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Short-term rentals in Lerwick

Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.6× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Shetland Stays, runs 21 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
380
Market rank
#491 / 598
National share
under 0.1%
Professional operators
4

Listing mix by platform in Lerwick

Where the listings are in Lerwick

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 380 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

What the Lerwick short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

How Lerwick's tracked listings split across property types on each platform.

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 182
  • Apartments & flats 126
  • B&Bs & guest houses 33
  • Hotels & hostels 19
  • Private & shared rooms 10
  • Unique & outdoor 9
  • Other 1

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 189
  • 2–5 listings 111
  • 6–25 listings 54
  • 26+ (professional) 26

Largest operators in Lerwick

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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Largest operators in Lerwick, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Shetland Stays 21 4.57 / 5 8.7 / 10 1,420
2 Cottages.com 2 4.76 / 5 9.0 / 10 184,368
3 Prestige Holiday 2 — 8.5 / 10 37,856
4 Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 4.85 / 5 9.1 / 10 95,429

All 4 professional operators in Lerwick

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Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Lerwick among their markets. See the full interactive Lerwick market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.

How Lerwick compares

Lerwick ranks 491st of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:

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Lerwick market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Lerwick?

Lerwick has 380 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 273 on Airbnb and 107 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Lerwick?

The largest professional operator in Lerwick is Shetland Stays, with 21 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lerwick?

Airbnb is bigger in Lerwick, with 273 listings against 107 on Booking.com.

How many professional operators run listings in Lerwick?

4 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Lerwick. 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 380 public short-term rental listings in Lerwick, 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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