Best Places in India to Invest in Airbnbs, Short-Term Rentals in 2025

Last updated: January 31, 2025

Discover the most lucrative short-term rental markets in India with AirROI's comprehensive investment guide. Whether you’re an experienced property investor or just starting your Airbnb journey, through detailed analysis of key metrics across premier global, our data-driven insights reveal where smart money is flowing in the short-term rental space. Using advanced market analytics and real performance data, we’ve identified investment hotspots that combine strong rental demand, favorable regulations, and optimal revenue potential.

Read on to explore the top-performing short-term rental markets that should be on every investor’s radar in 2024.

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Top Short-Term Rental Cities in India

Rank:#1Market:BengaluruCountry:IndiaProperties:2,750Monthly Revenue:$331.15Daily Rate:$36.97Occupancy:37.05%Regulation:Low
Rank:#2Market:MumbaiCountry:IndiaProperties:2,072Monthly Revenue:$663.45Daily Rate:$66.51Occupancy:39.55%Regulation:Low
Rank:#3Market:New DelhiCountry:IndiaProperties:1,844Monthly Revenue:$509.32Daily Rate:$59.85Occupancy:36.02%Regulation:Low
Rank:#4Market:Jaipur Municipal CorporationCountry:IndiaProperties:1,251Monthly Revenue:$362.52Daily Rate:$55.24Occupancy:28.03%Regulation:Low
Rank:#5Market:HyderabadCountry:IndiaProperties:1,071Monthly Revenue:$429.72Daily Rate:$49.01Occupancy:34.16%Regulation:Low
Rank:#6Market:CandolimCountry:IndiaProperties:1,015Monthly Revenue:$747.40Daily Rate:$98.60Occupancy:35.16%Regulation:High
Rank:#7Market:PuneCountry:IndiaProperties:817Monthly Revenue:$381.10Daily Rate:$44.01Occupancy:35.40%Regulation:Low
Rank:#8Market:ChennaiCountry:IndiaProperties:737Monthly Revenue:$439.47Daily Rate:$49.45Occupancy:37.29%Regulation:Low
Rank:#9Market:GurugramCountry:IndiaProperties:709Monthly Revenue:$613.54Daily Rate:$87.37Occupancy:31.90%Regulation:Low
Rank:#10Market:Gurugram DistrictCountry:IndiaProperties:615Monthly Revenue:$450.38Daily Rate:$74.97Occupancy:27.31%Regulation:Low
Rank:#11Market:KolkataCountry:IndiaProperties:586Monthly Revenue:$358.80Daily Rate:$38.36Occupancy:38.07%Regulation:Low
Rank:#12Market:DehradunCountry:IndiaProperties:535Monthly Revenue:$311.73Daily Rate:$49.18Occupancy:27.28%Regulation:Low
Rank:#13Market:UdaipurCountry:IndiaProperties:530Monthly Revenue:$483.87Daily Rate:$82.70Occupancy:25.72%Regulation:Low
Rank:#14Market:DadriCountry:IndiaProperties:530Monthly Revenue:$407.30Daily Rate:$44.68Occupancy:32.80%Regulation:Low
Rank:#15Market:CalanguteCountry:IndiaProperties:505Monthly Revenue:$628.61Daily Rate:$86.80Occupancy:31.95%Regulation:Moderate
Rank:#16Market:LonavalaCountry:IndiaProperties:464Monthly Revenue:$1175.79Daily Rate:$221.64Occupancy:23.61%Regulation:Low
Rank:#17Market:PuducherryCountry:IndiaProperties:459Monthly Revenue:$500.19Daily Rate:$63.05Occupancy:31.29%Regulation:Low
Rank:#18Market:VaranasiCountry:IndiaProperties:447Monthly Revenue:$377.90Daily Rate:$47.15Occupancy:31.01%Regulation:Low
Rank:#19Market:RishikeshCountry:IndiaProperties:440Monthly Revenue:$351.33Daily Rate:$56.12Occupancy:27.33%Regulation:Low
