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Short-term rentals in Tavira

Tavira is the 7th-largest of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal: 3,288 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 32% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 13%, led by Rentals By Smartavillas (177 listings).

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Tracked listings
3,288
Market rank
#7 / 124
National share
2.0%
Named professional operators
21

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Tavira

In Tavira, Airbnb leads with 1,922 listings (58%), versus 1,366 on Booking.com (42%).

Where the listings are in Tavira

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 3,288 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Tavira

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 41% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 26% on Airbnb. The 21 named professional operators run 425 local listings between them, and the three largest — Rentals By Smartavillas, Your Home Algarve and Casa Serviço — account for 71% of that. The other 631 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
32%
Median market
13%
Single-listing hosts
29%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 952
  • 2–5 listings 701
  • 6–25 listings 579
  • 26+ (professional) 1,056

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 63% of Tavira's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (30%).

  • Apartments & flats 2,060
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 970
  • B&Bs & guest houses 138
  • Hotels & hostels 58
  • Private & shared rooms 44
  • Unique & outdoor 13
  • Other 5

Largest operators in Tavira

Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Portugal listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.

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Largest operators in Tavira, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Rentals By Smartavillas 177 4.78 / 5 8.6 / 10 2,269
2 Your Home Algarve 74 4.63 / 5 8.3 / 10 491
3 Casa Serviço 51 4.78 / 5 8.8 / 10 637
4 portugalhideaway.com 39 4.81 / 5 8.7 / 10 604
5 East Algarve Rentals 12 — 8.1 / 10 75
6 Feels Like Home 11 4.44 / 5 8.0 / 10 53,634
7 Rental Valley 11 4.66 / 5 8.4 / 10 10,921
8 Host Wise 8 4.47 / 5 8.0 / 10 20,503
9 BeGuest Holiday Rentals 6 4.54 / 5 8.0 / 10 6,765
10 Eos Villas 6 4.63 / 5 9.2 / 10 108

The other 11 professional operators in Tavira

Local listings

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Portugal and count Tavira among their markets. See the full interactive Tavira market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Tavira compares

Tavira ranks 7th of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 2.0% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Tavira market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Tavira?

Tavira has 3,288 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,922 on Airbnb and 1,366 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Tavira?

The largest professional operator in Tavira is Rentals By Smartavillas, with 177 local listings.

How professionalised is the Tavira short-term rental market?

32% of Tavira's listings (1,056 of 3,288) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 124 markets across Portugal (13%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 41% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 26% on Airbnb. The 21 named professional operators run 425 local listings between them, and the three largest — Rentals By Smartavillas, Your Home Algarve and Casa Serviço — account for 71% of that. The other 631 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Tavira?

In Tavira, Airbnb leads with 1,922 listings (58%), versus 1,366 on Booking.com (42%).

How many professional operators run listings in Tavira?

21 named professional operators run listings in Tavira. 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 3,288 public short-term rental listings in Tavira, 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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