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Short-term rentals in Albufeira

Albufeira is the 2nd-largest of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal: 19,061 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 39% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 13%, led by Home Holidays (516 listings).

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Tracked listings
19,061
Market rank
#2 / 124
National share
12%
Named professional operators
58

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Albufeira

In Albufeira, Airbnb leads with 11,199 listings (59%), versus 7,862 on Booking.com (41%).

Where the listings are in Albufeira

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 19,061 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Albufeira

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 49% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 32% on Airbnb. The 58 named professional operators run 3,713 local listings between them, and the three largest — Home Holidays, HD PROPERTIES and Algarve Vacation — account for 29% of that. The other 3,728 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
39%
Median market
13%
Single-listing hosts
23%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 4,326
  • 2–5 listings 3,562
  • 6–25 listings 3,732
  • 26+ (professional) 7,441

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 63% of Albufeira's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (31%).

  • Apartments & flats 12,086
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 5,925
  • Hotels & hostels 463
  • B&Bs & guest houses 273
  • Private & shared rooms 190
  • Unique & outdoor 98
  • Other 26

Largest operators in Albufeira

Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Portugal listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.

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Largest operators in Albufeira, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Home Holidays 516 4.43 / 5 8.0 / 10 6,227
2 HD PROPERTIES 290 4.52 / 5 8.2 / 10 10,148
3 Algarve Vacation 289 4.75 / 5 8.7 / 10 731
4 Solmar Villas Limited 246 4.56 / 5 8.6 / 10 448
5 Villa Plus Limited 231 4.53 / 5 8.3 / 10 933
6 Clever Details - Vilamoura Holiday Rentals 186 4.70 / 5 8.5 / 10 1,092
7 Dreamplaces Holiday Rentals 159 4.62 / 5 8.2 / 10 2,205
8 Ocholo Ltd 137 4.58 / 5 8.2 / 10 574
9 Stay ici | Algarve Holiday Rental 122 4.71 / 5 8.5 / 10 1,945
10 Rental Valley 104 4.66 / 5 8.4 / 10 10,921

The other 48 professional operators in Albufeira

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Portugal and count Albufeira among their markets. See the full interactive Albufeira market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Albufeira compares

Albufeira ranks 2nd of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 12% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Albufeira market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Albufeira?

Albufeira has 19,061 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 11,199 on Airbnb and 7,862 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Albufeira is Home Holidays, with 516 local listings.

How professionalised is the Albufeira short-term rental market?

39% of Albufeira's listings (7,441 of 19,061) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 124 markets across Portugal (13%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 49% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 32% on Airbnb. The 58 named professional operators run 3,713 local listings between them, and the three largest — Home Holidays, HD PROPERTIES and Algarve Vacation — account for 29% of that. The other 3,728 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Albufeira?

In Albufeira, Airbnb leads with 11,199 listings (59%), versus 7,862 on Booking.com (41%).

How many professional operators run listings in Albufeira?

58 named professional operators run listings in Albufeira. 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 19,061 public short-term rental listings in Albufeira, 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 Portugal. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

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