Short-term rentals in Arouca
Arouca has 596 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 349 on Airbnb and 247 on Booking.com. That ranks it 45th of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal, with 59% of its listings on Airbnb. 7% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 15%, led by Host Wise (11 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 596
- Market rank
- #45 / 124
- National share
- 0.4%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Arouca
In Arouca, Airbnb leads with 349 listings (59%), versus 247 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Arouca
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 Arouca
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 8% of Airbnb listings and 6% of Booking.com listings. The 3 named professional operators — Host Wise, Belvilla by OYO and Home Sweet Home Aveiro — run 14 local listings between them. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 7%
- Median market
- 15%
- Single-listing hosts
- 48%
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 64% of Arouca's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (16%).
Largest operators in Arouca
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 | Host Wise | 11 | 4.47 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 22,129 |
| 2 | Belvilla by OYO | 2 | 4.68 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 743 |
| 3 | Home Sweet Home Aveiro | 1 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 2,343 |
Browse the full Portugal operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Portugal and count Arouca among their markets. See the full interactive Arouca market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Arouca compares
Arouca ranks 45th of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 0.4% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Marco de Canaveses 621 listings
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Fuzeta 615 listings
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Vila Real 602 listings
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Óbidos 577 listings
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Fátima 548 listings
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Costa Nova 529 listings
Photo credits
- Marco de Canaveses: Photo: Igreja marco canaveses by Manuel Anastácio · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fuzeta: Photo: Fuzeta by Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Vila Real: Photo: Pelourinho Vila Real 01 by João Carvalho · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Óbidos: Photo: Óbidos view592 by Lacobrigo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fátima: Photo: Fátima, Portugal by User:Maksim , Andreas Trepte, János Korom Dr. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Costa Nova: Photo: 011293 - Costa Nova do Prado (21171782496) by M.Peinado from Alcalá de Henares, España · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Arouca market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Arouca?
Arouca has 596 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 349 on Airbnb and 247 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Arouca?
The largest professional operator in Arouca is Host Wise, with 11 local listings.
How professionalised is the Arouca short-term rental market?
7% of Arouca's listings (44 of 596) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 124 markets across Portugal (15%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 8% of Airbnb listings and 6% of Booking.com listings. The 3 named professional operators — Host Wise, Belvilla by OYO and Home Sweet Home Aveiro — run 14 local listings between them. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Arouca?
In Arouca, Airbnb leads with 349 listings (59%), versus 247 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Arouca?
3 named professional operators run listings in Arouca. 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 596 public short-term rental listings in Arouca, 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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