Short-term rentals in Essen
Essen is the 29th-largest of 618 short-term rental markets across Germany: 2,307 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 8% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 26%, led by Belvilla by OYO (25 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 2,307
- Market rank
- #29 / 618
- National share
- 0.5%
- Named professional operators
- 14
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Essen
In Essen, Airbnb leads with 1,356 listings (59%), versus 951 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Essen
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 Essen
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 12% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 5% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 122 local listings between them, and the three largest — Belvilla by OYO, SECRA Bookings GmbH and ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA — account for 49% of that. The other 62 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 8%
- Median market
- 26%
- Single-listing hosts
- 31%
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 84% of Essen's classified listings, followed by Hotels & hostels (7%).
Largest operators in Essen
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 | Belvilla by OYO | 25 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 28,674 |
| 2 | SECRA Bookings GmbH | 22 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 84,545 |
| 3 | ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA | 13 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 188,199 |
| 4 | Limehome | 13 | 4.54 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 99,787 |
| 5 | BWC GmbH | 12 | 4.12 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 5,290 |
| 6 | JUNIK Apartments | 10 | 4.59 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,002 |
| 7 | B&B Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz | 6 | 4.64 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 428,329 |
| 8 | Residence INN | 5 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 316,292 |
| 9 | Vaicun Stays | 5 | 4.80 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 43,084 |
| 10 | Livemore24 GmbH | 4 | 4.44 / 5 | 4.8 / 10 | 79 |
The other 4 professional operators in Essen
Local listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 2 listings
- Flex Living 2 listings
- Nhow Frankfurt 2 listings
- Aspire Hospitality GmbH 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Germany and count Essen among their markets. See the full interactive Essen market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Essen compares
Essen ranks 29th of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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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
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Bremen 2,192 listings
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Kassel 2,075 listings
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Oberstdorf 2,007 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Bremen: Photo: Bremen-rathaus-dom-buergerschaft by Klaus Grünberg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kassel: Photo: Flug -Nordholz-Hammelburg 2015 by-RaBoe 0827 - Herkules und Kassel by © Ra Boe / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oberstdorf: Photo: Oberstdorf view by Civvi~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Essen market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Essen?
Essen has 2,307 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,356 on Airbnb and 951 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Essen?
The largest professional operator in Essen is Belvilla by OYO, with 25 local listings.
How professionalised is the Essen short-term rental market?
8% of Essen's listings (184 of 2,307) 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: 12% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 5% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 122 local listings between them, and the three largest — Belvilla by OYO, SECRA Bookings GmbH and ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA — account for 49% of that. The other 62 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Essen?
In Essen, Airbnb leads with 1,356 listings (59%), versus 951 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Essen?
14 named professional operators run listings in Essen. 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 2,307 public short-term rental listings in Essen, 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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