Short-term rentals in Santa Margherita Ligure
Santa Margherita Ligure is the 126th-largest of 1,049 short-term rental markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia: 957 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (55%) and Booking.com (45%). 36% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 17%, led by Portofino Homes (69 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 957
- Market rank
- #126 / 1,049
- Coverage share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 28
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Santa Margherita Ligure
In Santa Margherita Ligure, supply is split almost evenly: 526 listings on Airbnb (55%) and 431 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Santa Margherita Ligure
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.
Market structure in Santa Margherita Ligure
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 44% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 28 named professional operators run 352 local listings between them, and the three largest — Portofino Homes, Portofino Vacanze and Wonderful Italy — account for 46% of that.
- Professional share
- 36%
- Median market
- 17%
- Single-listing hosts
- 34%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Apartments & flats make up 80% of Santa Margherita Ligure's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (12%).
Largest operators in Santa Margherita Ligure
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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portofino Homes | 69 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 2,644 |
| 2 | Portofino Vacanze | 51 | 4.54 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 5,592 |
| 3 | Wonderful Italy | 43 | 4.25 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 59,336 |
| 4 | Ariele | 30 | 4.51 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 4,260 |
| 5 | CasaViva Service | 28 | 4.41 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 3,445 |
| 6 | HOUSE4YOU | 19 | 4.48 / 5 | 6.8 / 10 | 1,956 |
| 7 | Italianway spa | 14 | 4.31 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 24,027 |
| 8 | Smart Short Rent | 14 | 4.63 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 882 |
| 9 | Interhome | 11 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 70,854 |
| 10 | JOIVY Italy | 10 | 4.34 / 5 | 7.5 / 10 | 29,249 |
The other 18 professional operators in Santa Margherita Ligure
Local listings
- NOVASOL AS 10 listings
- Affitti Brevi Italia 8 listings
- Holiday World Tsl 8 listings
- Pier Angelo 6 listings
- Flexyrent l'affitto col sorriso 5 listings
- Come Casa 4 listings
- Covre Case Vacanze 3 listings
- Xenia Srl 3 listings
- Your.Rentals 3 listings
- Hotiday Hotels 2 listings
- IFlat Liguria 2 listings
- LEO.NARDO SRL 2 listings
- PMC Globe 2 listings
- BeHome 1 listing
- Grand Maison 1 listing
- Inder Jeet 1 listing
- Marco 1 listing
- Welchome 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia and count Santa Margherita Ligure among their markets. See the full interactive Santa Margherita Ligure market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Santa Margherita Ligure compares
Santa Margherita Ligure ranks 126th of 1,049 tracked markets in mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Stresa 967 listings
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Caserta 966 listings
- Torre San Giovanni Ugento 964 listings
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Dolcedo 953 listings
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Alassio 949 listings
- Soverato Marina 948 listings
Photo credits
- Stresa: Photo: Stresa Levo by Markus Bernet · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Caserta: Photo: Caserta desde Casertavecchia 01 by Miguel Hermoso Cuesta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dolcedo: Photo: Dolcedo-centro storico1 by Davide Papalini · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Alassio: Photo: Alassio-P1010722 by Davide Papalini · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Santa Margherita Ligure market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Santa Margherita Ligure?
Santa Margherita Ligure has 957 short-term rental listings as of July 2026: 526 on Airbnb and 431 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Santa Margherita Ligure?
The largest professional operator in Santa Margherita Ligure is Portofino Homes, with 69 local listings.
How professionalised is the Santa Margherita Ligure short-term rental market?
36% of Santa Margherita Ligure's listings (341 of 957) 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: 44% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 28 named professional operators run 352 local listings between them, and the three largest — Portofino Homes, Portofino Vacanze and Wonderful Italy — account for 46% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Santa Margherita Ligure?
In Santa Margherita Ligure, supply is split almost evenly: 526 listings on Airbnb (55%) and 431 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Santa Margherita Ligure?
28 named professional operators run listings in Santa Margherita Ligure. 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 957 public short-term rental listings in Santa Margherita Ligure, 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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