Short-term rentals in Dessau
Dessau is the 200th-largest of 618 short-term rental markets across Germany: 651 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (51%) and Airbnb (49%). 14% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 26%, led by Flex Living (8 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 651
- Market rank
- #200 / 618
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Dessau
In Dessau, supply is split almost evenly: 330 listings on Booking.com (51%) and 321 on Airbnb (49%).
Where the listings are in Dessau
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 Dessau
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 15% of Airbnb listings and 13% of Booking.com listings. The 10 named professional operators run 31 local listings between them, and the three largest — Flex Living, FMS Holiday Rentals and home2share GmbH — account for 58% of that. The other 61 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 14%
- Median market
- 26%
- Single-listing hosts
- 38%
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 70% of Dessau's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (13%).
Largest operators in Dessau
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Germany 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 | Flex Living | 8 | 4.20 / 5 | 7.1 / 10 | 233 |
| 2 | FMS Holiday Rentals | 5 | 4.41 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 3,018 |
| 3 | home2share GmbH | 5 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,691 |
| 4 | DS Destination Solutions GmbH | 4 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 22,803 |
| 5 | Vaicun Stays | 3 | 4.80 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 43,084 |
| 6 | B&B Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 428,329 |
| 7 | ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA | 1 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 188,199 |
| 8 | HARBR. Hotel | 1 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 303,814 |
| 9 | SECRA Bookings GmbH | 1 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 84,545 |
| 10 | Tourismus-Service Friedrichskoog | 1 | 4.91 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 3,933 |
Browse the full Germany operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Germany and count Dessau among their markets. See the full interactive Dessau market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Dessau compares
Dessau ranks 200th of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Plauen 657 listings
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Nordstrand 652 listings
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Zirndorf 652 listings
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Hörnum 650 listings
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Weimar 650 listings
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Bochum 649 listings
Photo credits
- Plauen: Photo: Plauen im Vogtland Panorama by CrazyD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nordstrand: Photo: Madonnastrucklahnungshoern by Dirk Ingo Franke · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Zirndorf: Photo: Zirndorf museum klein by museum zirndorf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hörnum: Photo: Hörnum mit Leuchtturm by Muns · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Weimar: Photo: Weimar City hall by Andreas Trepte · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bochum: Photo: Bochum (DerHexer) 2010-08-12 050 by DerHexer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dessau market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Dessau?
Dessau has 651 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 321 on Airbnb and 330 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Dessau?
The largest professional operator in Dessau is Flex Living, with 8 local listings.
How professionalised is the Dessau short-term rental market?
14% of Dessau's listings (92 of 651) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 618 markets across Germany (26%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 15% of Airbnb listings and 13% of Booking.com listings. The 10 named professional operators run 31 local listings between them, and the three largest — Flex Living, FMS Holiday Rentals and home2share GmbH — account for 58% of that. The other 61 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Dessau?
In Dessau, supply is split almost evenly: 330 listings on Booking.com (51%) and 321 on Airbnb (49%).
How many professional operators run listings in Dessau?
10 named professional operators run listings in Dessau. 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 651 public short-term rental listings in Dessau, 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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