Short-term rentals in Nicosia
Nicosia is the 4th-largest of 14 short-term rental markets across Cyprus: 2,822 listings, 82% on Airbnb. 10% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 13%, led by STAY Short Lets (46 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 2,822
- Market rank
- #4 / 14
- National share
- 11%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Nicosia
In Nicosia, Airbnb leads with 2,306 listings (82%), 4.5× the 516 on Booking.com (18%).
Where the listings are in Nicosia
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.
Market structure in Nicosia
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 17% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 8% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 158 local listings between them, and the three largest — STAY Short Lets, Kolibri Travel Group and Wealthystays Ltd — account for 69% of that. The other 113 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 10%
- Median market
- 13%
- Single-listing hosts
- 33%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Apartments & flats make up 67% of Nicosia's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (16%).
Largest operators in Nicosia
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Cyprus listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STAY Short Lets | 46 | 4.32 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 2,679 |
| 2 | Kolibri Travel Group | 32 | 5.00 / 5 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Wealthystays Ltd | 31 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 638 |
| 4 | Phaedrus Asset Management (Services) LTD | 15 | 4.46 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 5,542 |
| 5 | Perlina Holdings ltd. | 13 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 874 |
| 6 | Local Host | 11 | 4.49 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 4,154 |
| 7 | Your.Rentals | 7 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 888 |
| 8 | Bnbstay Ltd | 1 | — | — | 0 |
| 9 | Carrington Holidays | 1 | 4.93 / 5 | — | 22 |
| 10 | Travelnest | 1 | 4.81 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 580 |
Browse the full Cyprus operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Cyprus and count Nicosia among their markets. See the full interactive Nicosia market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Nicosia compares
Nicosia ranks 4th of 14 tracked markets in Cyprus, with 11% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Protaras 6,022 listings
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Paphos City 5,336 listings
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Larnaka 3,622 listings
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Limassol 1,938 listings
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Iskele 1,693 listings
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Polis Chrysochous 1,211 listings
Photo credits
- Protaras: Photo: Modern new pedestrian seaside road next to Protaras beach in Paralimni by AyianapaProtaras · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Paphos City: Photo: Fort pafos by Paul167~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Larnaka: Photo: Larnaca by the sea by Andreas2009 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Limassol: Photo: View of Limassol 01 by Xaris333 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Iskele: Photo: İskele Trikomo main square July 2015 by Nikolay Kazak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Polis Chrysochous: Photo: Apostle Andreas Orthodox Church, Polis, Cyprus 02 by Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
Browse the full Cyprus city directory or the Cyprus market report .
Nicosia market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Nicosia?
Nicosia has 2,822 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 2,306 on Airbnb and 516 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Nicosia?
The largest professional operator in Nicosia is STAY Short Lets, with 46 local listings.
How professionalised is the Nicosia short-term rental market?
10% of Nicosia's listings (271 of 2,822) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 14 markets across Cyprus (13%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 17% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 8% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 158 local listings between them, and the three largest — STAY Short Lets, Kolibri Travel Group and Wealthystays Ltd — account for 69% of that. The other 113 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Nicosia?
In Nicosia, Airbnb leads with 2,306 listings (82%), 4.5× the 516 on Booking.com (18%).
How many professional operators run listings in Nicosia?
10 named professional operators run listings in Nicosia. 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 2,822 public short-term rental listings in Nicosia, 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 Cyprus. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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