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Short-term rentals in Oban

Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 129 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
1,592
Market rank
#45 / 598
National share
0.3%
Professional operators
18

Listing mix by platform in Oban

Where the listings are in Oban

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 1,592 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

What the Oban short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

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

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 717
  • Apartments & flats 423
  • B&Bs & guest houses 176
  • Hotels & hostels 119
  • Unique & outdoor 97
  • Private & shared rooms 54
  • Other 6

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 456
  • 2–5 listings 405
  • 6–25 listings 178
  • 26+ (professional) 553

Largest operators in Oban

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 Oban, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Cottages.com 129 4.76 / 5 9.0 / 10 184,368
2 Oban Holiday Lets 86 4.84 / 5 8.9 / 10 3,661
3 Sykes Holiday Cottages 74 4.67 / 5 8.9 / 10 131,996
4 UK Haven Stays 74 4.16 / 5 89
5 West Holidays 59 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 8,522
6 Holidaycottages.Co.Uk 23 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 35,230
7 Island Holiday Cottages 12 4.74 / 5 9.0 / 10 327
8 Discover Scotland 7 4.82 / 5 1,024
9 Port Isaac Bay Holidays 5 4.85 / 5 9.1 / 10 95,429
10 Argyll Self Catering Holidays 4 4.74 / 5 8.8 / 10 1,533

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

How Oban compares

Oban ranks 45th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.3% of national supply. Markets of similar size:

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Oban market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Oban?

Oban has 1,592 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 1,001 on Airbnb and 591 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Oban is Cottages.com, with 129 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Oban?

Supply is fairly balanced: 1,001 Airbnb and 591 Booking.com listings.

How many professional operators run listings in Oban?

18 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Oban. 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 1,592 public short-term rental listings in Oban, 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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