Region market dataRegion of Crete2026
Heraklion Airbnb Data: Revenue and Occupancy by Town
AirROI tracks 1,916 active Airbnb homes in 3 Heraklion towns: Heraklion, Gazi and Nea Alikarnassos. These homes took an estimated 31,730 stays in the 12 months to October 2026. A typical stay ran 5.3 nights and the average home earned €13,112 at 41% occupancy. Of these homes, 69% are apartments or condos, 26% are houses and 7.4% sleep 8 or more.
A listed town needs 50 or more active Airbnb homes, with at least 75% of them near the region. Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
- Active Airbnb homes
- 1,916
- Avg. revenue per home
- €13,112
- Occupancy rate
- 41%
- Avg. nightly rate
- €140
Towns
Heraklion Towns by Airbnb Stays
Each row links to the town's own market page. Select a column to sort by it.
| 1 | Heraklion | 21,768 | €101 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gazi | 8,918 | €209 |
| 3 | Nea Alikarnassos | 1,044 | €136 |
Figures cover the 12 months to October 2026. Region figures add up these 3 towns. Occupancy counts only nights a home was open, so rate x occupancy x 365 runs higher than revenue per home. How these numbers are made.
Money figures on this page are in euros, converted from US dollars at €0.86 per US$, the typical rate from November 2025 to October 2026.
Earnings
Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate in Heraklion
Across the 2 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes, revenue per home runs from €9,669 in Heraklion to €19,177 in Gazi a year. Gaps like these often reflect home size and mix more than the town, so compare towns with similar homes.
Town by town
Where the Top Towns Stand Out in Heraklion
Among guests who left a review, France is the top home country in 2 of the 3. Apartments and condos are the largest home type in all 3. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- Gazi
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, Germany was the top home country for Gazi, Heraklion, at 22%.
When
Busiest and Quietest Months in Heraklion
August, July and September rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights in Heraklion, and February and January as the quietest. August is the busiest month in every one of these towns. Across the 3 towns, nightly rates run lowest in November, at about €116, and highest in August, at about €175. Across the 3 towns, stays run longest in January, at 5.8 nights, and shortest in December, at 4.2 nights.
August ranks first, January last
Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.
- Three busiest months
- Other months
From busiest to quietest: August, July, September, June, May, October, April, November, March, December, February, January.
Month by month: rank, share of nights, typical stay and nightly rate
| Rank | Month | Share of nights | Nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August | 12.7% | €175 |
| 2 | July | 11.9% | €174 |
| 3 | September | 11.3% | €153 |
| 4 | June | 9.7% | €155 |
| 5 | May | 8.7% | €134 |
| 6 | October | 8.6% | €124 |
| 7 | April | 7.8% | €128 |
| 8 | November | 6.5% | €116 |
| 9 | March | 6.0% | €124 |
| 10 | December | 5.7% | €117 |
| 11 | February | 5.7% | €124 |
| 12 | January | 5.4% | €120 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From in Heraklion
Among guests who left a review, 92% come from abroad. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from France, the United States and Germany. The top home cities among those guests are Paris, Berlin and London. Gazi draws the most from abroad, at 98%, among towns with 100 or more homes.
92% from abroad
Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026
- From abroad 92%
- From within Greece 8%
Top countries abroad
Among guests who left a review
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
FAQ
Questions About Heraklion Airbnb Data
How much do Airbnb homes earn in Heraklion?
AirROI estimates the average Airbnb home in Heraklion earned €13,112 in the 12 months to October 2026, at 41% occupancy and €140 a night. Across towns with 100 or more homes, revenue per home runs from €9,669 in Heraklion to €19,177 in Gazi.
Which of the 3 Heraklion towns get the most Airbnb stays?
Heraklion (21,768), Gazi (8,918) and Nea Alikarnassos (1,044) in Heraklion, by AirROI's estimated stays in the 12 months to October 2026.
When is Heraklion busiest on Airbnb?
AirROI ranks August first for Airbnb nights in Heraklion and January last, in the 12 months to October 2026.
How long do Airbnb guests stay in Heraklion?
AirROI puts the typical Airbnb stay in Heraklion at 5.3 nights in the 12 months to October 2026. Across towns with 100 or more homes, it runs from 4.8 nights in Heraklion to 6.3 nights in Gazi.
How many Airbnb homes are there in Heraklion?
AirROI counts 1,916 active Airbnb homes in Heraklion, as of October 2026. Town by town, that runs from 71 in Nea Alikarnassos to 1,170 in Heraklion.
Method
How These Numbers Are Made
Every figure is an AirROI estimate for the 12 months to October 2026, from the market page of each town listed here, and covers Airbnb only. Stays count bookings. For a file that spreads over 40 km, only homes within 40 km of another listed town's centre count as near the region. Homes and stays add up across the rows. Occupancy, nightly rate and revenue are averages weighted by each town's active homes, the way AirROI's state pages work them out, and a town's stale figures would be left out of them. The typical stay weights each town's stay by its stays. Busiest and quietest months weight each town by its Airbnb nights. These are region averages, not medians, and they cover only the rows on this page, so they do not count every home that uses the Heraklion name. Typical stay is a booking's length, occupancy the share of available nights booked, and revenue the yearly average per home, based on asking prices on booked nights, before cleaning, management, tax and any loan. Guest rating is out of 5. Origin counts guests who left a review.