Short-term rentals in Inverness
Inverness is the 17th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 2,822 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 24% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (165 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 2,822
- Market rank
- #17 / 597
- National share
- 0.5%
- Named professional operators
- 15
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Inverness
In Inverness, Airbnb leads with 1,632 listings (58%), versus 1,190 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Inverness
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 Inverness
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 29% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 20% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 535 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, mystayinn LIMITED and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 75% of that. The other 140 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 24%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 35%
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 39% of Inverness' classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (37%).
Largest operators in Inverness
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 | 165 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | mystayinn LIMITED | 147 | 4.52 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 7,060 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 88 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 40 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 5 | Interhome | 39 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,242 |
| 6 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 26 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 7 | Caledonia Luxe Stays | 8 | 4.24 / 5 | 6.9 / 10 | 2,668 |
| 8 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 7 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 9 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 6 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 10 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
The other 5 professional operators in Inverness
Local listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- Studio Apartment 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Hoseasons 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Inverness among their markets. See the full interactive Inverness market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Inverness compares
Inverness ranks 17th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- Blackpool 3,171 listings
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Whitby 3,107 listings
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Oxford 2,871 listings
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Bath 2,818 listings
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Carbis Bay 2,585 listings
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Southampton 2,493 listings
Photo credits
- Whitby: Photo: Rj whitby by Mr R Jordan ( Mr R Jordan ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford: Photo: Oxford from Boars Hill by Andrew Gray · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bath: Photo: Bath Somerset 2023 -City- by-RaBoe 055 by Raboe001 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carbis Bay: Photo: CarbisBayCornwallUK by Andy F · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Southampton: Photo: Southampton2 by Garlicbatten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Inverness market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Inverness?
Inverness has 2,822 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,632 on Airbnb and 1,190 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Inverness?
The largest professional operator in Inverness is Cottages.com, with 165 local listings.
How professionalised is the Inverness short-term rental market?
24% of Inverness' listings (675 of 2,822) 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: 29% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 20% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 535 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, mystayinn LIMITED and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 75% of that. The other 140 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Inverness?
In Inverness, Airbnb leads with 1,632 listings (58%), versus 1,190 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Inverness?
15 named professional operators run listings in Inverness. 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 2,822 public short-term rental listings in Inverness, 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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