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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 54 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
532
Market rank
#348 / 598
National share
under 0.1%
Professional operators
8

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 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.

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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 159
  • 2–5 listings 97
  • 6–25 listings 78
  • 26+ (professional) 198

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 54 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 213,860
2 Port Isaac Bay Holidays 23 4.85 / 5 9.1 / 10 109,202
3 Sykes Holiday Cottages 17 4.69 / 5 8.9 / 10 163,699
4 holidaycottages.co.uk 11 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 75,737
5 ALSENED LTD 8 3.37 / 5 6.4 / 10 150,248
6 Hoseasons 6 4.66 / 5 8.7 / 10 11,097
7 Travelnest Ltd 6 4.53 / 5 8.1 / 10 83,730
8 Norfolk Cottages 1 4.70 / 5 — 283

All 8 professional operators in Boston

Local listings

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Boston among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Boston market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Boston compares

Boston ranks 348th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. 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 54 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?

8 indexed professional operators 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 enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

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