Short-term rentals in Cologne
Cologne is the 25th-largest of 618 short-term rental markets across Germany: 2,615 listings, 76% on Airbnb. 6% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 26%, led by BWC GmbH (82 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 2,615
- Market rank
- #25 / 618
- National share
- 0.6%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Cologne
In Cologne, Airbnb leads with 1,976 listings (76%), 3.1× the 639 on Booking.com (24%).
Where the listings are in Cologne
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 Cologne
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 14% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 4% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 127 local listings between them, and the three largest — BWC GmbH, Adagio Aparthotel and B&B Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz — account for 82% of that. The other 39 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 6%
- Median market
- 26%
- Single-listing hosts
- 57%
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 Cologne's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (16%).
Largest operators in Cologne
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Germany 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 | BWC GmbH | 82 | 4.12 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 5,290 |
| 2 | Adagio Aparthotel | 13 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 741,748 |
| 3 | B&B Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz | 9 | 4.64 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 428,329 |
| 4 | Limehome | 9 | 4.54 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 99,787 |
| 5 | Residence INN | 4 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 316,292 |
| 6 | Aspire Hospitality GmbH | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 224,815 |
| 7 | HARBR. Hotel | 2 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 303,814 |
| 8 | master | Serviced Apartments & Aparthotels | 2 | — | 8.4 / 10 | 355,145 |
| 9 | Nhow Frankfurt | 2 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 146,512 |
| 10 | ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA | 1 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 188,199 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Germany and count Cologne among their markets. See the full interactive Cologne market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Cologne compares
Cologne ranks 25th of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.6% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Fehmarn 3,239 listings
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Boltenhagen 3,037 listings
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Braunlage 2,720 listings
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Frankfurt/Main 2,380 listings
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Winterberg 2,358 listings
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Nürnberg 2,338 listings
Photo credits
- Fehmarn: Photo: Küste Fehmarn Süd by Peter Wippermann – Pentius · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Boltenhagen: Photo: 2014 Boltenhagen 01 by Derzno · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Braunlage: Photo: Braunlage 1900 by Slowking4 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Frankfurt/Main: Photo: Frankfurter Altstadt mit Skyline 2019 (100MP) by Thomas Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Winterberg: Photo: Winterberg d schmidt wv 01 05 09 by Dirk Schmidt ( celsius ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nürnberg: Photo: Nuremberg, view from Sinwell Tower 2012.06.16 - panoramio by YuTrofimov · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cologne market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Cologne?
Cologne has 2,615 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,976 on Airbnb and 639 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Cologne?
The largest professional operator in Cologne is BWC GmbH, with 82 local listings.
How professionalised is the Cologne short-term rental market?
6% of Cologne's listings (166 of 2,615) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 618 markets across Germany (26%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 14% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 4% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 127 local listings between them, and the three largest — BWC GmbH, Adagio Aparthotel and B&B Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz — account for 82% of that. The other 39 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cologne?
In Cologne, Airbnb leads with 1,976 listings (76%), 3.1× the 639 on Booking.com (24%).
How many professional operators run listings in Cologne?
11 named professional operators run listings in Cologne. 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 2,615 public short-term rental listings in Cologne, 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 Germany. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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