Short-term rentals in Valentia Island
Airbnb leads local supply with 55% of tracked listings. Skellig Holiday Homes is the largest professional operator in Valentia Island, with 6 local listings.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 74
- Market rank
- #82 / 83
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 4
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Valentia Island
In Valentia Island, Airbnb leads with 41 tracked listings (55%), versus 33 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Valentia Island
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 Valentia Island
19% of Valentia Island's tracked listings (14 of 74) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 83 tracked markets across Ireland (7%). The 4 indexed professional operators run 12 local listings between them, and the three largest — Skellig Holiday Homes, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Trident Holiday Homes — account for 92% of that.
- Professional share
- 19%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 41%
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 54% of Valentia Island's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (15%).
Largest operators in Valentia Island
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.
Scroll sideways to see all columns.
| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skellig Holiday Homes | 6 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 489 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 3 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 3 | Trident Holiday Homes | 2 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,887 |
| 4 | Dream Ireland Holiday Homes | 1 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 397 |
All 4 professional operators in Valentia Island
Local listings
- Skellig Holiday Homes 6 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 3 listings
- Trident Holiday Homes 2 listings
- Dream Ireland Holiday Homes 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Valentia Island among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Valentia Island market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Valentia Island compares
Valentia Island ranks 82nd of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
-
Tramore 129 listings
-
Thurles 127 listings
-
Tipperary 124 listings
-
Miltown Malbay 120 listings
-
Ballinrobe 109 listings
-
Greencastle 69 listings
Photo credits
- Tramore: Photo: Tramore Beach - geograph.org.uk - 834309 by Paul O'Farrell · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Thurles: Photo: ThurlesMontage by Christopher2010xxx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tipperary: Photo: Tipperary Main Street by Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Miltown Malbay: Photo: Aerial view of Miltown Malbay from the Northwest by Johntreacy1981 · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinrobe: Photo: Ballinrobe1 by Fetler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Greencastle: Photo: Two bars and a chipper, Greencastle, Co Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 83426 by Patrick Mackie · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
Browse the full Ireland city directory or the Ireland market report .
Valentia Island market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Valentia Island?
Valentia Island has 74 tracked short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 41 on Airbnb and 33 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Valentia Island?
The largest professional operator in Valentia Island is Skellig Holiday Homes, with 6 local listings.
How professionalised is the Valentia Island short-term rental market?
19% of Valentia Island's tracked listings (14 of 74) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 83 tracked markets across Ireland (7%). The 4 indexed professional operators run 12 local listings between them, and the three largest — Skellig Holiday Homes, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Trident Holiday Homes — account for 92% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Valentia Island?
In Valentia Island, Airbnb leads with 41 tracked listings (55%), versus 33 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Valentia Island?
4 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Valentia Island. 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 74 public short-term rental listings in Valentia Island, 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 .
Spotted an inconsistency, or want fresher data for Valentia Island? Report a data issue or request an update — corrections land with the next data refresh.