Short-term rentals in Caernarfon
Caernarfon is the 134th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 867 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 49% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (151 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 867
- Market rank
- #134 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 14
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Caernarfon
In Caernarfon, Airbnb leads with 511 listings (59%), versus 356 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Caernarfon
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 Caernarfon
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 63% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 40% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 369 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 83% of that. The other 56 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 49%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 27%
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 79% of Caernarfon's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (8%).
Largest operators in Caernarfon
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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 151 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 123 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 32 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Dioni | 12 | 4.93 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 1,388 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 12 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Boltholes & Hideaways Ltd | 7 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,502 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 6 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 8 | The Travel Fox | 6 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 5,221 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 6 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 10 | Oyster Holiday Cottages | 5 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 978 |
The other 4 professional operators in Caernarfon
Local listings
- Pass the Keys 5 listings
- North Wales Holiday Cottages 2 listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 1 listing
- Hoseasons 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Caernarfon among their markets. See the full interactive Caernarfon market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Caernarfon compares
Caernarfon ranks 134th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Ashbourne 878 listings
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Okehampton 874 listings
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Hexham 870 listings
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Newton Abbot 863 listings
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Dornoch 861 listings
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Wells next the Sea 859 listings
Photo credits
- Ashbourne: Photo: Market Hall, Ashbourne - geograph.org.uk - 335763 by Nikki Mahadevan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Okehampton: Photo: Okehampton former A30 by Ron Strutt. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hexham: Photo: Hexham BeaumontStreet by Dickpenn · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Abbot: Photo: Newtonmiasto by Kicior99 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dornoch: Photo: Doors And Windows - panoramio by Dg-505 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wells next the Sea: Photo: Wells-next-the-Sea Quayside Aug 2013 by MOTORAL1987 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Caernarfon market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Caernarfon?
Caernarfon has 867 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 511 on Airbnb and 356 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Caernarfon?
The largest professional operator in Caernarfon is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 151 local listings.
How professionalised is the Caernarfon short-term rental market?
49% of Caernarfon's listings (425 of 867) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 63% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 40% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 369 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 83% of that. The other 56 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Caernarfon?
In Caernarfon, Airbnb leads with 511 listings (59%), versus 356 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Caernarfon?
14 named professional operators run listings in Caernarfon. 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 867 public short-term rental listings in Caernarfon, 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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