Puerto de Mogán fills with digital nomads staying longer and driving up seasonal rents

Puerto de Mogán, the picturesque fishing and boating village known as the 'Venice of the Canaries' for its canals and bridges, has become one of the favourite destinations for European digital nomads who combine remote work with mild weather during stays of several months, a trend that, according to local property sources, is transforming the area's seasonal rental market.

Longer stays than the traditional tourist

Unlike the conventional tourist, who typically books by the week, this type of temporary resident rents flats for periods of one to six months, which has led several local landlords to stop offering their properties on the long-term residential rental market and focus instead on this segment, which the sector calculates is more profitable.

Pressure on residents' rental options

This shift has reduced, according to property sector sources, the rental housing available to Mogán residents who work at the port itself or in the area's tourist services, many of whom end up looking for accommodation in towns a little further from the coast, such as Playa de Mogán or the municipality's interior.

An ecosystem of cafés and workspaces

The growth of this community has brought with it the opening of cafés with high-speed connections and a handful of small coworking spaces around the marina, a phenomenon that was virtually non-existent in this part of the island until a few years ago, an area traditionally geared towards short-stay sun-and-beach tourism.

The debate over the tourism model

Mogán town council is watching this development cautiously, aware that the arrival of high-spending temporary residents can provide a welcome boost to local businesses outside peak season, but also adds further pressure to housing prices in a municipality that already ranks among the most expensive on the island.