Airbnb Occupancy Rate in Altea, Spain, Data & Trends 2026

Over the June 2025 to May 2026 window, Altea ran 60% average occupancy across roughly 218 booked nights a year, sitting three points below the 63% Spanish national average, a respectable but not standout figure among the 28 Spanish cities ListingOK tracks. Its 145 euro (about 132 dollar) average daily rate is above the national norm, reflecting Altea's premium, lower-volume positioning, and the two combine for average monthly revenue of 2,271 euros (about 2,065 dollars) per listing.

The defining number is a seasonality index of 134%, among the highest on the list and the polar opposite of a flat market: revenue is heavily concentrated in the summer peak. Encouragingly, revenue grew 9% year on year, bucking the declines seen in larger, capacity-constrained Spanish cities. Read together, Altea is a small, premium, sharply seasonal market where the summer weeks do the heavy lifting and rate, not volume, is the lever.

Altea is a postcard town on the northern Costa Blanca, between Benidorm and Calpe in the Marina Alta, and its short-term rental demand is driven by its whitewashed old town crowned by the blue-and-white tiled dome of the Nuestra Señora del Consuelo church. The maze of cobbled lanes around the Plaza de la Iglesia, the seafront promenade and pebble beaches, and the town's reputation as an artists' and gastronomy hub give Altea a more refined, lower-key appeal than its brash neighbour Benidorm a few kilometres south.

The core traveller is the European sun-seeker, especially Spanish, British, Dutch and German visitors drawn to the Mediterranean climate, the marina and Greenwich-style waterfront, and day trips to the Sierra Helada and the Algar waterfalls. Summer beach tourism dominates, supplemented by a shoulder-season market of cultural and culinary visitors, making Altea a small but well-defined leisure market of just 50 active listings.

The Casco Antiguo, Altea's whitewashed old town climbing to the iconic blue-domed church, is the highest-converting stock: its cobbled lanes, viewpoints and restaurants command premium rates from guests who want the postcard experience. Down at sea level, the Paseo Marítimo and the beachfront around Playa de la Roda trade on direct promenade and pebble-beach access, ideal for summer families.

The Puerto Deportivo (marina) area and the modern Altea la Vella inland district offer larger villas and apartments with pool, suiting longer stays and groups. The northern stretch toward Mascarat and the urbanisations near the Sierra Helada draw sea-view villa renters at the top of the market. Across all of them, in Altea more than postcode it is the property's tourist registration status that increasingly determines whether it can be legally let.