Rural Short-Term Rentals Boom as Demand Jumps 43% in Russia
Short-term rural property rentals witnessed a significant surge in demand, rising by 43% compared to October 2024. Karelia led the pack with the most bookings. Meanwhile, the supply of short-term rentals grew by 23%, with Volgograd, Kaliningrad, and Nizhny Novgorod Regions driving this increase.
Primorsky Territory offered the lowest average nightly hotel rates at 2,700 rubles. Moscow Region topped short-term apartment bookings with a 13% share. Hotel room listings grew by 24% year-over-year, with notable increases in Krasnodar Territory, Dagestan, Stavropol Territory, and Voronezh Region. In terms of bookings, Moscow Region led with a 21% share, followed by Leningrad Region (15%) and Tatarstan (4%). Residents of Moscow Oblast were the most active travelers (14%), followed by Leningrad Oblast (7%). Leningrad Region and Krasnodar Territory followed with 9% shares each, with Krasnodar Territory also having the second-highest hotel bookings share at 16%.
The demand for short-term rural property rentals has increased significantly, with Karelia seeing the highest number of bookings. The supply of short-term rentals has also grown, led by several regions. Moscow Region dominated both short-term apartment bookings and hotel bookings, with residents of Moscow Oblast being the most active travelers. The search results did not provide information about the region with the strongest increase in the number of long-term rental apartments.
