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Short-term rentals in Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the 4th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 9,262 listings, 70% on Airbnb. 19% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by JOIVY Scotland (309 listings).

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Tracked listings
9,262
Market rank
#4 / 597
National share
1.5%
Named professional operators
34

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Edinburgh

In Edinburgh, Airbnb leads with 6,511 listings (70%), 2.4× the 2,751 on Booking.com (30%).

Where the listings are in Edinburgh

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 9,262 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Edinburgh

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 35% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 34 named professional operators run 813 local listings between them, and the three largest — JOIVY Scotland, mystayinn LIMITED and Pass the Keys — account for 54% of that. The other 943 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
19%
Median market
39%
Single-listing hosts
38%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 3,565
  • 2–5 listings 2,491
  • 6–25 listings 1,450
  • 26+ (professional) 1,756

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 63% of Edinburgh's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (19%).

  • Apartments & flats 5,813
  • Private & shared rooms 1,762
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 775
  • Hotels & hostels 421
  • B&Bs & guest houses 368
  • Unique & outdoor 110
  • Other 13

Largest operators in Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 JOIVY Scotland 309 4.53 / 5 8.1 / 10 32,670
2 mystayinn LIMITED 68 4.52 / 5 7.6 / 10 7,060
3 Pass the Keys 63 4.75 / 5 8.1 / 10 62,567
4 Houst 61 4.63 / 5 7.4 / 10 17,804
5 Guest Ready 50 4.60 / 5 8.1 / 10 15,833
6 Travelnest Ltd 28 4.56 / 5 8.0 / 10 95,073
7 Forest Holidays 27 5.00 / 5 — 3
8 Cottages.com 22 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 217,587
9 Recharge Stays 20 4.03 / 5 6.7 / 10 267
10 Vivi Stays 18 4.79 / 5 8.3 / 10 550

The other 24 professional operators in Edinburgh

Local listings

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

How Edinburgh compares

Edinburgh ranks 4th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 1.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Edinburgh market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Edinburgh?

Edinburgh has 9,262 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 6,511 on Airbnb and 2,751 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Edinburgh is JOIVY Scotland, with 309 local listings.

How professionalised is the Edinburgh short-term rental market?

19% of Edinburgh's listings (1,756 of 9,262) 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: 35% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 34 named professional operators run 813 local listings between them, and the three largest — JOIVY Scotland, mystayinn LIMITED and Pass the Keys — account for 54% of that. The other 943 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Edinburgh?

In Edinburgh, Airbnb leads with 6,511 listings (70%), 2.4× the 2,751 on Booking.com (30%).

How many professional operators run listings in Edinburgh?

34 named professional operators run listings in Edinburgh. 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 9,262 public short-term rental listings in Edinburgh, 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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