Short-term rentals in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe is the 39th-largest of 618 short-term rental markets across Germany: 1,587 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 10% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 26%, led by Limehome (10 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,587
- Market rank
- #39 / 618
- National share
- 0.3%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Karlsruhe
In Karlsruhe, Airbnb leads with 999 listings (63%), versus 588 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Karlsruhe
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 Karlsruhe
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 15% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 7% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 55 local listings between them, and the three largest — Limehome, Vaicun Stays and Lit Living GmbH — account for 45% of that. The other 102 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 10%
- 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 67% of Karlsruhe's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (15%).
Largest operators in Karlsruhe
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 | Limehome | 10 | 4.54 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 99,787 |
| 2 | Vaicun Stays | 8 | 4.80 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 43,084 |
| 3 | Lit Living GmbH | 7 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 849 |
| 4 | Green Tiny Management GmbH | 6 | 4.41 / 5 | 7.5 / 10 | 603 |
| 5 | SECRA Bookings GmbH | 6 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 84,545 |
| 6 | Adagio Aparthotel | 4 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 741,748 |
| 7 | B&B Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz | 4 | 4.64 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 428,329 |
| 8 | Flex Living | 3 | 4.20 / 5 | 7.1 / 10 | 233 |
| 9 | ANA Living Karlsruhe by Arthotel ANA | 2 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 188,199 |
| 10 | Your.Rentals | 2 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 1,209 |
The other 3 professional operators in Karlsruhe
Local listings
- HARBR. Hotel 1 listing
- master | Serviced Apartments & Aparthotels 1 listing
- Residence INN 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Germany and count Karlsruhe among their markets. See the full interactive Karlsruhe market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Karlsruhe compares
Karlsruhe ranks 39th of 618 tracked markets in Germany, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Würzburg 1,727 listings
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Chemnitz 1,655 listings
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Koblenz 1,653 listings
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Ahrenshoop 1,580 listings
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Schönefeld 1,538 listings
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Freiburg im Breisgau 1,465 listings
Photo credits
- Würzburg: Photo: Dom R1 by H. Helmlechner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chemnitz: Photo: Schloßkirche am Schloßteich by Kora27 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Koblenz: Photo: Aerial image of the Deutsches Eck by Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ahrenshoop: Photo: Steilküste bei Ahrenshoop by Nikater · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Schönefeld: Photo: Schönefeld Brandenburg by Jana Weinholtz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Freiburg im Breisgau: Photo: Schlossbergblick Freiburg i. B. 14 by H.Helmlechner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Karlsruhe market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Karlsruhe?
Karlsruhe has 1,587 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 999 on Airbnb and 588 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Karlsruhe?
The largest professional operator in Karlsruhe is Limehome, with 10 local listings.
How professionalised is the Karlsruhe short-term rental market?
10% of Karlsruhe's listings (157 of 1,587) 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: 15% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 7% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 55 local listings between them, and the three largest — Limehome, Vaicun Stays and Lit Living GmbH — account for 45% of that. The other 102 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Karlsruhe?
In Karlsruhe, Airbnb leads with 999 listings (63%), versus 588 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Karlsruhe?
13 named professional operators run listings in Karlsruhe. 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 1,587 public short-term rental listings in Karlsruhe, 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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