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Short-term rentals in Boston

Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 55 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
532
Market rank
#349 / 598
National share
under 0.1%
Professional operators
9

Listing mix by platform in Boston

Where the listings are in Boston

The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red, Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan here, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.

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What the Boston short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

How Boston's tracked listings split across property types on each platform.

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 252
  • Apartments & flats 90
  • Hotels & hostels 65
  • Private & shared rooms 46
  • B&Bs & guest houses 39
  • Unique & outdoor 39
  • Other 1

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 154
  • 2–5 listings 87
  • 6–25 listings 102
  • 26+ (professional) 189

Largest operators in Boston

Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.

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Largest operators in Boston, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Cottages.com 55 4.76 / 5 9.0 / 10 184,368
2 Sykes Holiday Cottages 17 4.67 / 5 8.9 / 10 131,996
3 Port Isaac Bay Holidays 12 4.85 / 5 9.1 / 10 95,429
4 Holidaycottages.Co.Uk 10 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 35,230
5 Hoseasons 3 — 8.7 / 10 8,945
6 Travelnest Ltd 3 4.38 / 5 8.1 / 10 47,351
7 ALSENED LTD 2 — 6.4 / 10 149,675
8 Original Cottages - Northumberland 2 4.73 / 5 — 923
9 Norfolk Cottages 1 4.69 / 5 — 1,408

All 9 professional operators in Boston

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Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Boston among their markets. See the full interactive Boston market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.

How Boston compares

Boston ranks 349th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:

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Boston market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Boston?

Boston has 532 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 341 on Airbnb and 191 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Boston?

The largest professional operator in Boston is Cottages.com, with 55 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Boston?

Supply is fairly balanced: 341 Airbnb and 191 Booking.com listings.

How many professional operators run listings in Boston?

9 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Boston. 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 532 public short-term rental listings in Boston, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators shown have at least 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com nationally. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

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