Short-term rentals in Ovar
Ovar has 469 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 282 on Airbnb and 187 on Booking.com. That ranks it 60th of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal, with 60% of its listings on Airbnb. 15% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 15%. The largest named operator, BnBird Homes, runs 4 local listings. Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
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- Tracked listings
- 469
- Market rank
- #60 / 124
- National share
- 0.3%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ovar
In Ovar, Airbnb leads with 282 listings (60%), versus 187 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Ovar
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 Ovar
Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 17% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Booking.com. The 3 named professional operators — BnBird Homes, homerez.com and Jacky @ My Algarve Rentals — run 8 local listings between them. The other 61 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 15%
- Median market
- 15%
- Single-listing hosts
- 39%
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 40% of Ovar's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (30%).
Largest operators in Ovar
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 | BnBird Homes | 4 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 26,956 |
| 2 | homerez.com | 2 | 4.63 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 4,853 |
| 3 | Jacky @ My Algarve Rentals | 2 | 4.76 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 594 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Portugal and count Ovar among their markets. See the full interactive Ovar market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ovar compares
Ovar ranks 60th of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Guarda 481 listings
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Castelo de Paiva 476 listings
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Amarante 472 listings
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Estremoz 467 listings
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Santarém 465 listings
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Esposende 457 listings
Photo credits
- Guarda: Photo: GuardaCathedral2 by Cláudio Franco from Torres Vedras, Portugal · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Castelo de Paiva: Photo: Castelo de Paiva by Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Amarante: Photo: Amarante bank by SOAD KoRn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Estremoz: Photo: Vista de Estremoz, Portugal by Alonso de Mendoza · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Santarém: Photo: Santarem1 by Fulviusbsas · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Esposende: Photo: Museu de Esposende by Jose Goncalves · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ovar market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ovar?
Ovar has 469 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 282 on Airbnb and 187 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ovar?
Professional operators have only a small footprint in Ovar. The largest local presence is BnBird Homes, with 4 listings.
How professionalised is the Ovar short-term rental market?
15% of Ovar's listings (69 of 469) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 124 markets across Portugal (15%). Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 17% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Booking.com. The 3 named professional operators — BnBird Homes, homerez.com and Jacky @ My Algarve Rentals — run 8 local listings between them. The other 61 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ovar?
In Ovar, Airbnb leads with 282 listings (60%), versus 187 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Ovar?
3 named professional operators run listings in Ovar. 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 469 public short-term rental listings in Ovar, 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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