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Short-term rentals in Cardiff

Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.3× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Host my Homes Limited, runs 73 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
4,263
Market rank
#8 / 598
National share
0.7%
Professional operators
29

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Cardiff

In Cardiff, Airbnb leads with 2,960 tracked listings (69%), versus 1,303 on Booking.com (31%).

Where the listings are in Cardiff

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 4,263 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

What the Cardiff short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

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

  • Apartments & flats 1,972
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 1,241
  • Private & shared rooms 657
  • B&Bs & guest houses 216
  • Hotels & hostels 108
  • Unique & outdoor 65
  • Other 4

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 1,460
  • 2–5 listings 1,122
  • 6–25 listings 990
  • 26+ (professional) 691

Largest operators in Cardiff

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 Cardiff, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Host my Homes Limited 73 4.73 / 5 8.4 / 10 2,657
2 CoHost Partners 69 4.38 / 5 7.5 / 10 2,867
3 Pass the Keys 48 4.75 / 5 8.1 / 10 59,990
4 StayRight 46 4.01 / 5 7.6 / 10 594
5 holidaycottages.co.uk 36 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 75,737
6 Sykes Holiday Cottages 36 4.69 / 5 8.9 / 10 163,699
7 ALSENED LTD 30 3.37 / 5 6.4 / 10 150,248
8 Travelnest Ltd 25 4.53 / 5 8.1 / 10 83,730
9 Cottages.com 22 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 213,860
10 FabAccommodation 10 4.75 / 5 9.0 / 10 974

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

How Cardiff compares

Cardiff ranks 8th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.7% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Cardiff market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Cardiff?

Cardiff has 4,263 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 2,960 on Airbnb and 1,303 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Cardiff is Host my Homes Limited, with 73 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cardiff?

Airbnb is bigger in Cardiff, with 2,960 listings against 1,303 on Booking.com.

How many professional operators run listings in Cardiff?

29 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Cardiff. 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 4,263 public short-term rental listings in Cardiff, 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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