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Holiday rentals near Valencia: coast guides and how to book legally
Where Valencia goes for a week by the sea, region by region and town by town, with the tourist-rental rules you should check before you book.
Last verified: 23 September 2026
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What these holiday rental guides cover
These are guides, not a booking site. Each region page explains where the coast is, how its towns compare and what to check before you pay a deposit. Each town page goes into its areas, beaches, season and local rules.
We do not list properties, quote prices or name booking platforms or agencies. When you find a place you like, the checks on this page tell you whether it is a legal holiday rental.
Holiday rental regions covered so far
The first region is the Costa Blanca, the coast of the province of Alicante, which starts just south of Valencia province. Read the Costa Blanca holiday rentals guide for the town comparison.
The first town guide is Jávea (Xà bia), at the eastern tip of the Marina Alta. More towns follow once their local rules have been checked against the councils' own pages.
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How to check that a holiday rental in the Valencian Community is legal
In the Valencian Community a tourist home, or vivienda de uso turÃstico (), is a whole property let for tourism for 10 days or fewer. The regional tourism law, Ley 15/2018, sets that limit in its article 65. A room in someone's home is not a tourist home under that definition.
Every tourist home must be entered in the regional register, the Registro de Turismo (), and the law requires platforms to ask the owner for a valid registration number before they advertise it. Ask for that number before you book.
You can then look the number up yourself. The Generalitat publishes its register of tourist homes as open data, with the registration number and municipality of each home.
What changed for the national rental registry in 2026
In December 2024 Spain created a national single registry for short-term rentals by Royal Decree 1312/2024. On 19 May 2026 the Supreme Court partly upheld an appeal by the Generalitat Valenciana and annulled the provisions on that registration procedure, including the duty to hold a national number before advertising on platforms. The ruling was published in the BOE on 8 June 2026.
The annulment was partial, not total. For a holiday rental in the Valencian Community, the number that matters is still the regional Registro de Turismo number.
Holiday rental guides in this section
Costa Blanca holiday rentals
Where the Costa Blanca is, how its coastal towns compare and what the local rules are.
Villa rentals in Jávea (Xà bia)
Areas, coves, summer access limits and the town's rules on tourist rentals.
Calpe (Calp)
Two sandy town beaches either side of the Penyal d'Ifac, with a TRAM stop on the coast line.
Altea
The hilltop old town, pebble beaches and a TRAM line along the coast.
Dénia
Port town with the sandy Les Marines to the north and the rocky coves of Les Rotes to the south.
Benidorm
Two long urban beaches, the old town between them and the TRAM to Alicante.
Holiday rentals near Valencia: common questions
Does ValenciaMove rent out holiday homes?
How long can a holiday rental stay last in the Valencian Community?
Which registration number should a holiday rental advert show?
Was the national short-term rental registry cancelled?
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Reviewed 23 September 2026 by Michael Bastin