Short-term rentals in Cavan
Cavan has 336 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 210 on Airbnb and 126 on Booking.com. That ranks it 26th of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland, with 63% of its listings on Airbnb. 6% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 7%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (11 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 336
- Market rank
- #26 / 83
- National share
- 1.0%
- Named professional operators
- 4
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Cavan
In Cavan, Airbnb leads with 210 listings (63%), versus 126 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Cavan
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 Cavan
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 5% of Airbnb listings and 8% of Booking.com listings. The 4 named professional operators run 20 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Travelnest and Claddagh Living — account for 95% of that.
- Professional share
- 6%
- 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 53% of Cavan's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (14%).
Largest operators in Cavan
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 | 11 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,935 |
| 2 | Travelnest | 7 | 4.80 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 6,817 |
| 3 | Claddagh Living | 1 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 321 |
| 4 | 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 Cavan among their markets. See the full interactive Cavan market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Cavan compares
Cavan ranks 26th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 1.0% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Belmullet 345 listings
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Dungloe 344 listings
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Kildare 341 listings
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Clonakilty 336 listings
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Youghal 327 listings
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Carlow 323 listings
Photo credits
- Belmullet: Photo: Belmullet festival by Bugfingers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dungloe: Photo: Anclochanliath by MaxPride · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kildare: Photo: St Brigid's Cathedral Kildare - geograph.org.uk - 250948 by Vivienne Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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
- Carlow: Photo: Liberty Tree Carlow by Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cavan market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Cavan?
Cavan has 336 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 210 on Airbnb and 126 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Cavan?
The largest professional operator in Cavan is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 11 local listings.
How professionalised is the Cavan short-term rental market?
6% of Cavan's listings (20 of 336) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 5% of Airbnb listings and 8% of Booking.com listings. The 4 named professional operators run 20 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Travelnest and Claddagh Living — account for 95% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cavan?
In Cavan, Airbnb leads with 210 listings (63%), versus 126 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Cavan?
4 named professional operators run listings in Cavan. 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 336 public short-term rental listings in Cavan, 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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