Short-term rentals in Penzance
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 64 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 663
- Market rank
- #252 / 598
- National share
- 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 11
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 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 Penzance short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Penzance'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 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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 64 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 41 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 23 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 4 | Cornish Traditional Cottages | 3 | 4.74 / 5 | — | 561 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 3 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 6 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,170 |
| 7 | Hoseasons | 2 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 11,097 |
| 8 | Luxury Coastal | 2 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 8,690 |
| 9 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 109,202 |
| 10 | Guesthoo | 1 | 4.81 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 15,824 |
All 11 professional operators in Penzance
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 64 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 41 listings
- Cottages.com 23 listings
- Cornish Traditional Cottages 3 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 3 listings
- Finest Retreats 2 listings
- Hoseasons 2 listings
- Luxury Coastal 2 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 2 listings
- Guesthoo 1 listing
- Oliver's Travels 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Penzance among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Penzance market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Penzance compares
Penzance ranks 252nd of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Enniskillen 675 listings
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Henley On Thames 673 listings
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Bicester 670 listings
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Truro 662 listings
- Saint Albans 661 listings
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Leamington Spa 653 listings
Photo credits
- Enniskillen: Photo: Enniskillen Round O by Biglobiglo · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Henley On Thames: Photo: Town Hall, Henley - geograph.org.uk - 36320 by Colin Bates · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bicester: Photo: Greengrocer in Sheep Street, Bicester 1 - geograph.org.uk - 989713 by Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Truro: Photo: TruroCathedral by Tim Green · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leamington Spa: Photo: The Parade, Leamington Spa (2) by Vauxford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Penzance market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Penzance?
Penzance has 663 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 431 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 64 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Penzance?
Supply is fairly balanced: 431 Airbnb and 232 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Penzance?
11 indexed professional operators 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 663 public short-term rental listings in Penzance, 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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