Rank:#20Market:ArporaCountry:IndiaProperties:416Monthly Revenue:$735.49Daily Rate:$103.28Occupancy:33.69%Regulation:Moderate
Rank:#21Market:BagaCountry:IndiaProperties:386Monthly Revenue:$933.17Daily Rate:$111.15Occupancy:33.85%Regulation:High
Rank:#22Market:GuwahatiCountry:IndiaProperties:371Monthly Revenue:$217.34Daily Rate:$28.12Occupancy:27.23%Regulation:Low
Rank:#23Market:MysuruCountry:IndiaProperties:346Monthly Revenue:$303.47Daily Rate:$39.86Occupancy:28.65%Regulation:Low
Rank:#24Market:ErnakulamCountry:IndiaProperties:323Monthly Revenue:$389.40Daily Rate:$48.93Occupancy:31.75%Regulation:Low
Rank:#25Market:BademCountry:IndiaProperties:322Monthly Revenue:$1561.26Daily Rate:$181.22Occupancy:36.54%Regulation:High
Rank:#26Market:DispurCountry:IndiaProperties:321Monthly Revenue:$229.28Daily Rate:$29.61Occupancy:28.78%Regulation:Low
Rank:#27Market:ShimlaCountry:IndiaProperties:320Monthly Revenue:$420.55Daily Rate:$96.33Occupancy:24.07%Regulation:Low
Rank:#28Market:AssagaoCountry:IndiaProperties:286Monthly Revenue:$1504.79Daily Rate:$202.05Occupancy:34.30%Regulation:Moderate
Rank:#29Market:SrinagarCountry:IndiaProperties:281Monthly Revenue:$534.96Daily Rate:$93.83Occupancy:28.84%Regulation:Low
Rank:#30Market:MorjimCountry:IndiaProperties:273Monthly Revenue:$357.82Daily Rate:$74.06Occupancy:26.99%Regulation:Moderate
Rank:#31Market:KodaikanalCountry:IndiaProperties:270Monthly Revenue:$648.36Daily Rate:$110.03Occupancy:26.33%Regulation:Low
Rank:#32Market:VythiriCountry:IndiaProperties:263Monthly Revenue:$403.22Daily Rate:$86.34Occupancy:21.54%Regulation:Low
Rank:#33Market:AnjunaCountry:IndiaProperties:261Monthly Revenue:$880.72Daily Rate:$108.66Occupancy:32.40%Regulation:Moderate
Rank:#34Market:KochiCountry:IndiaProperties:260Monthly Revenue:$175.92Daily Rate:$39.15Occupancy:26.52%Regulation:Low
Rank:#35Market:PanajiCountry:IndiaProperties:257Monthly Revenue:$526.00Daily Rate:$71.64Occupancy:31.71%Regulation:High
Rank:#36Market:ThiruvananthapuramCountry:IndiaProperties:256Monthly Revenue:$337.84Daily Rate:$43.58Occupancy:32.72%Regulation:Low
Rank:#37Market:MadikeriCountry:IndiaProperties:228Monthly Revenue:$356.81Daily Rate:$60.24Occupancy:24.10%Regulation:Low
Rank:#38Market:LucknowCountry:IndiaProperties:225Monthly Revenue:$381.29Daily Rate:$48.86Occupancy:29.32%Regulation:Low
Rank:#39Market:ShillongCountry:IndiaProperties:220Monthly Revenue:$333.80Daily Rate:$48.02Occupancy:30.46%Regulation:Low
Rank:#40Market:ManaliCountry:IndiaProperties:215Monthly Revenue:$349.72Daily Rate:$85.37Occupancy:25.60%Regulation:Low
Rank:#41Market:DelhiCountry:IndiaProperties:209Monthly Revenue:$465.39Daily Rate:$49.49Occupancy:35.89%Regulation:Low
Rank:#42Market:JibhiCountry:IndiaProperties:207Monthly Revenue:$363.85Daily Rate:$56.11Occupancy:23.65%Regulation:Low
Rank:#43Market:VagatorCountry:IndiaProperties:206Monthly Revenue:$901.30Daily Rate:$118.77Occupancy:32.46%Regulation:Moderate
Rank:#44Market:UdhagamandalamCountry:IndiaProperties:201Monthly Revenue:$574.90Daily Rate:$89.77Occupancy:26.01%Regulation:Low
Rank:#45Market:BenaulimCountry:IndiaProperties:199Monthly Revenue:$505.70Daily Rate:$52.12Occupancy:39.53%Regulation:High
