Short-term rentals in Dornoch
Dornoch is the 136th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 861 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 30% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (89 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 861
- Market rank
- #136 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Dornoch
In Dornoch, Airbnb leads with 505 listings (59%), versus 356 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Dornoch
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 Dornoch
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 40% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 143 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 92% of that. The other 119 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 30%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 31%
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 65% of Dornoch's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (16%).
Largest operators in Dornoch
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. 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 | Cottages.com | 89 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 22 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 20 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 6 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 5 | Hoseasons | 4 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 6 | mystayinn LIMITED | 1 | 4.52 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 7,060 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Dornoch among their markets. See the full interactive Dornoch market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Dornoch compares
Dornoch ranks 136th 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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Hexham 870 listings
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Caernarfon 867 listings
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Newton Abbot 863 listings
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Wells next the Sea 859 listings
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Bury Saint Edmunds 857 listings
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Haverfordwest 855 listings
Photo credits
- Hexham: Photo: Hexham BeaumontStreet by Dickpenn · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon: Photo: Afon Seiont in Caernarfon (7492) by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Abbot: Photo: Newtonmiasto by Kicior99 · Public domain · 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
- Bury Saint Edmunds: Photo: Bury St Edmunds City Center by Mohammed Tawsif Salam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Haverfordwest: Photo: HaverfordwestSalutation Square by Deborah Tilley · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dornoch market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Dornoch?
Dornoch has 861 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 505 on Airbnb and 356 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Dornoch?
The largest professional operator in Dornoch is Cottages.com, with 89 local listings.
How professionalised is the Dornoch short-term rental market?
30% of Dornoch's listings (262 of 861) 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: 40% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 143 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 92% of that. The other 119 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Dornoch?
In Dornoch, Airbnb leads with 505 listings (59%), versus 356 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Dornoch?
7 named professional operators run listings in Dornoch. 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 861 public short-term rental listings in Dornoch, 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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