Short-term rentals in Ardales
Local supply is split almost evenly between Booking.com (53%) and Airbnb (47%). Holidu is the largest professional operator in Ardales, with 20 local listings.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 297
- Market rank
- #311 / 425
- Coverage share
- under 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ardales
In Ardales, supply is split almost evenly: 158 tracked listings on Booking.com (53%) and 139 on Airbnb (47%).
Where the listings are in Ardales
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 Ardales
19% of Ardales' tracked listings (55 of 297) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 425 tracked markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 17% of Airbnb listings and 20% of Booking.com listings. The 6 indexed professional operators run 57 local listings between them, and the three largest — Holidu, Cubo's Holiday Homes and Ruralidays - Your home in Andalucia — account for 89% of that.
- Professional share
- 19%
- Median market
- 22%
- 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
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 57% of Ardales' classified Airbnb listings, followed by Apartments & flats (28%). Booking.com listings in Ardales are not classified by property type in this snapshot, so the mix shows Airbnb listings only.
Largest operators in Ardales
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Spain listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holidu | 20 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 153,231 |
| 2 | Cubo's Holiday Homes | 19 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 7,326 |
| 3 | Ruralidays - Your home in Andalucia | 12 | 4.68 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,947 |
| 4 | Interhome | 3 | 4.40 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 34,924 |
| 5 | Homerez | 2 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 12,391 |
| 6 | Your.Rentals | 1 | 4.51 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 3,659 |
All 6 professional operators in Ardales
Local listings
- Holidu 20 listings
- Cubo's Holiday Homes 19 listings
- Ruralidays - Your home in Andalucia 12 listings
- Interhome 3 listings
- Homerez 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands and count Ardales among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Ardales market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ardales compares
Ardales ranks 311th of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Muros 301 listings
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Castril 300 listings
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Caravaca de la Cruz 298 listings
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Santa Cristina d'Aro 295 listings
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Torroella de Montgrí 295 listings
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Alhama de Murcia 288 listings
Photo credits
- Muros: Photo: Muros.Galiza.04-2008 by L. Miguel Bugallo Sánchez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Castril: Photo: Castril 5 by Baldomorejon · CC BY-SA 3.0 es · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Caravaca de la Cruz: Photo: Caravaca de la Cruz Murcia Espana castillo santuario de la vera cruz by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Santa Cristina d'Aro: Photo: Vall d'Aro by Vilallonga · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Torroella de Montgrí: Photo: Torroella montgri by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Alhama de Murcia: Photo: Castillo y casco urbano de Alhama de Murcia by Lorenzo Soriano · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ardales market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ardales?
Ardales has 297 tracked short-term rental listings as of July 2026: 139 on Airbnb and 158 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ardales?
The largest professional operator in Ardales is Holidu, with 20 local listings.
How professionalised is the Ardales short-term rental market?
19% of Ardales' tracked listings (55 of 297) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 425 tracked markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 17% of Airbnb listings and 20% of Booking.com listings. The 6 indexed professional operators run 57 local listings between them, and the three largest — Holidu, Cubo's Holiday Homes and Ruralidays - Your home in Andalucia — account for 89% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ardales?
In Ardales, supply is split almost evenly: 158 tracked listings on Booking.com (53%) and 139 on Airbnb (47%).
How many professional operators run listings in Ardales?
6 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Ardales. 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 297 public short-term rental listings in Ardales, 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 mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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