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Short-term rentals in Cong

Cong has 185 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 136 on Airbnb and 49 on Booking.com. That ranks it 65th of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland, with 74% 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 (5 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.

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Tracked listings
185
Market rank
#65 / 83
National share
0.6%
Named professional operators
3

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Cong

In Cong, Airbnb leads with 136 listings (74%), 2.8× the 49 on Booking.com (26%).

Where the listings are in Cong

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 177 sampled locations from 185 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Cong

The 3 named professional operators — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Mary Mullens Rooms Eyre Square Galway and holidaycottages.co.uk — run 12 local listings between them.

Professional share
6%
Median market
7%
Single-listing hosts
49%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 91
  • 2–5 listings 72
  • 6–25 listings 10
  • 26+ (professional) 12

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 51% of Cong's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (18%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 93
  • B&Bs & guest houses 33
  • Private & shared rooms 28
  • Apartments & flats 20
  • Hotels & hostels 6
  • Unique & outdoor 3
  • Other 2

Largest operators in Cong

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 Cong, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Sykes Holiday Cottages 5 4.61 / 5 8.9 / 10 4,935
2 Mary Mullens Rooms Eyre Square Galway 4 4.45 / 5 7.6 / 10 9,359
3 holidaycottages.co.uk 3 4.57 / 5 8.4 / 10 524

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

How Cong compares

Cong ranks 65th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.6% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Cong market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Cong?

Cong has 185 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 136 on Airbnb and 49 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Cong is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 5 local listings.

How professionalised is the Cong short-term rental market?

6% of Cong's listings (12 of 185) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). The 3 named professional operators — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Mary Mullens Rooms Eyre Square Galway and holidaycottages.co.uk — run 12 local listings between them.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cong?

In Cong, Airbnb leads with 136 listings (74%), 2.8× the 49 on Booking.com (26%).

How many professional operators run listings in Cong?

3 named professional operators run listings in Cong. 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 185 public short-term rental listings in Cong, 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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