Short-term rentals in Gießen
Gießen is the 133rd-largest of 618 short-term rental markets across Germany: 803 listings, 61% on Airbnb. 6% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 26%, led by Travanto Ferienwohnungen (11 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 803
- Market rank
- #133 / 618
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Gießen
In Gießen, Airbnb leads with 487 listings (61%), versus 316 on Booking.com (39%).
Where the listings are in Gießen
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 Gießen
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 4% of Airbnb listings and 8% of Booking.com listings. The 6 named professional operators run 34 local listings between them, and the three largest — Travanto Ferienwohnungen, SECRA Bookings GmbH and ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA — account for 82% of that. The other 11 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
- 50%
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 62% of Gießen's classified listings, followed by Hotels & hostels (12%).
Largest operators in Gießen
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 | Travanto Ferienwohnungen | 11 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 16,477 |
| 2 | SECRA Bookings GmbH | 9 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 84,545 |
| 3 | ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA | 8 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 188,199 |
| 4 | B&B Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz | 3 | 4.64 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 428,329 |
| 5 | BWC GmbH | 2 | 4.12 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 5,290 |
| 6 | e-domizil GmbH | 1 | 4.78 / 5 | — | 4,380 |
Browse the full Germany operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Germany and count Gießen among their markets. See the full interactive Gießen market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Gießen compares
Gießen ranks 133rd of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Jork 810 listings
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Freyung 805 listings
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Michelstadt 805 listings
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Langeoog 803 listings
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Husum 802 listings
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Zwickau 801 listings
Photo credits
- Jork: Photo: Jork-rathaus01 by Nikater · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Freyung: Photo: Freyung by Woidbua at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Michelstadt: Photo: 20206021 Michelstadt-14 by chrisaliv · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Langeoog: Photo: Aerial image of Langeoog (view from the southwest) by Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Husum: Photo: Husum by Colocho · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Zwickau: Photo: Zwickau Hauptmarkt Panorama by André Karwath aka Aka · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Gießen market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Gießen?
Gießen has 803 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 487 on Airbnb and 316 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Gießen?
The largest professional operator in Gießen is Travanto Ferienwohnungen, with 11 local listings.
How professionalised is the Gießen short-term rental market?
6% of Gießen's listings (45 of 803) 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: 4% of Airbnb listings and 8% of Booking.com listings. The 6 named professional operators run 34 local listings between them, and the three largest — Travanto Ferienwohnungen, SECRA Bookings GmbH and ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA — account for 82% of that. The other 11 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Gießen?
In Gießen, Airbnb leads with 487 listings (61%), versus 316 on Booking.com (39%).
How many professional operators run listings in Gießen?
6 named professional operators run listings in Gießen. 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 803 public short-term rental listings in Gießen, 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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