Short-term rentals in Altura
Altura is the 83rd-largest of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal: 371 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 18% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 13%, led by Rental Valley (7 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 371
- Market rank
- #83 / 124
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Altura
In Altura, Airbnb leads with 223 listings (60%), versus 148 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Altura
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 Altura
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 26% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 13% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 23 local listings between them, and the three largest — Rental Valley, Feels Like Home and Your Home Algarve — account for 65% of that. The other 44 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 18%
- Median market
- 13%
- Single-listing hosts
- 33%
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 57% of Altura's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (33%).
Largest operators in Altura
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Portugal 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 | Rental Valley | 7 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 10,921 |
| 2 | Feels Like Home | 4 | 4.44 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 53,634 |
| 3 | Your Home Algarve | 4 | 4.63 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 491 |
| 4 | Rentals By Smartavillas | 3 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,269 |
| 5 | Gt House | 2 | 4.41 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 1,373 |
| 6 | Cavacotimeshare, Lda | 1 | 4.28 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 329 |
| 7 | East Algarve Rentals | 1 | — | 8.1 / 10 | 75 |
| 8 | homerez.com | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 4,095 |
Browse the full Portugal operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Portugal and count Altura among their markets. See the full interactive Altura market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Altura compares
Altura ranks 83rd of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Palmela 391 listings
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São Roque do Pico 387 listings
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Monção 384 listings
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Zambujeira do Mar 363 listings
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Angra do Heroísmo 357 listings
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Grândola 357 listings
Photo credits
- Palmela: Photo: Palmela by SoAres · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- São Roque do Pico: Photo: PicoIsland-Azores by Marlene Angeja · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Monção: Photo: Monção praza by J. Alberto · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Zambujeira do Mar: Photo: CapelaNSraMar by Joana Sequeira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Angra do Heroísmo: Photo: Cidade de Angra do Heroísmo, ilha Terceira, Açores by Luissilveira · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Grândola: Photo: Grândola Vila Morena by Juntas · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Altura market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Altura?
Altura has 371 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 223 on Airbnb and 148 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Altura?
The largest professional operator in Altura is Rental Valley, with 7 local listings.
How professionalised is the Altura short-term rental market?
18% of Altura's listings (67 of 371) 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: 26% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 13% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 23 local listings between them, and the three largest — Rental Valley, Feels Like Home and Your Home Algarve — account for 65% of that. The other 44 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Altura?
In Altura, Airbnb leads with 223 listings (60%), versus 148 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Altura?
8 named professional operators run listings in Altura. 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 371 public short-term rental listings in Altura, 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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