful Italy, with 214 local listings.

How professionalised is the Palermo short-term rental market?

9% of Palermo's listings (1,101 of 12,432) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 1,049 markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia (17%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 8% of Airbnb listings and 10% of Booking.com listings. The 39 named professional operators run 940 local listings between them, and the three largest — Wonderful Italy, Domus Sicily and GuestHost — account for 49% of that. The other 161 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Palermo?

In Palermo, supply is split almost evenly: 6,834 listings on Airbnb (55%) and 5,598 on Booking.com (45%).

How many professional operators run listings in Palermo?

39 named professional operators run listings in Palermo. 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 12,432 public short-term rental listings in Palermo, 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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