Short-term rentals in Edinburgh
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.9× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, JOIVY Scotland, runs 293 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 8,871
- Market rank
- #3 / 598
- National share
- 1.5%
- Professional operators
- 34
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh, Airbnb leads with 6,606 tracked listings (74%), versus 2,265 on Booking.com (26%).
Where the listings are in Edinburgh
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 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 | 293 | 4.51 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 29,801 |
| 2 | mystayinn LIMITED | 66 | 4.51 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 6,364 |
| 3 | Pass the Keys | 58 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 59,990 |
| 4 | Houst | 56 | 4.63 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,132 |
| 5 | Guest Ready | 52 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 15,447 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 31 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 7 | Cottages.com | 28 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 8 | Forest Holidays | 27 | 5.00 / 5 | — | 3 |
| 9 | Recharge Stays | 21 | 4.08 / 5 | 6.1 / 10 | 285 |
| 10 | Vivi Stays | 19 | 4.67 / 5 | 7.5 / 10 | 527 |
All 34 professional operators in Edinburgh
Local listings
- JOIVY Scotland 293 listings
- mystayinn LIMITED 66 listings
- Pass the Keys 58 listings
- Houst 56 listings
- Guest Ready 52 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 31 listings
- Cottages.com 28 listings
- Forest Holidays 27 listings
- Recharge Stays 21 listings
- Vivi Stays 19 listings
- Your.Rentals 19 listings
- Staybridge Suites 14 listings
- Studio Apartment 14 listings
- Caledonia Luxe Stays 12 listings
- BnBNova 10 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 9 listings
- Map Short Stays 9 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 8 listings
- Juniper Property Services Limited 8 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 8 listings
- Pass the Property 6 listings
- Aura Stays 5 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 5 listings
- ALSENED LTD 4 listings
- Cozyhost Short Stays 4 listings
- Nestify Vacation Home Rental 4 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 3 listings
- Hoseasons 3 listings
- UniFlx 3 listings
- Blok Property Management 2 listings
- Broughton Sanctuary 2 listings
- Crabtree & Crabtree 2 listings
- Oliver's Travels 1 listing
- SpotApartments 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Edinburgh among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Edinburgh market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Edinburgh compares
Edinburgh ranks 3rd of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 1.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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London 89,296 listings
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Manchester 10,300 listings
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Birmingham 8,309 listings
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Liverpool 6,403 listings
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Brighton & Hove 5,239 listings
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Bristol 5,035 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 8,871 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 6,606 on Airbnb and 2,265 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Edinburgh?
The largest professional operator in Edinburgh is JOIVY Scotland, with 293 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Edinburgh?
Airbnb is bigger in Edinburgh, with 6,606 listings against 2,265 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Edinburgh?
34 indexed professional operators 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 8,871 public short-term rental listings in Edinburgh, 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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