Short-term rentals in Monchique
Monchique has 269 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 182 on Airbnb and 87 on Booking.com. That ranks it 108th of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal, with 68% of its listings on Airbnb. 9% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 15%. The largest named operator, Algarve Vacation, runs 2 local listings. Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
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- Tracked listings
- 269
- Market rank
- #108 / 124
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Monchique
In Monchique, Airbnb leads with 182 listings (68%), 2.1× the 87 on Booking.com (32%).
Where the listings are in Monchique
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 Monchique
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 15% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 6% on Airbnb. The 3 named professional operators — Algarve Vacation, MOJE Holiday and NURIS2U, LDA — run 5 local listings between them. The other 19 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 9%
- Median market
- 15%
- Single-listing hosts
- 40%
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 48% of Monchique's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (20%).
Largest operators in Monchique
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 | Algarve Vacation | 2 | 4.76 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 867 |
| 2 | MOJE Holiday | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 659 |
| 3 | NURIS2U, LDA | 1 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 973 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Portugal and count Monchique among their markets. See the full interactive Monchique market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Monchique compares
Monchique ranks 108th of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Alcácer do Sal 294 listings
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Mértola 275 listings
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Macedo de Cavaleiros 274 listings
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Castelo de Vide 261 listings
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Mondim de Basto 258 listings
- Bicas 252 listings
Photo credits
- Alcácer do Sal: Photo: 2007.03.23.pt.AlcacerdoSal.Castelo.Rio by Francisco Santos (user: xuaxo ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mértola: Photo: Mértola, Portugal 2019-11-10-2 by Alexey Komarov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Macedo de Cavaleiros: Photo: Azibo 1 by Husond · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Castelo de Vide: Photo: Nt-castelovide-panoramica by Nuno Tavares · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mondim de Basto: Photo: Vila de Mondim de Basto by CMMondim · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Monchique market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Monchique?
Monchique has 269 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 182 on Airbnb and 87 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Monchique?
Professional operators have only a small footprint in Monchique. The largest local presence is Algarve Vacation, with 2 listings.
How professionalised is the Monchique short-term rental market?
9% of Monchique's listings (24 of 269) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 124 markets across Portugal (15%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 15% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 6% on Airbnb. The 3 named professional operators — Algarve Vacation, MOJE Holiday and NURIS2U, LDA — run 5 local listings between them. The other 19 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Monchique?
In Monchique, Airbnb leads with 182 listings (68%), 2.1× the 87 on Booking.com (32%).
How many professional operators run listings in Monchique?
3 named professional operators run listings in Monchique. 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 269 public short-term rental listings in Monchique, 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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