Short-term rentals in Santander
Local supply is split almost evenly between Airbnb (52%) and Booking.com (48%). Apartamentos Cantabria is the largest professional operator in Santander, with 70 local listings.
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- Tracked listings
- 3,408
- Market rank
- #24 / 425
- Coverage share
- 0.7%
- Professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Santander
In Santander, supply is split almost evenly: 1,758 tracked listings on Airbnb (52%) and 1,650 on Booking.com (48%).
Where the listings are in Santander
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 Santander
19% of Santander's tracked listings (645 of 3,408) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 425 tracked markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 10% on Airbnb. The 9 indexed professional operators run 165 local listings between them, and the three largest — Apartamentos Cantabria, Holidu and R2R Consulting — account for 87% of that.
- Professional share
- 19%
- Median market
- 22%
- Single-listing hosts
- 45%
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 61% of Santander's classified Airbnb listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (23%). Booking.com listings in Santander are not classified by property type in this snapshot, so the mix shows Airbnb listings only.
Largest operators in Santander
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 | Apartamentos Cantabria | 70 | 4.30 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 3,756 |
| 2 | Holidu | 54 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 153,231 |
| 3 | R2R Consulting | 19 | 4.32 / 5 | 7.1 / 10 | 6,515 |
| 4 | Sercotel Sevilla Guadalquivir Suites | 7 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 261,816 |
| 5 | Homerez | 4 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 12,391 |
| 6 | Cantabria Collection | 3 | 4.57 / 5 | — | 42 |
| 7 | Easy Host Santander | 3 | 4.25 / 5 | — | 29 |
| 8 | TANDEM APARTMENTS AND SUITES | 3 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 492,023 |
| 9 | Your.Rentals | 2 | 4.51 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 3,659 |
All 9 professional operators in Santander
Local listings
- Apartamentos Cantabria 70 listings
- Holidu 54 listings
- R2R Consulting 19 listings
- Sercotel Sevilla Guadalquivir Suites 7 listings
- Homerez 4 listings
- Cantabria Collection 3 listings
- Easy Host Santander 3 listings
- TANDEM APARTMENTS AND SUITES 3 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands and count Santander among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Santander market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Santander compares
Santander ranks 24th of 425 tracked markets in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, with 0.7% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Lloret de Mar 5,016 listings
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Cádiz 4,391 listings
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Córdoba 3,598 listings
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Oropesa del Mar 3,364 listings
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Peñíscola 2,846 listings
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Bilbao 2,688 listings
Photo credits
- Lloret de Mar: Photo: Platja de Lloret by Xavigivax · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cádiz: Photo: Cadiz aerea by fuente: COVT · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Córdoba: Photo: Centro Histórico, 16.9 -- 2023 -- Córdoba, España by Jose María Ligero Loarte · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oropesa del Mar: Photo: Overview of Oropesa del Mar, Valencia Region, Spain by Frettie · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Peñíscola: Photo: Peniscola plages by Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bilbao: Photo: Cityscape - Bilbao, Spain - panoramio (1) by Tommie Hansen · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Santander market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Santander?
Santander has 3,408 tracked short-term rental listings as of July 2026: 1,758 on Airbnb and 1,650 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Santander?
The largest professional operator in Santander is Apartamentos Cantabria, with 70 local listings.
How professionalised is the Santander short-term rental market?
19% of Santander's tracked listings (645 of 3,408) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 425 tracked markets across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (22%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 10% on Airbnb. The 9 indexed professional operators run 165 local listings between them, and the three largest — Apartamentos Cantabria, Holidu and R2R Consulting — account for 87% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Santander?
In Santander, supply is split almost evenly: 1,758 tracked listings on Airbnb (52%) and 1,650 on Booking.com (48%).
How many professional operators run listings in Santander?
9 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Santander. 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 3,408 public short-term rental listings in Santander, 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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