Short-term rentals in Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim has 496 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 304 on Airbnb and 192 on Booking.com. That ranks it 53rd of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal, with 61% of its listings on Airbnb. 5% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 15%. The largest named operator, House and People, runs 4 local listings. Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 496
- Market rank
- #53 / 124
- National share
- 0.3%
- Named professional operators
- 4
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Póvoa de Varzim
In Póvoa de Varzim, Airbnb leads with 304 listings (61%), versus 192 on Booking.com (39%).
Where the listings are in Póvoa de Varzim
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 Póvoa de Varzim
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 3% of Airbnb listings and 7% of Booking.com listings. The 4 named professional operators run 8 local listings between them, and the three largest — House and People, BnBird Homes and homerez.com — account for 88% of that. The other 15 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 5%
- Median market
- 15%
- 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
Apartments & flats make up 60% of Póvoa de Varzim's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (23%).
Largest operators in Póvoa de Varzim
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 | House and People | 4 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 1,446 |
| 2 | BnBird Homes | 2 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 26,956 |
| 3 | homerez.com | 1 | 4.63 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 4,853 |
| 4 | Olala Homes | 1 | 4.39 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 8,869 |
Browse the full Portugal operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Portugal and count Póvoa de Varzim among their markets. See the full interactive Póvoa de Varzim market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Póvoa de Varzim compares
Póvoa de Varzim ranks 53rd of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Sagres 515 listings
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Vila Praia de Âncora 514 listings
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São Brás de Alportel 497 listings
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Caminha 490 listings
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Baião 489 listings
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Lamego 483 listings
Photo credits
- Sagres: Photo: Sagres23 by Georges Jansoone · CC BY 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Vila Praia de Âncora: Photo: IgrejaMatrizVPraiaAncora by User:PatríciaR · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- São Brás de Alportel: Photo: Sao Bras houses by Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ) · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Caminha: Photo: Torre do Relógio, Caminha, Portugal 2006 by Michell Zappa [2] · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Baião: Photo: Baião I (4883309446) by Pedro from Maia (Porto), 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
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Póvoa de Varzim market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Póvoa de Varzim?
Póvoa de Varzim has 496 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 304 on Airbnb and 192 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Póvoa de Varzim?
Professional operators have only a small footprint in Póvoa de Varzim. The largest local presence is House and People, with 4 listings.
How professionalised is the Póvoa de Varzim short-term rental market?
5% of Póvoa de Varzim's listings (23 of 496) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 124 markets across Portugal (15%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 3% of Airbnb listings and 7% of Booking.com listings. The 4 named professional operators run 8 local listings between them, and the three largest — House and People, BnBird Homes and homerez.com — account for 88% of that. The other 15 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Póvoa de Varzim?
In Póvoa de Varzim, Airbnb leads with 304 listings (61%), versus 192 on Booking.com (39%).
How many professional operators run listings in Póvoa de Varzim?
4 named professional operators run listings in Póvoa de Varzim. 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 496 public short-term rental listings in Póvoa de Varzim, 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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