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Short-term rentals in Ilmenau

Ilmenau is the 193rd-largest of 618 short-term rental markets across Germany: 661 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (52%) and Airbnb (48%). 27% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 26%, led by Belvilla by OYO (60 listings).

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Tracked listings
661
Market rank
#193 / 618
National share
0.1%
Named professional operators
7

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ilmenau

In Ilmenau, supply is split almost evenly: 347 listings on Booking.com (52%) and 314 on Airbnb (48%).

Where the listings are in Ilmenau

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 661 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Ilmenau

Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 27% of Airbnb listings and 27% of Booking.com listings. The 7 named professional operators run 99 local listings between them, and the three largest — Belvilla by OYO, BohnApartments GmbH and NOVASOL AS — account for 87% of that. The other 80 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
27%
Median market
26%
Single-listing hosts
43%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 282
  • 2–5 listings 159
  • 6–25 listings 41
  • 26+ (professional) 179

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 51% of Ilmenau's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (31%).

  • Apartments & flats 337
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 206
  • Hotels & hostels 46
  • B&Bs & guest houses 42
  • Private & shared rooms 25
  • Unique & outdoor 5

Largest operators in Ilmenau

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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Largest operators in Ilmenau, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Belvilla by OYO 60 4.66 / 5 8.2 / 10 28,674
2 BohnApartments GmbH 13 4.70 / 5 8.4 / 10 3,985
3 NOVASOL AS 13 4.39 / 5 7.8 / 10 15,291
4 SECRA Bookings GmbH 7 4.71 / 5 8.4 / 10 84,545
5 Villa for You 4 4.69 / 5 8.6 / 10 407
6 Holiday Home AG 1 4.61 / 5 8.0 / 10 476
7 Travanto Ferienwohnungen 1 4.67 / 5 8.2 / 10 16,477

Browse the full Germany operator directory →

Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Germany and count Ilmenau among their markets. See the full interactive Ilmenau market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Ilmenau compares

Ilmenau ranks 193rd of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Ilmenau market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Ilmenau?

Ilmenau has 661 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 314 on Airbnb and 347 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ilmenau?

The largest professional operator in Ilmenau is Belvilla by OYO, with 60 local listings.

How professionalised is the Ilmenau short-term rental market?

27% of Ilmenau's listings (179 of 661) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 618 markets across Germany (26%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 27% of Airbnb listings and 27% of Booking.com listings. The 7 named professional operators run 99 local listings between them, and the three largest — Belvilla by OYO, BohnApartments GmbH and NOVASOL AS — account for 87% of that. The other 80 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ilmenau?

In Ilmenau, supply is split almost evenly: 347 listings on Booking.com (52%) and 314 on Airbnb (48%).

How many professional operators run listings in Ilmenau?

7 named professional operators run listings in Ilmenau. 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 661 public short-term rental listings in Ilmenau, 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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