Short-term rentals in Ardara
Ardara is the 59th-largest of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland: 214 listings, 61% on Airbnb. 8% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 7%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (7 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 214
- Market rank
- #59 / 83
- National share
- 0.7%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ardara
In Ardara, Airbnb leads with 131 listings (61%), versus 83 on Booking.com (39%).
Where the listings are in Ardara
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 Ardara
The 5 named professional operators run 17 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Shamrock Cottages — account for 76% of that.
- Professional share
- 8%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 61%
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
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 63% of Ardara's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (17%).
Largest operators in Ardara
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Ireland 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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 7 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 3 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 411 |
| 3 | Shamrock Cottages | 3 | 4.52 / 5 | — | 46 |
| 4 | Travelnest | 3 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 7,009 |
| 5 | Dream Ireland Holiday Homes | 1 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 397 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Ardara among their markets. See the full interactive Ardara market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ardara compares
Ardara ranks 59th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.7% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Louisburgh 228 listings
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Drogheda 224 listings
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Moville 217 listings
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Leitrim 210 listings
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Ballyshannon 202 listings
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Kilrush 201 listings
Photo credits
- Louisburgh: Photo: Louisburgh 01 by Postdlf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Drogheda: Photo: Drogheda, Ireland by Pixie~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Moville: Photo: Moville by Patrick Mackie · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leitrim: Photo: Main Street, Leitrim village - geograph.org.uk - 803459 by Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyshannon: Photo: Ballyshannon by Paul Stokstad · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kilrush: Photo: Kilrush town centre - geograph.org.uk - 1514885 by Simon Huguet · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ardara market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ardara?
Ardara has 214 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 131 on Airbnb and 83 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ardara?
The largest professional operator in Ardara is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 7 local listings.
How professionalised is the Ardara short-term rental market?
8% of Ardara's listings (17 of 214) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). The 5 named professional operators run 17 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Shamrock Cottages — account for 76% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ardara?
In Ardara, Airbnb leads with 131 listings (61%), versus 83 on Booking.com (39%).
How many professional operators run listings in Ardara?
5 named professional operators run listings in Ardara. 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 214 public short-term rental listings in Ardara, 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 Ireland. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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