Short-term rentals in Sligo
Sligo is the 13th-largest of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland: 458 listings, 66% on Airbnb. 3% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 7%, led by Travelnest (8 listings).
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 458
- Market rank
- #13 / 83
- National share
- 1.4%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Sligo
In Sligo, Airbnb leads with 300 listings (66%), versus 158 on Booking.com (34%).
Where the listings are in Sligo
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 Sligo
The 3 named professional operators — Travelnest, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Shamrock Cottages — run 14 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
- 3%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 65%
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 49% of Sligo's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (19%).
Largest operators in Sligo
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 | Travelnest | 8 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 7,009 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 5 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 3 | Shamrock Cottages | 1 | 4.52 / 5 | — | 46 |
Browse the full Ireland operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Sligo among their markets. See the full interactive Sligo market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Sligo compares
Sligo ranks 13th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 1.4% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Westport 611 listings
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Kilkenny 474 listings
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Kenmare 460 listings
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Buncrana 436 listings
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Limerick 428 listings
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Wicklow 417 listings
Photo credits
- Westport: Photo: Westport bridge IE by Mark Waters · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkenny: Photo: Killkenny City by J.Pollock · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kenmare: Photo: Kenmare by Alison at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Buncrana: Photo: Buncrana - geograph - 746502 by Ross · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Limerick: Photo: King John's Castle Limerick (13th century) by MonikaKub · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow: Photo: Wicklow - aerial - 2026-01-01 03 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sligo market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Sligo?
Sligo has 458 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 300 on Airbnb and 158 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Sligo?
The largest professional operator in Sligo is Travelnest, with 8 local listings.
How professionalised is the Sligo short-term rental market?
3% of Sligo's listings (15 of 458) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). The 3 named professional operators — Travelnest, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Shamrock Cottages — run 14 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 Sligo?
In Sligo, Airbnb leads with 300 listings (66%), versus 158 on Booking.com (34%).
How many professional operators run listings in Sligo?
3 named professional operators run listings in Sligo. 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 458 public short-term rental listings in Sligo, 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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