r/gijon • u/GlossyScot21 • Apr 11 '26
Holiday accommodation prices are crazy!
I’ll start by saying I know I’m stating the obvious, but seriously these prices are crazy!
My husband is from Gijón so we visit several times a year and we’ve usually got somewhere to stay. For a number of reasons things are changing and I’ve been looking at weekly rental prices for apartments in Gijón and they are just crazy.
I’m looking for an apartment for a couple of weeks in summer and it’s barely possible to find a two-bed apartment for less than £2k.
I’m not even looking to be somewhere like Paseo de Begoña or Cimadevilla - I’m looking around Los Fresnos / pericones and the prices for a basic apartment are still very high. It’s almost like they don’t actually want tourism!
anyway, it is what it is - does anyone have any local recommendations about local rental agencies where I should be looking? Airbnb, booking.com are already in the list and I’m checking every couple of days but when we found something reasonable, new to market the booking was fairly rapidly cancelled and reposted as a much higher price.
i absolutely love and value our time in Gijón it it really pains me to spend the same on a basic flat as we can spend for two weeks in a lovely house with private pool or an all inclusive holiday.
The two types of holiday aren't comparable and I know that, but we have a good reason for visiting Gijón regularly - others don’t and with these prices will easily be tempted elsewhere.
thanks to anyone who has any recommendations or suggestions.
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u/dasara_ Apr 13 '26
Yes, the prices are high, specially summer (July/August) even worse the first 15 days of August, even much worse those days around the ecipse.
It is a matter of offer-demand, there is much more demand from Spaniards, French, Belgian, etc. while the offer is not increasing that high. I do not expect prices to go down in some years.
Proposal if you want to keep the price low: go beyond Gijón to houses in small villages, around Candás & Luanco there are nice areas
If you wanna stay in Gijón, you must increase the hospitality budget.