Rank:#46Market:DarjeelingCountry:IndiaProperties:197Monthly Revenue:$267.54Daily Rate:$48.70Occupancy:27.45%Regulation:Low
Rank:#47Market:DharamshalaCountry:IndiaProperties:195Monthly Revenue:$300.86Daily Rate:$52.70Occupancy:25.69%Regulation:Low
Rank:#48Market:JodhpurCountry:IndiaProperties:192Monthly Revenue:$327.50Daily Rate:$59.45Occupancy:26.73%Regulation:Low
Rank:#49Market:MapusaCountry:IndiaProperties:186Monthly Revenue:$1214.98Daily Rate:$197.47Occupancy:32.56%Regulation:High
Rank:#50Market:PanchganiCountry:IndiaProperties:182Monthly Revenue:$759.70Daily Rate:$155.86Occupancy:22.54%Regulation:Low
Rank:#51Market:VarkalaCountry:IndiaProperties:179Monthly Revenue:$365.94Daily Rate:$56.21Occupancy:30.41%Regulation:Low
Rank:#52Market:ArambolCountry:IndiaProperties:177Monthly Revenue:$210.94Daily Rate:$56.43Occupancy:28.06%Regulation:Moderate
Rank:#53Market:NashikCountry:IndiaProperties:172Monthly Revenue:$583.32Daily Rate:$122.80Occupancy:25.66%Regulation:Low
Rank:#54Market:OxelCountry:IndiaProperties:165Monthly Revenue:$886.36Daily Rate:$81.94Occupancy:42.93%Regulation:High
Rank:#55Market:IndoreCountry:IndiaProperties:157Monthly Revenue:$291.82Daily Rate:$42.45Occupancy:27.70%Regulation:Low
Rank:#56Market:New TownCountry:IndiaProperties:157Monthly Revenue:$380.14Daily Rate:$64.12Occupancy:28.43%Regulation:Low
Rank:#57Market:AmritsarCountry:IndiaProperties:156Monthly Revenue:$324.74Daily Rate:$52.06Occupancy:25.61%Regulation:Low
Rank:#58Market:AgraCountry:IndiaProperties:153Monthly Revenue:$299.08Daily Rate:$49.62Occupancy:23.83%Regulation:Low
Rank:#59Market:BidhannagarCountry:IndiaProperties:152Monthly Revenue:$361.91Daily Rate:$39.15Occupancy:37.47%Regulation:Low
Rank:#60Market:TungarliCountry:IndiaProperties:149Monthly Revenue:$905.60Daily Rate:$145.77Occupancy:23.52%Regulation:Low
Rank:#61Market:ColvaCountry:IndiaProperties:144Monthly Revenue:$667.35Daily Rate:$64.41Occupancy:40.39%Regulation:High
Rank:#62Market:MandremCountry:IndiaProperties:143Monthly Revenue:$278.64Daily Rate:$83.35Occupancy:31.73%Regulation:Moderate
Rank:#63Market:GangtokCountry:IndiaProperties:141Monthly Revenue:$267.12Daily Rate:$41.05Occupancy:25.79%Regulation:Low
Rank:#64Market:VisakhapatnamCountry:IndiaProperties:137Monthly Revenue:$303.47Daily Rate:$47.38Occupancy:27.77%Regulation:Low
Rank:#65Market:AhmedabadCountry:IndiaProperties:137Monthly Revenue:$383.28Daily Rate:$60.28Occupancy:31.99%Regulation:Low
Rank:#66Market:PuriCountry:IndiaProperties:134Monthly Revenue:$345.08Daily Rate:$39.03Occupancy:34.93%Regulation:Low
Rank:#67Market:BhopalCountry:IndiaProperties:128Monthly Revenue:$195.18Daily Rate:$34.33Occupancy:28.11%Regulation:Low
Rank:#68Market:ShahdaraCountry:IndiaProperties:125Monthly Revenue:$235.35Daily Rate:$32.43Occupancy:26.00%Regulation:Low
Rank:#69Market:Bhubaneswar Municipal CorporationCountry:IndiaProperties:123Monthly Revenue:$244.68Daily Rate:$33.30Occupancy:30.44%Regulation:Low
Rank:#70Market:ChandigarhCountry:IndiaProperties:122Monthly Revenue:$448.69Daily Rate:$51.50Occupancy:34.04%Regulation:Low
Rank:#71Market:AlappuzhaCountry:IndiaProperties:122Monthly Revenue:$338.81Daily Rate:$77.39Occupancy:21.57%Regulation:Low
