Short-term rentals in Valentia Island
Valentia Island is a small market of 74 listings across Ireland, 55% on Airbnb. 19% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 7%, led by Skellig Holiday Homes (6 listings).
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Airbnb vs Booking.com in Valentia Island
In Valentia Island, Airbnb leads with 41 listings (55%), versus 33 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Valentia Island
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 Valentia Island
The 4 named professional operators run 12 local listings between them, and the three largest — Skellig Holiday Homes, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Trident Holiday Homes — account for 92% of that. The other 2 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Largest operators in Valentia Island
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 | Skellig Holiday Homes | 6 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 489 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 3 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 3 | Trident Holiday Homes | 2 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,887 |
| 4 | Dream Ireland Holiday Homes | 1 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 397 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Valentia Island among their markets. See the full interactive Valentia Island market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Valentia Island compares
Valentia Island ranks 82nd of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- Tramore (129 listings)
- Thurles (127 listings)
- Tipperary (124 listings)
- Miltown Malbay (120 listings)
- Ballinrobe (109 listings)
- Greencastle (69 listings)
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Valentia Island market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Valentia Island?
Valentia Island has 74 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 41 on Airbnb and 33 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Valentia Island?
The largest professional operator in Valentia Island is Skellig Holiday Homes, with 6 local listings.
How professionalised is the Valentia Island short-term rental market?
19% of Valentia Island's listings (14 of 74) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). The 4 named professional operators run 12 local listings between them, and the three largest — Skellig Holiday Homes, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Trident Holiday Homes — account for 92% of that. The other 2 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Valentia Island?
In Valentia Island, Airbnb leads with 41 listings (55%), versus 33 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Valentia Island?
4 named professional operators run listings in Valentia Island. 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 74 public short-term rental listings in Valentia Island, 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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