Short-term rentals in Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen is the 212th-largest of 618 short-term rental markets across Germany: 629 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 14% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 26%, led by Limehome (7 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 629
- Market rank
- #212 / 618
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Gelsenkirchen
In Gelsenkirchen, Airbnb leads with 369 listings (59%), versus 260 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Gelsenkirchen
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 Gelsenkirchen
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 12% of Airbnb listings and 16% of Booking.com listings. The 6 named professional operators run 18 local listings between them, and the three largest — Limehome, BWC GmbH and EMG-Creation GmbH — account for 78% of that. The other 70 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
- 30%
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 88% of Gelsenkirchen's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (4%).
Largest operators in Gelsenkirchen
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 | Limehome | 7 | 4.54 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 99,787 |
| 2 | BWC GmbH | 4 | 4.12 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 5,290 |
| 3 | EMG-Creation GmbH | 3 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 157 |
| 4 | SECRA Bookings GmbH | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 84,545 |
| 5 | Adagio Aparthotel | 1 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 741,748 |
| 6 | Your.Rentals | 1 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 1,209 |
Browse the full Germany operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Germany and count Gelsenkirchen among their markets. See the full interactive Gelsenkirchen market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Gelsenkirchen compares
Gelsenkirchen ranks 212th of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Neuwied 638 listings
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Spalt 637 listings
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Görlitz 636 listings
- Wandlitz 629 listings
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Bad Reichenhall 624 listings
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Bad Kissingen 623 listings
Photo credits
- Neuwied: Photo: Schloss Neuwied 27 by Thomas Hummel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Spalt: Photo: St. Nikolaus (Spalt) D-5-76-147-145 01 by Derzno · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Görlitz: Photo: Altstadtbrücke und Peterskirche in Görlitz by Schläsinger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bad Reichenhall: Photo: Lattengebirge by Chrischei bgl · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bad Kissingen: Photo: Badkissingen by Michael Fischlein · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Gelsenkirchen market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Gelsenkirchen?
Gelsenkirchen has 629 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 369 on Airbnb and 260 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Gelsenkirchen?
The largest professional operator in Gelsenkirchen is Limehome, with 7 local listings.
How professionalised is the Gelsenkirchen short-term rental market?
14% of Gelsenkirchen's listings (88 of 629) 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: 12% of Airbnb listings and 16% of Booking.com listings. The 6 named professional operators run 18 local listings between them, and the three largest — Limehome, BWC GmbH and EMG-Creation GmbH — account for 78% of that. The other 70 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Gelsenkirchen?
In Gelsenkirchen, Airbnb leads with 369 listings (59%), versus 260 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Gelsenkirchen?
6 named professional operators run listings in Gelsenkirchen. 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 629 public short-term rental listings in Gelsenkirchen, 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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