Short-term rentals in Folkestone
Folkestone is the 65th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,150 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 31% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Bloom Stays (61 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,150
- Market rank
- #65 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 17
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Folkestone
In Folkestone, Airbnb leads with 726 listings (63%), versus 424 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Folkestone
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 Folkestone
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 46% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 17 named professional operators run 300 local listings between them, and the three largest — Bloom Stays, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 52% of that. The other 52 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 31%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 40%
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 49% of Folkestone's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (23%).
Largest operators in Folkestone
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 | Bloom Stays | 61 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 3,218 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 51 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 43 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 34 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | The Holiday Cottage Collection | 27 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,064 |
| 6 | ALSENED LTD | 19 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 7 | Keepers Cottages | 19 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 3,582 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 16 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 9 | Host & Stay | 12 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 10 | Your.Rentals | 6 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
The other 7 professional operators in Folkestone
Local listings
- HelloGuest Limited 4 listings
- 2cHolidays LTD 2 listings
- Staybridge Suites 2 listings
- Belvilla by OYO 1 listing
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 1 listing
- Pillow 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Folkestone among their markets. See the full interactive Folkestone market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Folkestone compares
Folkestone ranks 65th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Chichester 1,194 listings
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Royal Tunbridge Wells 1,173 listings
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Swanage 1,165 listings
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Looe 1,149 listings
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Maidstone 1,107 listings
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Salcombe 1,104 listings
Photo credits
- Chichester: Photo: Chichester Cathedral, south-west aspect by The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Tunbridge Wells: Photo: The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells - geograph.org.uk - 530188 by Paul Collins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage: Photo: Swanage - geograph.org.uk - 6609 by Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Looe: Photo: RiverLooe by User:Tigershrike · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Maidstone: Photo: River Medway at Maidstone, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 187940 by Rodney Burton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Salcombe: Photo: Salcombechurch by Rodw · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Folkestone market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Folkestone?
Folkestone has 1,150 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 726 on Airbnb and 424 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Folkestone?
The largest professional operator in Folkestone is Bloom Stays, with 61 local listings.
How professionalised is the Folkestone short-term rental market?
31% of Folkestone's listings (352 of 1,150) 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: 46% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 17 named professional operators run 300 local listings between them, and the three largest — Bloom Stays, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 52% 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 Folkestone?
In Folkestone, Airbnb leads with 726 listings (63%), versus 424 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Folkestone?
17 named professional operators run listings in Folkestone. 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 1,150 public short-term rental listings in Folkestone, 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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