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.
Data updated
- 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.
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.
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
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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| # | 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 |
All 24 professional operators in Reading
Local listings
- Pass the Keys 37 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 21 listings
- Hosting Holidays 12 listings
- Hostsmart 8 listings
- Cottages.com 5 listings
- REDWOOD STAYS 5 listings
- Staybridge Suites 5 listings
- Guest Ready 4 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 4 listings
- Tempstay Ltd 4 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 3 listings
- Original Cottages Kent & Sussex 3 listings
- Smarter Rent 3 listings
- Your.Rentals 3 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 2 listings
- Arlowe Baxter 2 listings
- Belvilla by OYO 2 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 2 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 2 listings
- StayRight 2 listings
- Luxury Cottages 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
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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Newcastle Upon Tyne 1,598 listings
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Oban 1,588 listings
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Northampton 1,582 listings
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Bude 1,523 listings
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Hull 1,497 listings
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Poole 1,483 listings
Photo credits
- Newcastle Upon Tyne: Photo: Tyne Bridge - Newcastle Upon Tyne - England - 2004-08-14 by Tagishsimon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oban: Photo: Oban harbour 14839d by Hartmut Josi Bennöhr ( user:josi / de:user:josi ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton: Photo: Cole-roper northampton 1810 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · 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
- Poole: Photo: Poole Quay - geograph.co.uk 636450 by Chris Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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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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