Short-term rentals in Cowes
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.4× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 93 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 891
- Market rank
- #145 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 16
Listing mix by platform in Cowes
Where the listings are in Cowes
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.
What the Cowes short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Cowes' tracked listings split across property types on each platform.
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Largest operators in Cowes
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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottages.com | 93 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 39 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 32 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 4 | The Island Holiday Company Ltd | 20 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 1,484 |
| 5 | Island Holiday Homes, Isle of Wight | 17 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 1,282 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 11 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 7 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 5 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 293,608 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 5 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,170 |
| 9 | Isle of Wight Vacations | 5 | 4.60 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 615 |
| 10 | 2cHolidays LTD | 4 | 4.43 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 11,739 |
All 16 professional operators in Cowes
Local listings
- Cottages.com 93 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 39 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 32 listings
- The Island Holiday Company Ltd 20 listings
- Island Holiday Homes, Isle of Wight 17 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 11 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 5 listings
- Finest Retreats 5 listings
- Isle of Wight Vacations 5 listings
- 2cHolidays LTD 4 listings
- Luxury Cottages 4 listings
- Your.Rentals 4 listings
- Perfect Booking 3 listings
- Hoseasons 1 listing
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Cowes among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Cowes market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Cowes compares
Cowes ranks 145th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Warrington 895 listings
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Merthyr Tydfil 892 listings
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Barnstaple 891 listings
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Worthing 889 listings
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Bradford 884 listings
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Stirling 882 listings
Photo credits
- Warrington: Photo: Warrington Town Hall by michael ely · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Merthyr Tydfil: Photo: Hen Neuadd y Dref Merthyr by Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Barnstaple: Photo: Barnstaple Long Bridge and surrounding buildings - geograph.org.uk - 1754403 by Roger A Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Worthing: Photo: Worthing sea front from the pier - geograph.org.uk - 413383 by Katharine Oakeshott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford: Photo: Bradford City Town Hall by BradfordPal1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stirling: Photo: Stirling castle view of town (15247820331) by Brian Gratwicke from DC, USA · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cowes market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Cowes?
Cowes has 891 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 632 on Airbnb and 259 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Cowes?
The largest professional operator in Cowes is Cottages.com, with 93 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cowes?
Airbnb is bigger in Cowes, with 632 listings against 259 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Cowes?
16 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Cowes. 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 891 public short-term rental listings in Cowes, 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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