Short-term rentals in Waterford
Waterford has 304 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 209 on Airbnb and 95 on Booking.com. That ranks it 35th of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland, with 69% of its listings on Airbnb. 3% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 7%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (5 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 304
- Market rank
- #35 / 83
- National share
- 0.9%
- Named professional operators
- 2
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Waterford
In Waterford, Airbnb leads with 209 listings (69%), 2.2× the 95 on Booking.com (31%).
Where the listings are in Waterford
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 Waterford
The 2 named professional operators — Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — run 8 local listings between them.
- Professional share
- 3%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 53%
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 44% of Waterford's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (19%).
Largest operators in Waterford
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 | 5 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,935 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 3 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 524 |
Browse the full Ireland operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Waterford among their markets. See the full interactive Waterford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Waterford compares
Waterford ranks 35th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.9% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Killaloe 311 listings
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Bantry 309 listings
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Mullingar 304 listings
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Letterkenny 303 listings
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Navan 299 listings
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Bundoran 295 listings
Photo credits
- Killaloe: Photo: Killaloe, County Clare with the Shannon in the foreground by Chris55 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bantry: Photo: Bantry From above by Dzjamkokarlis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mullingar: Photo: Mullingar Town Centre - geograph.org.uk - 5027677 by Shaun Nolan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Letterkenny: Photo: Letterkenny Town View by DevelopedMadness~commonswiki · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Navan: Photo: MarketSquareNavan by Jtdirl at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bundoran: Photo: Bundoran2 by Chmee2 or Mates · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Waterford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Waterford?
Waterford has 304 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 209 on Airbnb and 95 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Waterford?
The largest professional operator in Waterford is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 5 local listings.
How professionalised is the Waterford short-term rental market?
3% of Waterford's listings (8 of 304) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). The 2 named professional operators — Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — run 8 local listings between them.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Waterford?
In Waterford, Airbnb leads with 209 listings (69%), 2.2× the 95 on Booking.com (31%).
How many professional operators run listings in Waterford?
2 named professional operators run listings in Waterford. 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 304 public short-term rental listings in Waterford, 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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