Rank:#72Market:TiruporurCountry:IndiaProperties:122Monthly Revenue:$866.08Daily Rate:$124.16Occupancy:31.57%Regulation:Low
Rank:#73Market:MarnaCountry:IndiaProperties:121Monthly Revenue:$1435.83Daily Rate:$182.38Occupancy:34.53%Regulation:High
Rank:#74Market:NainitalCountry:IndiaProperties:120Monthly Revenue:$565.94Daily Rate:$103.55Occupancy:25.42%Regulation:Low
Rank:#75Market:Navi MumbaiCountry:IndiaProperties:118Monthly Revenue:$343.42Daily Rate:$51.77Occupancy:29.12%Regulation:Low
Rank:#76Market:KolambCountry:IndiaProperties:117Monthly Revenue:$390.27Daily Rate:$71.89Occupancy:31.09%Regulation:Moderate
Rank:#77Market:CoimbatoreCountry:IndiaProperties:117Monthly Revenue:$257.55Daily Rate:$40.56Occupancy:27.66%Regulation:Low
Rank:#78Market:Greater NoidaCountry:IndiaProperties:117Monthly Revenue:$398.42Daily Rate:$88.05Occupancy:26.19%Regulation:Low
Rank:#79Market:FatradeCountry:IndiaProperties:116Monthly Revenue:$768.77Daily Rate:$68.87Occupancy:38.55%Regulation:High
Rank:#80Market:NagoaCountry:IndiaProperties:107Monthly Revenue:$1352.99Daily Rate:$213.38Occupancy:31.68%Regulation:Moderate
Rank:#81Market:GhaziabadCountry:IndiaProperties:106Monthly Revenue:$339.61Daily Rate:$37.45Occupancy:30.17%Regulation:Low
Rank:#82Market:MussoorieCountry:IndiaProperties:106Monthly Revenue:$707.04Daily Rate:$112.35Occupancy:26.85%Regulation:Low
Rank:#83Market:FaguCountry:IndiaProperties:105Monthly Revenue:$416.32Daily Rate:$96.19Occupancy:20.53%Regulation:Low
Rank:#84Market:AlibagCountry:IndiaProperties:104Monthly Revenue:$1027.54Daily Rate:$144.89Occupancy:25.48%Regulation:Low
Rank:#85Market:JaisalmerCountry:IndiaProperties:104Monthly Revenue:$140.87Daily Rate:$52.74Occupancy:19.47%Regulation:Low
Rank:#86Market:ThaneCountry:IndiaProperties:102Monthly Revenue:$565.13Daily Rate:$55.56Occupancy:40.14%Regulation:Low
Rank:#87Market:LehCountry:IndiaProperties:101Monthly Revenue:$140.78Daily Rate:$41.63Occupancy:25.95%Regulation:Low
Rank:#88Market:AgondaCountry:IndiaProperties:98Monthly Revenue:$315.96Daily Rate:$48.09Occupancy:30.21%Regulation:Low
Rank:#89Market:NagpurCountry:IndiaProperties:97Monthly Revenue:$337.21Daily Rate:$34.67Occupancy:34.18%Regulation:Low
Rank:#90Market:KottakuppamCountry:IndiaProperties:96Monthly Revenue:$301.48Daily Rate:$54.07Occupancy:27.80%Regulation:Low

Our Methodology

At AirROI, we leverage advanced technology to process and analyze the world’s most comprehensive short-term rental dataset, helping investors make data-driven decisions.

Data Collection

  • Real-time data aggregation from tens of millions of listings globally
  • Comprehensive tracking of market-specific performance metrics
  • Local regulatory tracking

Data Processing

  • AI-powered analysis of booking patterns
  • Advanced machine learning for trend identification
  • Forward-looking market forecasting
  • Cross-market performance benchmarking

Key Metrics We Track

  • Occupancy rates and seasonal patterns
  • Revenue performance (ADR, RevPAR)
  • Market demand indicators
  • Investment metrics (ROI, operating costs)
  • Regulatory compliance requirements

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