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Short-term rentals in Málaga

Local supply is split almost evenly between Booking.com (51%) and Airbnb (49%). Holidu is the largest professional operator in Málaga, with 453 local listings.

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Tracked listings
19,057
Market rank
#2 / 425
Coverage share
4.0%
Professional operators
79

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Málaga

In Málaga, supply is split almost evenly: 9,630 tracked listings on Booking.com (51%) and 9,427 on Airbnb (49%).

Where the listings are in Málaga

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.

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Market structure in Málaga

29% of Málaga's tracked listings (5,501 of 19,057) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 425 tracked markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 35% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 23% on Airbnb. The 79 indexed professional operators run 3,968 local listings between them, and the three largest — Holidu, I Loft Malaga and REMS — account for 25% of that.

Professional share
29%
Median market
22%
Single-listing hosts
30%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 5,694
  • 2–5 listings 4,381
  • 6–25 listings 3,481
  • 26+ (professional) 5,501

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 80% of Málaga's classified Airbnb listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (10%). Booking.com listings in Málaga are not classified by property type in this snapshot, so the mix shows Airbnb listings only.

  • Other 8
  • Apartments & flats 7,493
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 978
  • Private & shared rooms 625
  • Hotels & hostels 165
  • B&Bs & guest houses 122
  • Unique & outdoor 36

Largest operators in Málaga

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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Largest operators in Málaga, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Holidu 453 4.64 / 5 8.6 / 10 153,231
2 I Loft Malaga 290 4.48 / 5 8.2 / 10 16,896
3 REMS 255 4.79 / 5 8.6 / 10 14,605
4 ELE APARTMENTS 195 4.65 / 5 8.6 / 10 10,290
5 HolidaysForU 186 4.55 / 5 8.3 / 10 6,500
6 Living4Malaga 180 4.61 / 5 8.4 / 10 8,456
7 Win to Win Rentals S.L. 175 4.65 / 5 8.7 / 10 5,797
8 Cubo's Holiday Homes 154 4.57 / 5 8.6 / 10 7,326
9 Del Parque Flats 149 4.44 / 5 8.2 / 10 4,728
10 Letmalaga 139 4.43 / 5 8.1 / 10 7,607

All 79 professional operators in Málaga

Local listings

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands and count Málaga among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Málaga market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Málaga compares

Málaga ranks 2nd of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with 4.0% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Málaga market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Málaga?

Málaga has 19,057 tracked short-term rental listings as of July 2026: 9,427 on Airbnb and 9,630 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Málaga is Holidu, with 453 local listings.

How professionalised is the Málaga short-term rental market?

29% of Málaga's tracked listings (5,501 of 19,057) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 425 tracked markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 35% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 23% on Airbnb. The 79 indexed professional operators run 3,968 local listings between them, and the three largest — Holidu, I Loft Malaga and REMS — account for 25% of that.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Málaga?

In Málaga, supply is split almost evenly: 9,630 tracked listings on Booking.com (51%) and 9,427 on Airbnb (49%).

How many professional operators run listings in Málaga?

79 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Málaga. 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 19,057 public short-term rental listings in Málaga, 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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