Short-term rentals in Athlone
Athlone has 235 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 151 on Airbnb and 84 on Booking.com. That ranks it 52nd of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland, with 64% of its listings on Airbnb. 7% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 7%, led by Travelnest (5 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 235
- Market rank
- #52 / 83
- National share
- 0.7%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Athlone
In Athlone, Airbnb leads with 151 listings (64%), versus 84 on Booking.com (36%).
Where the listings are in Athlone
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 Athlone
The 5 named professional operators run 15 local listings between them, and the three largest — Travelnest, Mary Mullens Rooms Eyre Square Galway and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 80% of that. The other listing run by operators with 26 or more listings belongs to an operator without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 7%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 63%
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 32% of Athlone's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (24%).
Largest operators in Athlone
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 | Travelnest | 5 | 4.80 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 6,817 |
| 2 | Mary Mullens Rooms Eyre Square Galway | 4 | 4.45 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 9,359 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 3 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,935 |
| 4 | Trident Holiday Homes | 2 | 4.48 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,864 |
| 5 | Your.Rentals | 1 | 4.64 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 1,583 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Athlone among their markets. See the full interactive Athlone market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Athlone compares
Athlone ranks 52nd of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.7% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Waterville 262 listings
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Sneem 249 listings
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Enniscrone 236 listings
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Cashel 232 listings
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Falcarragh 227 listings
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Downings 225 listings
Photo credits
- Waterville: Photo: Waterville in November sunshine by Kemiah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sneem: Photo: Sneem-14-Haeuser-2017-gje by Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Enniscrone: Photo: Bathing Terrace at Inishcrone - geograph.org.uk - 1054939 by Owen Doody · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cashel: Photo: Cashel by Kweedado2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Falcarragh: Photo: Falcarraghcrossroads by Chech Explorer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Downings: Photo: Nadunaibh by MaxPride · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Athlone market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Athlone?
Athlone has 235 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 151 on Airbnb and 84 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Athlone?
The largest professional operator in Athlone is Travelnest, with 5 local listings.
How professionalised is the Athlone short-term rental market?
7% of Athlone's listings (16 of 235) 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 15 local listings between them, and the three largest — Travelnest, Mary Mullens Rooms Eyre Square Galway and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 80% of that. The other listing run by operators with 26 or more listings belongs to an operator without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Athlone?
In Athlone, Airbnb leads with 151 listings (64%), versus 84 on Booking.com (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Athlone?
5 named professional operators run listings in Athlone. 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 235 public short-term rental listings in Athlone, 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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