Short-term rentals in Fife
Fife is the 286th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 578 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 34% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (71 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 578
- Market rank
- #286 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 15
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Fife
In Fife, Airbnb leads with 356 listings (62%), versus 222 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Fife
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 Fife
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 42% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 144 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Short Stay St Andrews and Map Short Stays — account for 74% of that. The other 52 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 34%
- 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.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 47% of Fife's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (28%).
Largest operators in Fife
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 | 71 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Short Stay St Andrews | 18 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 11,814 |
| 3 | Map Short Stays | 17 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 463 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 10 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 5 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 5 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 6 | Caledonia Luxe Stays | 4 | 4.24 / 5 | 6.9 / 10 | 2,668 |
| 7 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 4 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 8 | Vivi Stays | 3 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 550 |
| 9 | Blok Property Management | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 584 |
| 10 | Cozyhost Short Stays | 2 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 566 |
The other 5 professional operators in Fife
Local listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- mystayinn LIMITED 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Fife among their markets. See the full interactive Fife market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Fife compares
Fife ranks 286th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Elgin 582 listings
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Oakham 580 listings
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Trearddur 580 listings
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Bicester 572 listings
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Chesterfield 572 listings
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Lancaster 571 listings
Photo credits
- Elgin: Photo: Elgin Cathedral from Newmill Road by Lucas Kendall · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oakham: Photo: Oakham Castle and church spire by Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Trearddur: Photo: A good site for a windmill (geograph 3482177) by Ian Greig · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bicester: Photo: Greengrocer in Sheep Street, Bicester 1 - geograph.org.uk - 989713 by Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chesterfield: Photo: Chesterfield by Jon Bennett · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster: Photo: City of Lancaster (2) by David P · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Fife market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Fife?
Fife has 578 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 356 on Airbnb and 222 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Fife?
The largest professional operator in Fife is Cottages.com, with 71 local listings.
How professionalised is the Fife short-term rental market?
34% of Fife's listings (196 of 578) 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: 42% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 144 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Short Stay St Andrews and Map Short Stays — account for 74% of that. The other 52 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Fife?
In Fife, Airbnb leads with 356 listings (62%), versus 222 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Fife?
15 named professional operators run listings in Fife. 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 578 public short-term rental listings in Fife, 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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