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Short-term rentals in Ballina

Ballina is the 42nd-largest of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland: 285 listings, 68% on Airbnb. 8% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 7%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (17 listings).

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Tracked listings
285
Market rank
#42 / 83
National share
0.9%
Named professional operators
5

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ballina

In Ballina, Airbnb leads with 194 listings (68%), 2.1× the 91 on Booking.com (32%).

Where the listings are in Ballina

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 285 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Ballina

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 15% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 5% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 25 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Trident Holiday Homes and Shamrock Cottages — account for 88% of that.

Professional share
8%
Median market
7%
Single-listing hosts
64%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 181
  • 2–5 listings 68
  • 6–25 listings 13
  • 26+ (professional) 23

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 50% of Ballina's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (14%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 142
  • B&Bs & guest houses 40
  • Apartments & flats 35
  • Hotels & hostels 32
  • Private & shared rooms 30
  • Unique & outdoor 5
  • Other 1

Largest operators in Ballina

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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Largest operators in Ballina, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Sykes Holiday Cottages 17 4.61 / 5 8.9 / 10 4,838
2 Trident Holiday Homes 3 4.47 / 5 8.4 / 10 3,887
3 Shamrock Cottages 2 4.52 / 5 — 46
4 Your.Rentals 2 4.77 / 5 8.8 / 10 2,095
5 holidaycottages.co.uk 1 4.62 / 5 8.8 / 10 411

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

How Ballina compares

Ballina ranks 42nd of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.9% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Ballina market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Ballina?

Ballina has 285 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 194 on Airbnb and 91 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Ballina is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 17 local listings.

How professionalised is the Ballina short-term rental market?

8% of Ballina's listings (23 of 285) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 15% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 5% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 25 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Trident Holiday Homes and Shamrock Cottages — account for 88% of that.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ballina?

In Ballina, Airbnb leads with 194 listings (68%), 2.1× the 91 on Booking.com (32%).

How many professional operators run listings in Ballina?

5 named professional operators run listings in Ballina. 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 285 public short-term rental listings in Ballina, 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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