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Short-term rentals in Whitstable

Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.1× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Keepers Cottages, runs 39 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
879
Market rank
#154 / 598
National share
0.1%
Professional operators
16

Listing mix by platform in Whitstable

Where the listings are in Whitstable

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.

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What the Whitstable short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

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

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 587
  • Apartments & flats 154
  • Unique & outdoor 52
  • B&Bs & guest houses 43
  • Private & shared rooms 34
  • Hotels & hostels 9

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 381
  • 2–5 listings 143
  • 6–25 listings 99
  • 26+ (professional) 256

Largest operators in Whitstable

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 Whitstable, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Keepers Cottages 39 4.81 / 5 8.9 / 10 2,130
2 Holidaycottages.Co.Uk 37 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 35,230
3 Cottages.com 36 4.76 / 5 9.0 / 10 184,368
4 Sykes Holiday Cottages 14 4.67 / 5 8.9 / 10 131,996
5 Original Cottages Kent & Sussex 13 4.74 / 5 — 918
6 Broughton Sanctuary 9 — 9.1 / 10 34,317
7 Bloom Stays 6 4.87 / 5 9.0 / 10 2,512
8 Pass the Keys 6 — 8.1 / 10 6,530
9 Host & Stay 3 4.56 / 5 8.3 / 10 56,399
10 My Getaways Limited 2 4.57 / 5 8.2 / 10 2,886

All 16 professional operators in Whitstable

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

How Whitstable compares

Whitstable ranks 154th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:

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Whitstable market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Whitstable?

Whitstable has 879 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 596 on Airbnb and 283 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Whitstable is Keepers Cottages, with 39 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Whitstable?

Airbnb is bigger in Whitstable, with 596 listings against 283 on Booking.com.

How many professional operators run listings in Whitstable?

16 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Whitstable. 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 879 public short-term rental listings in Whitstable, 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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