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Short-term rentals in Reading

Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.4× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Pass the Keys, runs 37 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
1,542
Market rank
#47 / 598
National share
0.3%
Professional operators
24

Listing mix by platform in Reading

Where the listings are in Reading

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 1,542 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

What the Reading short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

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

  • Apartments & flats 614
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 436
  • Private & shared rooms 327
  • B&Bs & guest houses 93
  • Hotels & hostels 55
  • Unique & outdoor 17

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 478
  • 2–5 listings 514
  • 6–25 listings 344
  • 26+ (professional) 206

Largest operators in Reading

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 Reading, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Pass the Keys 37 4.75 / 5 8.1 / 10 59,990
2 Travelnest Ltd 21 4.53 / 5 8.1 / 10 83,730
3 Hosting Holidays 12 4.84 / 5 9.0 / 10 1,189
4 Hostsmart 8 4.88 / 5 8.8 / 10 9,306
5 Cottages.com 5 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 213,860
6 REDWOOD STAYS 5 4.67 / 5 8.2 / 10 1,326
7 Staybridge Suites 5 4.59 / 5 8.3 / 10 1,022,964
8 Guest Ready 4 4.58 / 5 8.2 / 10 15,447
9 Sykes Holiday Cottages 4 4.69 / 5 8.9 / 10 163,699
10 Tempstay Ltd 4 4.67 / 5 8.3 / 10 4,155

Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Reading among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Reading market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Reading compares

Reading ranks 47th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Reading market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Reading?

Reading has 1,542 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 1,083 on Airbnb and 459 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Reading is Pass the Keys, with 37 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Reading?

Airbnb is bigger in Reading, with 1,083 listings against 459 on Booking.com.

How many professional operators run listings in Reading?

24 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Reading. 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 1,542 public short-term rental listings in Reading, 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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