Short-term rentals in Castlebar
Airbnb dominates local supply with 70% of tracked listings, 2.3× the Booking.com inventory. Sykes Holiday Cottages is the largest professional operator in Castlebar, with 11 local listings.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 157
- Market rank
- #71 / 83
- National share
- 0.5%
- Professional operators
- 2
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Castlebar
In Castlebar, Airbnb leads with 110 tracked listings (70%), 2.3× the 47 on Booking.com (30%).
Where the listings are in Castlebar
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.
Market structure in Castlebar
8% of Castlebar's tracked listings (12 of 157) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 83 tracked markets across Ireland (7%). The 2 indexed professional operators — Sykes Holiday Cottages and Claddagh Living — run 13 local listings between them.
- Professional share
- 8%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 64%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 46% of Castlebar's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (22%).
Largest operators in Castlebar
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Ireland 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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 11 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 2 | Claddagh Living | 2 | 4.68 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 445 |
All 2 professional operators in Castlebar
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 11 listings
- Claddagh Living 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Castlebar among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Castlebar market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Castlebar compares
Castlebar ranks 71st of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Roscommon 168 listings
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Slane 168 listings
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Ballyvaughan 163 listings
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Dundalk 153 listings
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Portmagee 153 listings
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Kilkee 148 listings
Photo credits
- Roscommon: Photo: Ros Comáin 1 by Sean an Scuab · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Slane: Photo: Slane Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1658887 by Jamie Carroll · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyvaughan: Photo: BalleyVaughanCentre by Velela · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dundalk: Photo: DundalkMontage by Eamoss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Portmagee: Photo: Portmagee by Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkee: Photo: Kilkee3 by Kanchelskis · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Castlebar market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Castlebar?
Castlebar has 157 tracked short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 110 on Airbnb and 47 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Castlebar?
The largest professional operator in Castlebar is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 11 local listings.
How professionalised is the Castlebar short-term rental market?
8% of Castlebar's tracked listings (12 of 157) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 83 tracked markets across Ireland (7%). The 2 indexed professional operators — Sykes Holiday Cottages and Claddagh Living — run 13 local listings between them.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Castlebar?
In Castlebar, Airbnb leads with 110 tracked listings (70%), 2.3× the 47 on Booking.com (30%).
How many professional operators run listings in Castlebar?
2 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Castlebar. 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 157 public short-term rental listings in Castlebar, 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 Ireland. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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