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Spain STR Laws

Short-term rental regulations for 16 cities in Spain

6
Heavily Restricted
9
Restricted
1
Investor-Friendly

Barcelona

Spain
⛔ Banned

Barcelona has frozen new HUT licenses since 2014 and the city plans to eliminate all existing tourist apartment licenses...

📋 Permit req'd

Costa del Sol

Spain
✅ Friendly

The Costa del Sol (Marbella, Torremolinos, Nerja) is Spain's premier sun-and-sea resort coast. Andalusian registration i...

📋 Permit req'd

Córdoba

Spain
⚠️ Restricted

Córdoba's Mezquita-Catedral is a UNESCO World Heritage site with growing STR restrictions. Andalusian registration is re...

📋 Permit req'd

Fuerteventura

Spain
⚠️ Restricted

Fuerteventura is the Canary Islands' beach and wind sports paradise. Regional registration is required; the island limit...

📋 Permit req'd

Gran Canaria

Spain
⚠️ Restricted

Gran Canaria has implemented Canary Islands STR regulations with growing restrictions. Regional tourist accommodation li...

📋 Permit req'd

Granada

Spain
⚠️ Restricted

Granada near the Alhambra has implemented Andalusian STR registration with growing restrictions in the historic Albaicin...

📋 Permit req'd

Ibiza

Spain
⛔ Banned

Ibiza and the Balearic Islands have a moratorium on new STR licenses in apartments. Only standalone villas and rural pro...

📋 Permit req'd

Lanzarote

Spain
⚠️ Restricted

Lanzarote in the Canary Islands has implemented Spain's regional STR registration with strict enforcement. The Canary Is...

📋 Permit req'd

Madrid

Spain
⛔ Banned

Madrid has implemented strict STR zoning that bans new tourist apartment licenses in most central districts. Existing li...

📋 Permit req'd

Mallorca

Spain
⛔ Banned

Mallorca has a moratorium on new apartment STR licenses, restricted since 2017. Only detached villas and eco-tourism pro...

📋 Permit req'd

Menorca

Spain
⛔ Banned

Menorca has among Spain's strictest STR regulations as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The Balearic Islands' tourist stay ta...

📋 Permit req'd

Málaga

Spain
⚠️ Restricted

Málaga requires registration as a Vivienda de Uso Turístico (VUT) for all STRs. The city has implemented zoning restri...

📋 Permit req'd

San Sebastián

Spain
⛔ Banned

San Sebastián (Donostia) has among Spain's strictest STR rules. The Basque government and city council have banned new t...

📋 Permit req'd

Seville

Spain
⚠️ Restricted

Seville has implemented Spain's regional Andalusian STR registration system with strict enforcement. The historic centre...

📋 Permit req'd

Tenerife

Spain
⚠️ Restricted

Tenerife in the Canary Islands allows vacation rentals in residential zones but requires registration. Tourist zones hav...

📋 Permit req'd

Valencia

Spain
⚠️ Restricted

Valencia has introduced strict STR regulations amid housing affordability concerns. The city requires tourist apartment ...

📋 Permit req'd