Short-term rentals in Baleal
Baleal is the 88th-largest of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal: 346 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 14% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 13%, led by Best Houses Portugal (18 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 346
- Market rank
- #88 / 124
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 4
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Baleal
In Baleal, Airbnb leads with 218 listings (63%), versus 128 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Baleal
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 Baleal
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 19% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 4 named professional operators run 44 local listings between them, and the three largest — Best Houses Portugal, Feathers Houses and Be Silvercoast Rentals — account for 91% of that. The other 4 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 14%
- Median market
- 13%
- Single-listing hosts
- 25%
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
Apartments & flats make up 39% of Baleal's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (37%).
Largest operators in Baleal
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 | Best Houses Portugal | 18 | 4.65 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 3,424 |
| 2 | Feathers Houses | 16 | 4.68 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 9,486 |
| 3 | Be Silvercoast Rentals | 6 | 4.63 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 547 |
| 4 | We Stay Home, Lda | 4 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 8,155 |
Browse the full Portugal operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Portugal and count Baleal among their markets. See the full interactive Baleal market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Baleal compares
Baleal ranks 88th of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Angra do Heroísmo 357 listings
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Grândola 357 listings
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Bragança 353 listings
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São Vicente 346 listings
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Monsaraz 344 listings
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Comporta 343 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Bragança: Photo: Bragança do castelo by Manuel Anastácio · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- São Vicente: Photo: St Vicente by Jongleur100 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Monsaraz: Photo: 2005.03.25. (16) Monsaraz by Francisco Santos. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Comporta: Photo: Comporta by Hipersyl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Baleal market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Baleal?
Baleal has 346 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 218 on Airbnb and 128 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Baleal?
The largest professional operator in Baleal is Best Houses Portugal, with 18 local listings.
How professionalised is the Baleal short-term rental market?
14% of Baleal's listings (48 of 346) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 124 markets across Portugal (13%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 19% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 4 named professional operators run 44 local listings between them, and the three largest — Best Houses Portugal, Feathers Houses and Be Silvercoast Rentals — account for 91% of that. The other 4 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Baleal?
In Baleal, Airbnb leads with 218 listings (63%), versus 128 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Baleal?
4 named professional operators run listings in Baleal. 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 346 public short-term rental listings in Baleal, 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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