Short-term rentals in Cowes
Cowes has 911 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 621 on Airbnb and 290 on Booking.com. That ranks it 118th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 68% of its listings on Airbnb. 39% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 41%, led by Cottages.com (87 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 911
- Market rank
- #118 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 18
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Cowes
In Cowes, Airbnb leads with 621 listings (68%), 2.1× the 290 on Booking.com (32%).
Where the listings are in Cowes
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 Cowes
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 55% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 31% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 321 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Wight Escapes and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 63% of that. The other 32 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 39%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 35%
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 61% of Cowes' classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (12%).
Largest operators in Cowes
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 | Cottages.com | 87 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 2 | Wight Escapes | 75 | 4.85 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 1,216 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 39 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 30 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 5 | Island Holiday Homes, Isle of Wight | 18 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 1,470 |
| 6 | The Island Holiday Company Ltd | 18 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 1,864 |
| 7 | Just For You Holiday Homes | 12 | 4.96 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 764 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 11 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 99,168 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 5 | 4.65 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 14,946 |
| 10 | Isle of Wight Vacations | 5 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 716 |
The other 8 professional operators in Cowes
Local listings
- 2cHolidays LTD 4 listings
- Blue Puffin Stays 4 listings
- Luxury Cottages 3 listings
- Your.Rentals 3 listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 2 listings
- New Forest Escapes 2 listings
- Perfect Booking 2 listings
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Cowes among their markets. See the full interactive Cowes market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Cowes compares
Cowes ranks 118th 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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Portrush 922 listings
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Camber 921 listings
- Selby 921 listings
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Cromer 909 listings
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Salisbury 899 listings
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Lewes 898 listings
Photo credits
- Portrush: Photo: On the beach - geograph.org.uk - 53193 by Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Camber: Photo: Camber, East Sussex, and Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm by My another account ( talk ) · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cromer: Photo: Hotel De Paris by Northmetpit · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury: Photo: Salisbury Cathedral by Andrew Dunn (Website: ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lewes: Photo: Harveys Brewery (Lewes) by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cowes market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Cowes?
Cowes has 911 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 621 on Airbnb and 290 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Cowes?
The largest professional operator in Cowes is Cottages.com, with 87 local listings.
How professionalised is the Cowes short-term rental market?
39% of Cowes' listings (353 of 911) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 55% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 31% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 321 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Wight Escapes and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 63% of that. The other 32 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cowes?
In Cowes, Airbnb leads with 621 listings (68%), 2.1× the 290 on Booking.com (32%).
How many professional operators run listings in Cowes?
18 named professional operators run listings in Cowes. 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 911 public short-term rental listings in Cowes, 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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