Short-term rentals in Kinmel Bay
Kinmel Bay is the 301st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 555 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (52%) and Airbnb (48%). 37% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (67 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 555
- Market rank
- #301 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Kinmel Bay
In Kinmel Bay, supply is split almost evenly: 290 listings on Booking.com (52%) and 265 on Airbnb (48%).
Where the listings are in Kinmel Bay
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 Kinmel Bay
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 41% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 32% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 171 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Travelnest Ltd — account for 89% of that. The other 34 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 37%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 33%
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 54% of Kinmel Bay's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (36%).
Largest operators in Kinmel Bay
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 | Cottages.com | 67 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 47 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Travelnest Ltd | 38 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 4 | 2cHolidays LTD | 7 | 4.43 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,325 |
| 5 | Hoseasons | 3 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 6 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 7 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 8 | Rupa Lettings Ltd | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 867 |
| 9 | Your.Rentals | 2 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 10 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Kinmel Bay among their markets. See the full interactive Kinmel Bay market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Kinmel Bay compares
Kinmel Bay ranks 301st 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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Marazion 557 listings
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St Austell 557 listings
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Bodmin 555 listings
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Ringwood 555 listings
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Hawes 554 listings
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Killin 553 listings
Photo credits
- Marazion: Photo: Marazion by The original uploader was Shropman at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- St Austell: Photo: High Cross Street, St Austell - geograph.org.uk - 1313370 by Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bodmin: Photo: Bodmin General railway station 1 by Tim Walker from United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ringwood: Photo: Fridays Cross, Ringwood - geograph.org.uk - 174248 by Peter Facey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hawes: Photo: Hawes by Cyberdemon007 at en.wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Killin: Photo: Killin-wv by Tine.wv · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kinmel Bay market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kinmel Bay?
Kinmel Bay has 555 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 265 on Airbnb and 290 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kinmel Bay?
The largest professional operator in Kinmel Bay is Cottages.com, with 67 local listings.
How professionalised is the Kinmel Bay short-term rental market?
37% of Kinmel Bay's listings (205 of 555) 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: 41% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 32% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 171 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Travelnest Ltd — account for 89% of that. The other 34 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Kinmel Bay?
In Kinmel Bay, supply is split almost evenly: 290 listings on Booking.com (52%) and 265 on Airbnb (48%).
How many professional operators run listings in Kinmel Bay?
10 named professional operators run listings in Kinmel Bay. 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 555 public short-term rental listings in Kinmel Bay, 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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