Short-term rentals in Ovar
Ovar is the 59th-largest of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal: 478 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 10% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 13%. The largest named operator, BnBird Homes, runs 4 local listings.
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- Tracked listings
- 478
- Market rank
- #59 / 124
- National share
- 0.3%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ovar
In Ovar, Airbnb leads with 281 listings (59%), versus 197 on Booking.com (41%).
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
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 10% of Airbnb listings and 11% of Booking.com listings. The 3 named professional operators — BnBird Homes, Jacky @ My Algarve Rentals and homerez.com — run 7 local listings between them. The other 43 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 10%
- Median market
- 13%
- Single-listing hosts
- 43%
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 (31%).
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 | 8.4 / 10 | 26,984 |
| 2 | Jacky @ My Algarve Rentals | 2 | 4.77 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 691 |
| 3 | homerez.com | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 4,095 |
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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 59th of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Castelo de Paiva 492 listings
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Guarda 486 listings
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Lamego 485 listings
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Amarante 474 listings
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Estremoz 467 listings
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Santarém 466 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Guarda: Photo: GuardaCathedral2 by Cláudio Franco from Torres Vedras, Portugal · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lamego: Photo: Lamego Avenida2 by Paulo Monteiro · Public domain · 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
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Ovar market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ovar?
Ovar has 478 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 281 on Airbnb and 197 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?
10% of Ovar's listings (50 of 478) 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: 10% of Airbnb listings and 11% of Booking.com listings. The 3 named professional operators — BnBird Homes, Jacky @ My Algarve Rentals and homerez.com — run 7 local listings between them. The other 43 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 281 listings (59%), versus 197 on Booking.com (41%).
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 478 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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