Short-term rentals in Folkestone
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.1× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Bloom Stays, runs 58 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 1,059
- Market rank
- #96 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 16
Listing mix by platform in Folkestone
Where the listings are in Folkestone
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 Folkestone short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Folkestone'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 Folkestone
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 | Bloom Stays | 58 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,757 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 52 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 40 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 35 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 5 | The Holiday Cottage Collection | 27 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 1,007 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 20 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 7 | ALSENED LTD | 19 | 3.37 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 150,248 |
| 8 | Keepers Cottages | 18 | 4.81 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 3,247 |
| 9 | Host & Stay | 12 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 57,680 |
| 10 | Pillow Property Partners | 6 | 4.41 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 4,484 |
All 16 professional operators in Folkestone
Local listings
- Bloom Stays 58 listings
- Cottages.com 52 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 40 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 35 listings
- The Holiday Cottage Collection 27 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 20 listings
- ALSENED LTD 19 listings
- Keepers Cottages 18 listings
- Host & Stay 12 listings
- Pillow Property Partners 6 listings
- Your.Rentals 5 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 4 listings
- Staybridge Suites 2 listings
- 2cHolidays LTD 1 listing
- Belvilla by OYO 1 listing
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Folkestone among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Folkestone market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Folkestone compares
Folkestone ranks 96th 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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Crawley 1,068 listings
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Portstewart 1,066 listings
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Pickering 1,061 listings
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Lewes 1,056 listings
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Maidstone 1,051 listings
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Pwllheli 1,048 listings
Photo credits
- Crawley: Photo: Goff's Park House, Crawley, Winter Scene by Recent Runes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Portstewart: Photo: The Promenade at Portstewart - geograph.org.uk - 1322701 by Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pickering: Photo: Centre of Pickering by Charles Rispin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lewes: Photo: Harveys Brewery (Lewes) by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Maidstone: Photo: River Medway at Maidstone, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 187940 by Rodney Burton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pwllheli: Photo: Pwllheli'n dathlu ei Chymreictod - Pwllheli celebrates its Welshness - geograph.org.uk - 498624 by Alan Fryer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Folkestone market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Folkestone?
Folkestone has 1,059 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 722 on Airbnb and 337 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Folkestone?
The largest professional operator in Folkestone is Bloom Stays, with 58 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Folkestone?
Airbnb is bigger in Folkestone, with 722 listings against 337 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Folkestone?
16 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Folkestone. 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 1,059 public short-term rental listings in Folkestone, 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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