Short-term rentals in Arouca
Arouca is the 44th-largest of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal: 607 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 6% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 13%, led by Host Wise (9 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 607
- Market rank
- #44 / 124
- National share
- 0.4%
- Named professional operators
- 4
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Arouca
In Arouca, Airbnb leads with 351 listings (58%), versus 256 on Booking.com (42%).
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: 6% of Airbnb listings and 6% of Booking.com listings. The 4 named professional operators run 15 local listings between them, and the three largest — Host Wise, homerez.com and Belvilla by OYO — account for 93% of that. The other 23 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 6%
- Median market
- 13%
- Single-listing hosts
- 53%
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 (17%).
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 | 9 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 20,503 |
| 2 | homerez.com | 3 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 4,095 |
| 3 | Belvilla by OYO | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 1,207 |
| 4 | Home Sweet Home Aveiro | 1 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,336 |
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 44th of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 0.4% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Leiria 633 listings
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Fuzeta 620 listings
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Marco de Canaveses 614 listings
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Vila Real 596 listings
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Óbidos 592 listings
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Fátima 553 listings
Photo credits
- Leiria: Photo: LeiriaView by Fulviusbsas · Public domain · 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
- Marco de Canaveses: Photo: Igreja marco canaveses by Manuel Anastácio · CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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
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Arouca market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Arouca?
Arouca has 607 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 351 on Airbnb and 256 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Arouca?
The largest professional operator in Arouca is Host Wise, with 9 local listings.
How professionalised is the Arouca short-term rental market?
6% of Arouca's listings (38 of 607) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 124 markets across Portugal (13%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 6% of Airbnb listings and 6% of Booking.com listings. The 4 named professional operators run 15 local listings between them, and the three largest — Host Wise, homerez.com and Belvilla by OYO — account for 93% of that. The other 23 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 351 listings (58%), versus 256 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Arouca?
4 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 607 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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