Short-term rentals in Elgin
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 47 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 718
- Market rank
- #226 / 598
- National share
- 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 9
Listing mix by platform in Elgin
Where the listings are in Elgin
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 Elgin short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Elgin'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 Elgin
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 47 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 43 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 24 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 4 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 9 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 109,202 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 8 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 6 | Oliver's Travels | 4 | 4.86 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 697 |
| 7 | Interhome | 3 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,065 |
| 8 | Pillow Property Partners | 3 | 4.41 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 4,484 |
| 9 | Recharge Stays | 2 | 4.08 / 5 | 6.1 / 10 | 285 |
All 9 professional operators in Elgin
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 47 listings
- Cottages.com 43 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 24 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 9 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 8 listings
- Oliver's Travels 4 listings
- Interhome 3 listings
- Pillow Property Partners 3 listings
- Recharge Stays 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Elgin among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Elgin market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Elgin compares
Elgin ranks 226th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Westward Ho 722 listings
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Horley 721 listings
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Mansfield 721 listings
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Dunoon 715 listings
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Darlington 714 listings
- Kings Lynn 714 listings
Photo credits
- Westward Ho: Photo: WestwardHo!Beach by Kicior99 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Horley: Photo: St Ethelreda's Church Horley Oxfordshire - geograph.org.uk - 1771691 by Richard Rogerson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mansfield: Photo: Mansfield Market Place by Duncan · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dunoon: Photo: Dunoon Pier by Scanbus at English Wikipedia ( Original text: Scanbus ) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Darlington: Photo: Darlo town centre by Dan892k9 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Elgin market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Elgin?
Elgin has 718 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 445 on Airbnb and 273 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Elgin?
The largest professional operator in Elgin is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 47 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Elgin?
Supply is fairly balanced: 445 Airbnb and 273 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Elgin?
9 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Elgin. 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 718 public short-term rental listings in Elgin, 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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