Short-term rentals in Kinsale
Airbnb dominates local supply with 71% of tracked listings, 2.4× the Booking.com inventory. Dream Ireland Holiday Homes is the largest professional operator in Kinsale, with 6 local listings.
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 362
- Market rank
- #22 / 83
- National share
- 1.1%
- Professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Kinsale
In Kinsale, Airbnb leads with 257 tracked listings (71%), 2.4× the 105 on Booking.com (29%).
Where the listings are in Kinsale
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 Kinsale
4% of Kinsale's tracked listings (14 of 362) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 83 tracked markets across Ireland (7%). The 5 indexed professional operators run 15 local listings between them, and the three largest — Dream Ireland Holiday Homes, Travelnest and Rent an Irish cottage — account for 73% of that.
- Professional share
- 4%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 52%
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 Kinsale's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (20%).
Largest operators in Kinsale
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 | Dream Ireland Holiday Homes | 6 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 397 |
| 2 | Travelnest | 3 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 7,009 |
| 3 | Rent an Irish cottage | 2 | 4.70 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,065 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 2 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 5 | Trident Holiday Homes | 2 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,887 |
All 5 professional operators in Kinsale
Local listings
- Dream Ireland Holiday Homes 6 listings
- Travelnest 3 listings
- Rent an Irish cottage 2 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 2 listings
- Trident Holiday Homes 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Kinsale among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Kinsale market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Kinsale compares
Kinsale ranks 22nd of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 1.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Tralee 372 listings
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Kinvara 369 listings
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Gorey 363 listings
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Belmullet 350 listings
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Dungloe 349 listings
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Clonakilty 341 listings
Photo credits
- Tralee: Photo: The Rose Garden , Town Park, Tralee - geograph.org.uk - 332932 by Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kinvara: Photo: Dungory Castle - geograph.org.uk - 887251 by Row17 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gorey: Photo: Gorey - aerial - 2026-04-18 09 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Belmullet: Photo: Belmullet festival by Bugfingers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dungloe: Photo: Anclochanliath by MaxPride · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Clonakilty: Photo: Clonakilty2 by Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kinsale market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kinsale?
Kinsale has 362 tracked short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 257 on Airbnb and 105 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kinsale?
The largest professional operator in Kinsale is Dream Ireland Holiday Homes, with 6 local listings.
How professionalised is the Kinsale short-term rental market?
4% of Kinsale's tracked listings (14 of 362) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 83 tracked markets across Ireland (7%). The 5 indexed professional operators run 15 local listings between them, and the three largest — Dream Ireland Holiday Homes, Travelnest and Rent an Irish cottage — account for 73% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Kinsale?
In Kinsale, Airbnb leads with 257 tracked listings (71%), 2.4× the 105 on Booking.com (29%).
How many professional operators run listings in Kinsale?
5 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Kinsale. 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 362 public short-term rental listings in Kinsale, 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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