Short-term rentals in Dublin
Airbnb dominates local supply with 79% of tracked listings, 3.8× the Booking.com inventory. Houst is the largest professional operator in Dublin, with 75 local listings.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 5,126
- Market rank
- #1 / 83
- National share
- 16%
- Professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Dublin
In Dublin, Airbnb leads with 4,052 tracked listings (79%), 3.8× the 1,074 on Booking.com (21%).
Where the listings are in Dublin
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 Dublin
11% of Dublin's tracked listings (539 of 5,126) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 83 tracked markets across Ireland (7%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 18% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 9% on Airbnb. The 8 indexed professional operators run 243 local listings between them, and the three largest — Houst, City Break Apartments and Sol Haven Properrties — account for 71% of that.
- Professional share
- 11%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 47%
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
Apartments & flats make up 35% of Dublin's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (31%).
Largest operators in Dublin
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 | Houst | 75 | 4.60 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 1,317 |
| 2 | City Break Apartments | 62 | 4.40 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 9,777 |
| 3 | Sol Haven Properrties | 35 | 4.56 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 895 |
| 4 | Especial | 33 | 5.00 / 5 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Travelnest | 15 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 7,009 |
| 6 | Your.Rentals | 15 | 4.77 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 2,095 |
| 7 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 5 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 8 | Trident Holiday Homes | 3 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,887 |
All 8 professional operators in Dublin
Local listings
- Houst 75 listings
- City Break Apartments 62 listings
- Sol Haven Properrties 35 listings
- Especial 33 listings
- Travelnest 15 listings
- Your.Rentals 15 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 5 listings
- Trident Holiday Homes 3 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Dublin among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Dublin market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Dublin compares
Dublin ranks first of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 16% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Galway 1,712 listings
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Killarney 909 listings
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Doolin 842 listings
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Dingle 780 listings
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Wexford 683 listings
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Clifden 675 listings
Photo credits
- Galway: Photo: Galwaycitycollage by MaxPride11 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Killarney: Photo: Killarney - Street Scene - geograph.org.uk - 661593 by Alan Heardman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Doolin: Photo: DoolinIreland by Thpohl · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dingle: Photo: Dingle-Skyline-2012 by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wexford: Photo: Main Street Wexford - geograph.org.uk - 316261 by David Staincliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Clifden: Photo: ClifdenOverview by Bert Kaufmann · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dublin market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Dublin?
Dublin has 5,126 tracked short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 4,052 on Airbnb and 1,074 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Dublin?
The largest professional operator in Dublin is Houst, with 75 local listings.
How professionalised is the Dublin short-term rental market?
11% of Dublin's tracked listings (539 of 5,126) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 83 tracked markets across Ireland (7%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 18% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 9% on Airbnb. The 8 indexed professional operators run 243 local listings between them, and the three largest — Houst, City Break Apartments and Sol Haven Properrties — account for 71% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Dublin?
In Dublin, Airbnb leads with 4,052 tracked listings (79%), 3.8× the 1,074 on Booking.com (21%).
How many professional operators run listings in Dublin?
8 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Dublin. 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 5,126 public short-term rental listings in Dublin, 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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