Short-term rentals in Orkney
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.4× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 6 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 268
- Market rank
- #561 / 598
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 2
Listing mix by platform in Orkney
Where the listings are in Orkney
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 Orkney short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Orkney'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 Orkney
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 | 6 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
All 2 professional operators in Orkney
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 6 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Orkney among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Orkney market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Orkney compares
Orkney ranks 561st of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- South Hayling 275 listings
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Snettisham 272 listings
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Brancaster 268 listings
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Thornham 260 listings
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Thorpeness 258 listings
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Campbeltown 257 listings
Photo credits
- Snettisham: Photo: St Mary, Snettisham - geograph.org.uk - 1163230 by John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brancaster: Photo: Brancaster village sign - geograph.org.uk - 265542 by Martin Pearman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Thornham: Photo: UK Thornham (Norfolk) by Uksignpix · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Thorpeness: Photo: Westgate, Thorpeness - geograph.org.uk - 942869 by Oxyman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Campbeltown: Photo: Campbeltown seafront by J M Briscoe · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Orkney market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Orkney?
Orkney has 268 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 190 on Airbnb and 78 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Orkney?
The largest professional operator in Orkney is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 6 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Orkney?
Airbnb is bigger in Orkney, with 190 listings against 78 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Orkney?
2 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Orkney. 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 268 public short-term rental listings in Orkney, 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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