Short-term rentals in Essen
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Belvilla by OYO, runs 25 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 2,307
- Market rank
- #29 / 618
- National share
- 0.5%
- Professional operators
- 14
Listing mix by platform in Essen
Where the listings are in Essen
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.
What the Essen short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Essen's tracked listings split across property types on each platform.
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Largest operators in Essen
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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belvilla by OYO | 25 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 28,674 |
| 2 | SECRA Bookings GmbH | 22 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 84,545 |
| 3 | ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA | 13 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 188,199 |
| 4 | Limehome | 13 | 4.54 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 99,787 |
| 5 | BWC GmbH | 12 | 4.12 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 5,290 |
| 6 | JUNIK Apartments | 10 | 4.59 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,002 |
| 7 | B&B Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz | 6 | 4.64 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 428,329 |
| 8 | Residence INN | 5 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 316,292 |
| 9 | Vaicun Stays | 5 | 4.80 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 43,084 |
| 10 | Livemore24 GmbH | 4 | 4.44 / 5 | 4.8 / 10 | 79 |
All 14 professional operators in Essen
Local listings
- Belvilla by OYO 25 listings
- SECRA Bookings GmbH 22 listings
- ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA 13 listings
- Limehome 13 listings
- BWC GmbH 12 listings
- JUNIK Apartments 10 listings
- B&B Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz 6 listings
- Residence INN 5 listings
- Vaicun Stays 5 listings
- Livemore24 GmbH 4 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 2 listings
- Flex Living 2 listings
- Nhow Frankfurt 2 listings
- Aspire Hospitality GmbH 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Germany and count Essen among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Essen market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Essen compares
Essen ranks 29th of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Frankfurt/Main 2,380 listings
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Winterberg 2,358 listings
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Nürnberg 2,338 listings
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Bremen 2,192 listings
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Kassel 2,075 listings
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Oberstdorf 2,007 listings
Photo credits
- Frankfurt/Main: Photo: Frankfurter Altstadt mit Skyline 2019 (100MP) by Thomas Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Winterberg: Photo: Winterberg d schmidt wv 01 05 09 by Dirk Schmidt ( celsius ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nürnberg: Photo: Nuremberg, view from Sinwell Tower 2012.06.16 - panoramio by YuTrofimov · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bremen: Photo: Bremen-rathaus-dom-buergerschaft by Klaus Grünberg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kassel: Photo: Flug -Nordholz-Hammelburg 2015 by-RaBoe 0827 - Herkules und Kassel by © Ra Boe / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oberstdorf: Photo: Oberstdorf view by Civvi~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Essen market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Essen?
Essen has 2,307 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-08-13: 1,356 on Airbnb and 951 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Essen?
The largest professional operator in Essen is Belvilla by OYO, with 25 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Essen?
Supply is fairly balanced: 1,356 Airbnb and 951 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Essen?
14 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Essen. 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 2,307 public short-term rental listings in Essen, 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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