Short-term rentals in Póvoa de Varzim
Póvoa de Varzim is the 52nd-largest of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal: 506 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 4% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 13%. The largest named operator, House and People, runs 4 local listings.
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- Tracked listings
- 506
- Market rank
- #52 / 124
- National share
- 0.3%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Póvoa de Varzim
In Póvoa de Varzim, Airbnb leads with 305 listings (60%), versus 201 on Booking.com (40%).
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
The 5 named professional operators run 10 local listings between them, and the three largest — House and People, BnBird Homes and homerez.com — account for 80% of that. The other 9 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 4%
- Median market
- 13%
- Single-listing hosts
- 58%
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 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 1,749 |
| 2 | BnBird Homes | 2 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 26,984 |
| 3 | homerez.com | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 4,095 |
| 4 | Host Wise | 1 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 20,503 |
| 5 | Olala Homes | 1 | 4.40 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 8,766 |
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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 52nd of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Odeceixe 530 listings
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Costa Nova 529 listings
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Sagres 518 listings
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São Brás de Alportel 502 listings
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Caminha 501 listings
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Baião 498 listings
Photo credits
- Odeceixe: Photo: Odeceixe553 by Lacobrigo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Costa Nova: Photo: 011293 - Costa Nova do Prado (21171782496) by M.Peinado from Alcalá de Henares, España · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sagres: Photo: Sagres23 by Georges Jansoone · CC BY 2.5 · 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
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Póvoa de Varzim market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Póvoa de Varzim?
Póvoa de Varzim has 506 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 305 on Airbnb and 201 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?
4% of Póvoa de Varzim's listings (19 of 506) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 124 markets across Portugal (13%). The 5 named professional operators run 10 local listings between them, and the three largest — House and People, BnBird Homes and homerez.com — account for 80% of that. The other 9 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 305 listings (60%), versus 201 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Póvoa de Varzim?
5 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 506 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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