Short-term rentals in Edinburgh
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.9× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Joivy Scotland, runs 239 listings locally.
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 8,867
- Market rank
- #3 / 598
- National share
- 1.5%
- Professional operators
- 38
Listing mix by platform in Edinburgh
Where the listings are in Edinburgh
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.
What the Edinburgh short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Edinburgh's 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 Edinburgh
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 | Joivy Scotland | 239 | 4.50 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 23,952 |
| 2 | ALTIDO Scotland | 88 | 4.81 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 5,818 |
| 3 | Mystayinn Limited | 65 | 4.46 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 6,091 |
| 4 | Guest Ready | 50 | 4.59 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 14,486 |
| 5 | Houst | 34 | 4.69 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 2,243 |
| 6 | Ava And Team | 31 | 4.20 / 5 | 7.5 / 10 | 24,516 |
| 7 | Pass the Keys | 31 | — | 8.1 / 10 | 6,530 |
| 8 | Cottages.com | 28 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 9 | Forest Holidays | 27 | 4.92 / 5 | — | 14 |
| 10 | Travelnest Ltd | 25 | 4.38 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 47,351 |
All 38 professional operators in Edinburgh
- Joivy Scotland (239)
- ALTIDO Scotland (88)
- Mystayinn Limited (65)
- Guest Ready (50)
- Houst (34)
- Ava And Team (31)
- Pass the Keys (31)
- Cottages.com (28)
- Forest Holidays (27)
- Travelnest Ltd (25)
- Recharge Stays (21)
- ViVi Stays (19)
- Your Rentals (17)
- Studio Apartment (14)
- Kevin, Dawn and Team (13)
- Staybridge Suites (13)
- Caledonia Luxe Stays (12)
- Prestige Holiday (11)
- BnBNova (9)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (9)
- Adagio Aparthotel (8)
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (8)
- Map Short Stays (6)
- Aura Stays (5)
- Juniper Property Services Limited (5)
- Pass The Property (5)
- Cozyhost Short Stays (4)
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa (3)
- HelloGuest Limited (3)
- Blok Property Management (2)
- Broughton Sanctuary (2)
- Crabtree & Crabtree (2)
- Nestify Vacation Home Rental (2)
- UniFlx (2)
- ALSENED LTD (1)
- Hoseasons (1)
- Oliver's Travels (1)
- SpotApartments (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Edinburgh among their markets. See the full interactive Edinburgh market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Edinburgh compares
Edinburgh ranks 3rd of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 1.5% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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London 89,283 listings
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Manchester 10,286 listings
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Birmingham 8,316 listings
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Liverpool 6,402 listings
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Brighton & Hove 5,247 listings
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Bristol 5,048 listings
Photo credits
- London: Photo: London Skyline (125508655) by Ilya Grigorik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester: Photo: Manchester from the Sky, 2008 by Daniel Nisbet from Manchester, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham: Photo: Birmingham-Skyline-from-Edgbaston-crop by JimmyGuano · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool: Photo: Liverpool Montage by Daviessimo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton & Hove: Photo: Buildings of Brighton and Hove Seafront (Norfolk Hotel to Adelaide Crescent) (April 2013) by Hassocks5489 · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol: Photo: Bristol landmarks collage by Bleff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Edinburgh market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Edinburgh?
Edinburgh has 8,867 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 6,588 on Airbnb and 2,279 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Edinburgh?
The largest professional operator in Edinburgh is Joivy Scotland, with 239 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Edinburgh?
Airbnb is bigger in Edinburgh, with 6,588 listings against 2,279 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Edinburgh?
38 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Edinburgh. 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 8,867 public short-term rental listings in Edinburgh, 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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