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Short-term rentals in Bristol

Bristol is the 7th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 4,430 listings, 67% on Airbnb. 31% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Hopewell (307 listings).

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Tracked listings
4,430
Market rank
#7 / 597
National share
0.7%
Named professional operators
37

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bristol

In Bristol, Airbnb leads with 2,969 listings (67%), 2× the 1,461 on Booking.com (33%).

Where the listings are in Bristol

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 250 sampled locations from 4,430 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Bristol

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 47% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 37 named professional operators run 961 local listings between them, and the three largest — Hopewell, Host360 and Your Apartment — account for 58% of that. The other 397 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
31%
Median market
39%
Single-listing hosts
32%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 1,420
  • 2–5 listings 1,001
  • 6–25 listings 651
  • 26+ (professional) 1,358

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 48% of Bristol's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (26%).

  • Apartments & flats 2,122
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 1,141
  • Private & shared rooms 771
  • B&Bs & guest houses 233
  • Hotels & hostels 91
  • Unique & outdoor 70
  • Other 2

Largest operators in Bristol

Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.

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Largest operators in Bristol, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Hopewell 307 4.41 / 5 7.6 / 10 11,887
2 Host360 133 4.69 / 5 8.0 / 10 15,791
3 Your Apartment 114 4.49 / 5 8.0 / 10 14,429
4 Bespoke Cultural Escapes 71 4.91 / 5 9.3 / 10 5,384
5 FabAccommodation 66 4.76 / 5 8.7 / 10 1,003
6 Cliftonvalley Apartments 65 4.84 / 5 8.8 / 10 665
7 Pass the Property 32 4.61 / 5 7.7 / 10 4,652
8 Cottages.com 26 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 217,587
9 Travelnest Ltd 17 4.56 / 5 8.0 / 10 95,073
10 ShortStayUK 15 4.22 / 5 6.5 / 10 2,697

The other 27 professional operators in Bristol

Local listings

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

How Bristol compares

Bristol ranks 7th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.7% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Bristol market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Bristol?

Bristol has 4,430 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 2,969 on Airbnb and 1,461 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Bristol is Hopewell, with 307 local listings.

How professionalised is the Bristol short-term rental market?

31% of Bristol's listings (1,358 of 4,430) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 47% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 37 named professional operators run 961 local listings between them, and the three largest — Hopewell, Host360 and Your Apartment — account for 58% of that. The other 397 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bristol?

In Bristol, Airbnb leads with 2,969 listings (67%), 2× the 1,461 on Booking.com (33%).

How many professional operators run listings in Bristol?

37 named professional operators run listings in Bristol. 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 4,430 public short-term rental listings in Bristol, 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 the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

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