Short-term rentals in Lerwick
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.6× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Shetland Stays, runs 42 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 378
- Market rank
- #491 / 598
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 3
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 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 Lerwick short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Lerwick'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 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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Stays | 42 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,910 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 2 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 3 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 109,202 |
All 3 professional operators in Lerwick
Local listings
- Shetland Stays 42 listings
- Cottages.com 2 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Lerwick among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Lerwick market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Lerwick compares
Lerwick ranks 491st of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Kent 381 listings
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Jedburgh 380 listings
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Bishop Auckland 379 listings
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Belford 373 listings
- Portland 371 listings
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Barrow In Furness 370 listings
Photo credits
- Kent: Photo: Tonbridge Castle, from South East by Poliphilo · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Jedburgh: Photo: Jedburgh2 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop Auckland: Photo: Bishop Auckland Town Hall by Pit-yacker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Belford: Photo: High Street, Belford by Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Barrow In Furness: Photo: Barrow montage2 by DannyFromBarrow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lerwick market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Lerwick?
Lerwick has 378 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 273 on Airbnb and 105 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Lerwick?
The largest professional operator in Lerwick is Shetland Stays, with 42 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lerwick?
Airbnb is bigger in Lerwick, with 273 listings against 105 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Lerwick?
3 indexed professional operators 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 378 public short-term rental listings in Lerwick, 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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