Wanaka, Default short-term rental listings & supply

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Wanaka, Default has 260 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

Total active listings
260
Across all channels
Most popular size
1BR
41.2% of all active listings
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Wanaka, Default short-term rental listings

Wanaka has 260 active short-term rental listings as of May 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 65.4% entire homes, 34.2% private rooms and 0.4% shared rooms.
  • By size: 41.2% 1-bedroom, 24.6% 3-bedroom, 15% 4-bedroom, 12.7% 2-bedroom, and 6.5% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 100% Airbnb-only.
  • By availability: 100% seasonal (1–90 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 36.9% 30+ nights, 23.8% 2 nights, 19.2% 3 nights, 11.5% 4–6 nights, and 8.5% 7–29 nights.
  • By cancellation policy: 36.9% strict, 35.4% flexible, 21.5% moderate, and 6.2% super strict.
Analyst's take

Wanaka's Rental Demand score: 84 out of 100.

Wanaka's Rental Demand subscore is 84 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 84.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (0% in Wanaka) and year-over-year listing growth.

It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.

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Key definitions

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Active listings
Active listings are the short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that were available or booked in the trailing 12 months. AirDNA de-duplicates the same home across channels, and the count refreshes monthly.How AirDNA counts active listings
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How Wanaka's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice Wanaka's 260 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 65.4%

  • Entire home65.4%
  • Private room34.2%
  • Shared room0.4%

Bedrooms

1BR leads at 41.2%

  • 1BR41.2%
  • 2BR12.7%
  • 3BR24.6%
  • 4BR15%
  • 5BR+6.5%

Channel

Airbnb only leads at 100%

  • Airbnb only100%

Availability

Seasonal (1–90 nights) leads at 100%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)100%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of Wanaka active supply by host-set minimum stay

2 nights
23.8%
3 nights
19.2%
4–6 nights
11.5%
7–29 nights
8.5%
30+ nights
36.9%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of Wanaka active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
35.4%
Moderate
21.5%
Strict
36.9%
Super strict
6.2%

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