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Short-term rentals in Penzance

Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 65 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
664
Market rank
#252 / 598
National share
0.1%
Professional operators
13

Listing mix by platform in Penzance

Where the listings are in Penzance

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.

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What the Penzance short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

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

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 299
  • Apartments & flats 210
  • B&Bs & guest houses 76
  • Private & shared rooms 52
  • Unique & outdoor 18
  • Hotels & hostels 9

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 249
  • 2–5 listings 141
  • 6–25 listings 68
  • 26+ (professional) 206

Largest operators in Penzance

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 Penzance, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Sykes Holiday Cottages 65 4.67 / 5 8.9 / 10 131,996
2 Holidaycottages.Co.Uk 31 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 35,230
3 Cottages.com 22 4.76 / 5 9.0 / 10 184,368
4 Cornish Traditional Cottages 3 4.72 / 5 — 231
5 Travelnest Ltd 3 4.38 / 5 8.1 / 10 47,351
6 Finest Retreats 2 4.60 / 5 8.6 / 10 9,583
7 Hoseasons 2 — 8.7 / 10 8,945
8 Luxury Coastal 2 4.77 / 5 8.9 / 10 7,685
9 Original Cottages - Lake District 2 4.74 / 5 — 885
10 Port Isaac Bay Holidays 2 4.85 / 5 9.1 / 10 95,429

All 13 professional operators in Penzance

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

How Penzance compares

Penzance ranks 252nd of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:

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Penzance market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Penzance?

Penzance has 664 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 432 on Airbnb and 232 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Penzance is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 65 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Penzance?

Supply is fairly balanced: 432 Airbnb and 232 Booking.com listings.

How many professional operators run listings in Penzance?

13 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Penzance. 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 664 public short-term rental listings in Penzance, 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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