Short-term rentals in Vila Real
Vila Real is the 45th-largest of 124 short-term rental markets across Portugal: 596 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 6% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 13%. The largest named operator, Tripwix Luxury Rentals, runs 3 local listings.
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- Tracked listings
- 596
- Market rank
- #45 / 124
- National share
- 0.4%
- Named professional operators
- 2
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Vila Real
In Vila Real, Airbnb leads with 358 listings (60%), versus 238 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Vila Real
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 Vila Real
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 5% of Airbnb listings and 7% of Booking.com listings. The 2 named professional operators — Tripwix Luxury Rentals and PMP Rentals by Tripwix — run 4 local listings between them. The other 29 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 6%
- Median market
- 13%
- Single-listing hosts
- 41%
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
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 40% of Vila Real's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (28%).
Largest operators in Vila Real
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 | Tripwix Luxury Rentals | 3 | 5.00 / 5 | — | 1 |
| 2 | PMP Rentals by Tripwix | 1 | 4.97 / 5 | 9.7 / 10 | 236 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Portugal and count Vila Real among their markets. See the full interactive Vila Real market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Vila Real compares
Vila Real ranks 45th of 124 tracked markets in Portugal, with 0.4% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Fuzeta 620 listings
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Marco de Canaveses 614 listings
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Arouca 607 listings
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Óbidos 592 listings
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Fátima 553 listings
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Vila Praia de Âncora 539 listings
Photo credits
- Fuzeta: Photo: Fuzeta by Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Marco de Canaveses: Photo: Igreja marco canaveses by Manuel Anastácio · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Arouca: Photo: Arouca by Vitor107~commonswiki · CC BY 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Óbidos: Photo: Óbidos view592 by Lacobrigo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fátima: Photo: Fátima, Portugal by User:Maksim , Andreas Trepte, János Korom Dr. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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
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Vila Real market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Vila Real?
Vila Real has 596 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 358 on Airbnb and 238 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Vila Real?
Professional operators have only a small footprint in Vila Real. The largest local presence is Tripwix Luxury Rentals, with 3 listings.
How professionalised is the Vila Real short-term rental market?
6% of Vila Real's listings (33 of 596) 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: 5% of Airbnb listings and 7% of Booking.com listings. The 2 named professional operators — Tripwix Luxury Rentals and PMP Rentals by Tripwix — run 4 local listings between them. The other 29 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Vila Real?
In Vila Real, Airbnb leads with 358 listings (60%), versus 238 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Vila Real?
2 named professional operators run listings in Vila Real. 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 596 public short-term rental listings in Vila Real, 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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