Short-term rentals in Bantry
Bantry is the 32nd-largest of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland: 317 listings, 66% on Airbnb. 15% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 7%, led by Rent an Irish cottage (16 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 317
- Market rank
- #32 / 83
- National share
- 1.0%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bantry
In Bantry, Airbnb leads with 209 listings (66%), versus 108 on Booking.com (34%).
Where the listings are in Bantry
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 Bantry
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 23% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 50 local listings between them, and the three largest — Rent an Irish cottage, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Travelnest — account for 72% of that.
- Professional share
- 15%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 54%
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 54% of Bantry's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (13%).
Largest operators in Bantry
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 | Rent an Irish cottage | 16 | 4.70 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,065 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 10 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 3 | Travelnest | 10 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 7,009 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 6 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 411 |
| 5 | Your.Rentals | 4 | 4.77 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 2,095 |
| 6 | Shamrock Cottages | 2 | 4.52 / 5 | — | 46 |
| 7 | Trident Holiday Homes | 2 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,887 |
Browse the full Ireland operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Bantry among their markets. See the full interactive Bantry market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bantry compares
Bantry ranks 32nd of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 1.0% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Carlow 329 listings
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Youghal 328 listings
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Schull 322 listings
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Letterkenny 312 listings
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Killaloe 310 listings
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Waterford 307 listings
Photo credits
- Carlow: Photo: Liberty Tree Carlow by Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Youghal: Photo: Youghal town harbour by Will McGoldrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Schull: Photo: Schull main street by Kondephy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Letterkenny: Photo: Letterkenny Town View by DevelopedMadness~commonswiki · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Killaloe: Photo: Killaloe, County Clare with the Shannon in the foreground by Chris55 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Waterford: Photo: Waterford by night by Typhoon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bantry market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bantry?
Bantry has 317 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 209 on Airbnb and 108 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bantry?
The largest professional operator in Bantry is Rent an Irish cottage, with 16 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bantry short-term rental market?
15% of Bantry's listings (48 of 317) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 23% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 50 local listings between them, and the three largest — Rent an Irish cottage, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Travelnest — account for 72% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bantry?
In Bantry, Airbnb leads with 209 listings (66%), versus 108 on Booking.com (34%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bantry?
7 named professional operators run listings in Bantry. 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 317 public short-term rental listings in Bantry, 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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