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Short-term rentals in Watford

Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.5× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Pass the Keys, runs 9 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
845
Market rank
#174 / 598
National share
0.1%
Professional operators
11

Listing mix by platform in Watford

Where the listings are in Watford

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 845 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

What the Watford short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

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

  • Apartments & flats 379
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 219
  • Private & shared rooms 163
  • B&Bs & guest houses 59
  • Hotels & hostels 16
  • Unique & outdoor 9

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 330
  • 2–5 listings 280
  • 6–25 listings 161
  • 26+ (professional) 74

Largest operators in Watford

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 Watford, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Pass the Keys 9 — 8.1 / 10 6,530
2 Sykes Holiday Cottages 6 4.67 / 5 8.9 / 10 131,996
3 Travelnest Ltd 4 4.38 / 5 8.1 / 10 47,351
4 Brookland Stays 3 4.48 / 5 6.9 / 10 236
5 Arlowe Baxter 2 4.37 / 5 7.7 / 10 226
6 Staybridge Suites 2 — 8.3 / 10 1,022,407
7 Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 — 8.0 / 10 295,893
8 Guest Ready 1 4.59 / 5 8.2 / 10 14,486
9 Host & Stay 1 4.56 / 5 8.3 / 10 56,399
10 Houst 1 4.69 / 5 7.4 / 10 2,243

All 11 professional operators in Watford

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

How Watford compares

Watford ranks 174th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:

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Watford market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Watford?

Watford has 845 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 604 on Airbnb and 241 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Watford is Pass the Keys, with 9 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Watford?

Airbnb is bigger in Watford, with 604 listings against 241 on Booking.com.

How many professional operators run listings in Watford?

11 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Watford. 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 845 public short-term rental listings in Watford, 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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