📍 Estepona · Málaga
Holiday rental software in Estepona
Estepona has more than 8,000 registered tourist homes, many in coastal developments between Marbella and Sotogrande. It is one of the Costa del Sol municipalities with no known limits of its own.
What you need to know in Estepona
Official figures
8,215 tourist homes registered in October 2026; INE counted 3,362 listings in May 2026, 6.7% of the municipality's homes.
Source: INE, tourist dwellings by municipality (May 2026) · Junta de Andalucía, Tourism Register open data (OpenRTA)
No suspension in the official information
Estepona was not among the municipalities with tourist home licence suspensions named by the Junta in July 2025, and we have found no municipal limit published since.
Summer and Easter as high season, with long winter stays by northern European guests.
Rules common to all of Andalusia
On top of each municipality's own rules, every tourist home in Andalusia has these obligations.
Registration in the Andalusian Tourism Register
Before renting you must file a responsible declaration with the Junta, using a digital certificate. The home gets a code in the format VUT/MA/ plus a number, which must appear in all advertising, including Airbnb or Booking. Old VFT codes remain valid: only the letters change.
Source: Junta de Andalucía: Tourism Register FAQ · Junta de Andalucía: from VFT to VUT (PDF)
Minimum requirements for the home
Since Decree 31/2024: at least 14 m² built per guest place, air conditioning in bedrooms and living room if rented from May to August, heating if rented from December to March, and two bathrooms from 6 places (three from 9).
Town councils can set limits
They can cap the number of tourist homes per building or area (Decree 31/2024) and, while they change their zoning plan, suspend new registrations in the whole municipality or in specific areas for up to 3 years (art. 6 of Decree-Law 1/2025).
Source: Decree 31/2024 (BOJA no. 24, 2 February 2024) · Decree-Law 1/2025 (BOJA no. 41, 3 March 2025)
Zoning compatibility in the declaration
Since March 2025 the responsible declaration includes the cadastral reference, the home's zoning compatibility and, where required, the owners' association's authorisation. One home per cadastral reference.
Guest registration within 24 hours
Every booking and every traveller must be reported to the Ministry of the Interior through SES.Hospedajes within 24 hours, and the data are kept for 3 years.
Source: Royal Decree 933/2021 (BOE) · SES.Hospedajes, Ministry of the Interior
National Single Register, annulled
In 2026 the Supreme Court annulled the Single Rental Register of Royal Decree 1312/2024 and its mandatory number. The Andalusian Tourism Register is still mandatory.
Source: Supreme Court ruling of 19 May 2026 (BOE, 8 June 2026)
No tourist tax
As of October 2026 there is no tourist tax in Andalusia. The regional president would only consider one if a national law provides a common framework.
How Apartop helps you in Estepona
Sync Airbnb, Booking and VRBO calendars
One calendar for all your holiday rentals with bookings from Airbnb, Booking and VRBO. Block dates on the other platforms and avoid double bookings.
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Online check-in with passport and ID scanner
The guest points their phone at their passport, ID card or residence card and check-in fills itself in from the machine-readable zone. The photo is read on their phone and never stored.
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Cleaning management app for holiday rentals
Every check-out creates its cleaning and notifies the cleaner by Telegram or email. 14-day schedule, overloaded days, pay per clean or by the hour. For holiday rentals in Andalusia.
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Key handover management for holiday rentals
Every booking creates its key handover: done by you, your cleaner or a trusted person, who can handle apartments for several owners. With the arrival time the guest provides.
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Automatic guest registration to SES.Hospedajes
When the guest completes check-in, Apartop sends the guest registration through the official SES.Hospedajes web service, checks it is accepted and retries if it fails.
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Frequently asked questions
Can tourist homes be registered in Estepona?
I rent by the month in winter, is it a tourist home?
How does the cleaner find out about each check-out?
Information reviewed in October 2026. Municipal rules change often: always confirm with your town council and the Junta de Andalucía before registering a home. This is not legal advice.
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