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Short-term rentals in Cologne

Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 3.1× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, BWC GmbH, runs 82 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
2,615
Market rank
#25 / 618
National share
0.6%
Professional operators
11

Listing mix by platform in Cologne

Where the listings are in Cologne

The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.

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What the Cologne short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

How Cologne's tracked listings split across property types on each platform.

  • Apartments & flats 1,763
  • Private & shared rooms 419
  • Hotels & hostels 337
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 61
  • B&Bs & guest houses 30
  • Unique & outdoor 5

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 1,503
  • 2–5 listings 657
  • 6–25 listings 289
  • 26+ (professional) 166

Largest operators in Cologne

Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Germany listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.

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Largest operators in Cologne, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 BWC GmbH 82 4.12 / 5 7.3 / 10 5,290
2 Adagio Aparthotel 13 4.71 / 5 8.0 / 10 741,748
3 B&B Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz 9 4.64 / 5 7.9 / 10 428,329
4 Limehome 9 4.54 / 5 8.3 / 10 99,787
5 Residence INN 4 4.83 / 5 8.4 / 10 316,292
6 Aspire Hospitality GmbH 2 4.64 / 5 8.3 / 10 224,815
7 HARBR. Hotel 2 4.75 / 5 8.3 / 10 303,814
8 master | Serviced Apartments & Aparthotels 2 — 8.4 / 10 355,145
9 Nhow Frankfurt 2 4.78 / 5 8.4 / 10 146,512
10 ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA 1 4.29 / 5 7.9 / 10 188,199

All 11 professional operators in Cologne

Local listings

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Germany and count Cologne among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Cologne market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Cologne compares

Cologne ranks 25th of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.6% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Cologne market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Cologne?

Cologne has 2,615 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-08-13: 1,976 on Airbnb and 639 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Cologne?

The largest professional operator in Cologne is BWC GmbH, with 82 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cologne?

Airbnb is bigger in Cologne, with 1,976 listings against 639 on Booking.com.

How many professional operators run listings in Cologne?

11 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Cologne. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.

About this data

Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 2,615 public short-term rental listings in Cologne, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across Germany. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

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