Short-term rentals in Poole
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.3× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Quay Holidays LLP, runs 186 listings locally.
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- Tracked listings
- 1,486
- Market rank
- #50 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 17
Listing mix by platform in Poole
Where the listings are in Poole
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.
What the Poole short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Poole'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 Poole
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 | Quay Holidays LLP | 186 | 4.68 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 1,613 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 46 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 39 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 131,996 |
| 4 | Ingrid & Joe @ Holiday Hideouts | 33 | — | 8.5 / 10 | 3,379 |
| 5 | Holidaycottages.Co.Uk | 14 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 35,230 |
| 6 | Shorefield Holidays Ltd | 10 | 4.60 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 143 |
| 7 | Toad Hall Cottages | 9 | 4.76 / 5 | — | 781 |
| 8 | Oliver's Travels | 8 | 4.81 / 5 | — | 31 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 7 | 4.38 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 47,351 |
| 10 | Dorset Hideaways | 6 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 505 |
All 17 professional operators in Poole
- Quay Holidays LLP (186)
- Cottages.com (46)
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (39)
- Ingrid & Joe @ Holiday Hideouts (33)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (14)
- Shorefield Holidays Ltd (10)
- Toad Hall Cottages (9)
- Oliver's Travels (8)
- Travelnest Ltd (7)
- Dorset Hideaways (6)
- Bournecoast Holiday Agents (4)
- Open Mind Property (4)
- Prestige Holiday (3)
- Ava And Team (1)
- HelloGuest Limited (1)
- Staybridge Suites (1)
- The Cricketers Inn (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Poole among their markets. See the full interactive Poole market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Poole compares
Poole ranks 50th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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Reading 1,544 listings
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Bude 1,524 listings
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Hull 1,495 listings
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Carlisle 1,414 listings
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Colchester 1,386 listings
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Bury Saint Edmunds 1,382 listings
Photo credits
- Reading: Photo: Broad Street, Reading - geograph.org.uk - 2864164 by Paul Gillett · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bude: Photo: Bude 01 River Neet by Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hull: Photo: Hull skyline from Princess Quay shopping centre car park 2 by User:Imagaril · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle: Photo: Carlisle Cathedral from the Air by Alex · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester: Photo: Colchester town center by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Saint Edmunds: Photo: Bury St Edmunds City Center by Mohammed Tawsif Salam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Poole market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Poole?
Poole has 1,486 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 1,031 on Airbnb and 455 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Poole?
The largest professional operator in Poole is Quay Holidays LLP, with 186 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Poole?
Airbnb is bigger in Poole, with 1,031 listings against 455 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Poole?
17 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Poole. 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 1,486 public short-term rental listings in Poole, 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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