Short-term rentals in Scala
Scala is the 957th-largest of 1,049 short-term rental markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia: 202 listings, 55% on Airbnb. 7% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 17%, led by Estate4Home (7 listings).
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 202
- Market rank
- #957 / 1,049
- Coverage share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Scala
In Scala, Airbnb leads with 112 listings (55%), versus 90 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Scala
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 Scala
The 3 named professional operators — Estate4Home, SMAAC AMALFI COAST and Ruralis — run 14 local listings between them.
- Professional share
- 7%
- Median market
- 17%
- Single-listing hosts
- 47%
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
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 44% of Scala's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (36%).
Largest operators in Scala
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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estate4Home | 7 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 7,055 |
| 2 | SMAAC AMALFI COAST | 5 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,553 |
| 3 | Ruralis | 2 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 8,608 |
Browse the full Italy operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia and count Scala among their markets. See the full interactive Scala market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Scala compares
Scala ranks 957th 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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Rosolina 203 listings
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Itri 202 listings
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Recanati 202 listings
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Cerreto Guidi 201 listings
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Andrano 200 listings
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Lido di Spina 200 listings
Photo credits
- Rosolina: Photo: Aerial image of Rosolina Mare (view from the southwest) by Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Itri: Photo: ItriCittàAlta by MM in it.wiki · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Recanati: Photo: Macerata recanati by Idéfix at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cerreto Guidi: Photo: CerretoGuidiPanorama3 (retouched) by LigaDue · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Andrano: Photo: Andrano Piazza Castello1 by Lupiae · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lido di Spina: Photo: Lido di Spina Naturschutzgebiet 0609 by Wilfred Krause · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Scala market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Scala?
Scala has 202 short-term rental listings as of July 2026: 112 on Airbnb and 90 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Scala?
The largest professional operator in Scala is Estate4Home, with 7 local listings.
How professionalised is the Scala short-term rental market?
7% of Scala's listings (14 of 202) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 1,049 markets across mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia (17%). The 3 named professional operators — Estate4Home, SMAAC AMALFI COAST and Ruralis — run 14 local listings between them.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Scala?
In Scala, Airbnb leads with 112 listings (55%), versus 90 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Scala?
3 named professional operators run listings in Scala. 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 202 public short-term rental listings in Scala, 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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