Short-term rentals in Carlow
Carlow has 323 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 224 on Airbnb and 99 on Booking.com. That ranks it 29th of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland, with 69% of its listings on Airbnb. 2% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 7%. The largest named operator, Trident Holiday Homes, runs 2 local listings. Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 323
- Market rank
- #29 / 83
- National share
- 1.0%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Carlow
In Carlow, Airbnb leads with 224 listings (69%), 2.3× the 99 on Booking.com (31%).
Where the listings are in Carlow
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 Carlow
The 3 named professional operators — Trident Holiday Homes, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — run 4 local listings between them. The other listing run by operators with 26 or more listings belongs to an operator without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 2%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 57%
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 44% of Carlow's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (20%).
Largest operators in Carlow
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 | Trident Holiday Homes | 2 | 4.48 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,864 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 1 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 524 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 1 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,935 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Carlow among their markets. See the full interactive Carlow market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Carlow compares
Carlow ranks 29th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 1.0% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Cavan 336 listings
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Clonakilty 336 listings
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Youghal 327 listings
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Schull 320 listings
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Carrick-on-Shannon 319 listings
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Killaloe 311 listings
Photo credits
- Cavan: Photo: Cavan - aerial - 2025-12-26 06 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Clonakilty: Photo: Clonakilty2 by Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
- Carrick-on-Shannon: Photo: The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon - geograph.org.uk - 209499 by Brian Shaw · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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
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Carlow market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Carlow?
Carlow has 323 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 224 on Airbnb and 99 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Carlow?
Professional operators have only a small footprint in Carlow. The largest local presence is Trident Holiday Homes, with 2 listings.
How professionalised is the Carlow short-term rental market?
2% of Carlow's listings (5 of 323) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). The 3 named professional operators — Trident Holiday Homes, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — run 4 local listings between them. 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 Carlow?
In Carlow, Airbnb leads with 224 listings (69%), 2.3× the 99 on Booking.com (31%).
How many professional operators run listings in Carlow?
3 named professional operators run listings in Carlow. 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 323 public short-term rental listings in Carlow, 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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