Short-term rentals in Sneem
Sneem is the 50th-largest of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland: 251 listings, 75% on Airbnb. 16% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 7%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (17 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 251
- Market rank
- #50 / 83
- National share
- 0.8%
- Named professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Sneem
In Sneem, Airbnb leads with 187 listings (75%), 2.9× the 64 on Booking.com (25%).
Where the listings are in Sneem
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 Sneem
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 33% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 38 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Dream Ireland Holiday Homes — account for 76% of that. The other 3 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 16%
- 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 70% of Sneem's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (12%).
Largest operators in Sneem
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 | 17 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 7 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 411 |
| 3 | Dream Ireland Holiday Homes | 5 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 397 |
| 4 | Shamrock Cottages | 5 | 4.52 / 5 | — | 46 |
| 5 | Skellig Holiday Homes | 2 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 489 |
| 6 | 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 Sneem among their markets. See the full interactive Sneem market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Sneem compares
Sneem ranks 50th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.8% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Dungarvan 267 listings
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Waterville 264 listings
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Roundstone 261 listings
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Athlone 246 listings
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Enniscrone 238 listings
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Cashel 232 listings
Photo credits
- Dungarvan: Photo: Dungarvan ireland harbour by Mik Herman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Waterville: Photo: Waterville in November sunshine by Kemiah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Roundstone: Photo: Cloch na Rón - geograph.org.uk - 12397 by Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Athlone: Photo: Athlone Ireland and river Shannon by Deadstar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Enniscrone: Photo: Bathing Terrace at Inishcrone - geograph.org.uk - 1054939 by Owen Doody · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cashel: Photo: Cashel by Kweedado2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sneem market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Sneem?
Sneem has 251 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 187 on Airbnb and 64 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Sneem?
The largest professional operator in Sneem is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 17 local listings.
How professionalised is the Sneem short-term rental market?
16% of Sneem's listings (41 of 251) 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: 33% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 38 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Dream Ireland Holiday Homes — account for 76% of that. The other 3 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Sneem?
In Sneem, Airbnb leads with 187 listings (75%), 2.9× the 64 on Booking.com (25%).
How many professional operators run listings in Sneem?
6 named professional operators run listings in Sneem. 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 251 public short-term rental listings in Sneem, 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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