Short-term rentals in Llanelli
Llanelli is the 126th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 889 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 43% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (112 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 889
- Market rank
- #126 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Llanelli
In Llanelli, Airbnb leads with 551 listings (62%), versus 338 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Llanelli
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 Llanelli
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 62% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 31% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 344 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Stay Gower — account for 74% of that. The other 37 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 43%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 30%
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 65% of Llanelli's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (12%).
Largest operators in Llanelli
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 112 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 80 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Stay Gower | 63 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 3,623 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 60 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | KG SHORT STAY | 14 | 4.12 / 5 | 7.2 / 10 | 3,453 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 6 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Home From Home | 2 | 4.57 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 267 |
| 8 | Pass the Keys | 2 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 1 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 10 | Hoseasons | 1 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
The other 3 professional operators in Llanelli
Local listings
- Luxury Cottages 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
- Wales Cottage Holidays 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Llanelli among their markets. See the full interactive Llanelli market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Llanelli compares
Llanelli ranks 126th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Durham 895 listings
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Poole 894 listings
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Eastbourne 890 listings
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Totnes 886 listings
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Mundesley 885 listings
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Aldeburgh 882 listings
Photo credits
- Durham: Photo: Durham Millburngate Bridge by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Poole: Photo: Poole Quay - geograph.co.uk 636450 by Chris Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Eastbourne: Photo: Eastbourne Beach - geograph.org.uk - 1582936 by Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes: Photo: Totnes High Street by Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mundesley: Photo: MundesleyBeachInSummer(StephenCraven)Aug2006 by Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aldeburgh: Photo: SS Peter and Paul, Aldeburgh - geograph.org.uk - 119470 by Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Llanelli market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Llanelli?
Llanelli has 889 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 551 on Airbnb and 338 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Llanelli?
The largest professional operator in Llanelli is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 112 local listings.
How professionalised is the Llanelli short-term rental market?
43% of Llanelli's listings (381 of 889) 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: 62% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 31% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 344 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Stay Gower — account for 74% of that. The other 37 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Llanelli?
In Llanelli, Airbnb leads with 551 listings (62%), versus 338 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Llanelli?
13 named professional operators run listings in Llanelli. 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 889 public short-term rental listings in Llanelli, 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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