Short-term rentals in Harlech
Harlech is the 531st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 317 listings, 56% on Airbnb. 63% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (108 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 317
- Market rank
- #531 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Harlech
In Harlech, Airbnb leads with 178 listings (56%), versus 139 on Booking.com (44%).
Where the listings are in Harlech
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 Harlech
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 75% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 54% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 184 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 88% of that. The other 17 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 63%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 23%
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 81% of Harlech's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (6%).
Largest operators in Harlech
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 108 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 36 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 18 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Dioni | 13 | 4.93 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 1,388 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 5 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Boltholes & Hideaways Ltd | 1 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,502 |
| 8 | Wales Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 370 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Harlech among their markets. See the full interactive Harlech market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Harlech compares
Harlech ranks 531st 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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Warkworth 319 listings
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Warwick 319 listings
- Alston 317 listings
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Tarbert 317 listings
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Anstruther 316 listings
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Heysham 315 listings
Photo credits
- Warkworth: Photo: Warkworth Church - geograph.org.uk - 116273 by Michael Patterson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick: Photo: Warwick overview from the castle by David Alonso Pérez · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tarbert: Photo: Tarbert by Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Anstruther: Photo: Anstruther Seafront by Chuck Schubert · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Heysham: Photo: Heysham Harbour, from entrance by Rwendland · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Harlech market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Harlech?
Harlech has 317 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 178 on Airbnb and 139 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Harlech?
The largest professional operator in Harlech is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 108 local listings.
How professionalised is the Harlech short-term rental market?
63% of Harlech's listings (201 of 317) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 75% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 54% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 184 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 88% of that. The other 17 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Harlech?
In Harlech, Airbnb leads with 178 listings (56%), versus 139 on Booking.com (44%).
How many professional operators run listings in Harlech?
8 named professional operators run listings in Harlech. 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 317 public short-term rental listings in Harlech, 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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