Short-term rentals in Looe
Looe is the 66th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,149 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 50% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (168 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,149
- Market rank
- #66 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 15
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Looe
In Looe, Airbnb leads with 723 listings (63%), versus 426 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Looe
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 Looe
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 60% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 45% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 445 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 79% of that. The other 134 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 50%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 25%
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 Looe's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (20%).
Largest operators in Looe
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 168 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 98 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 84 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Toad Hall Cottages | 33 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 861 |
| 5 | Cornwall Hideaways | 13 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,942 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 10 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 8 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 8 | Hoseasons | 7 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 9 | Cornish Traditional Cottages | 6 | 4.74 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 562 |
| 10 | Finest Retreats | 5 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
The other 5 professional operators in Looe
Local listings
- Guesthoo 4 listings
- Interhome 4 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- Luxury Coastal 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Looe among their markets. See the full interactive Looe market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Looe compares
Looe ranks 66th 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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Royal Tunbridge Wells 1,173 listings
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Swanage 1,165 listings
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Folkestone 1,150 listings
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Maidstone 1,107 listings
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Salcombe 1,104 listings
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Harrogate 1,101 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Folkestone: Photo: Folkestone Aerial by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY 2.0 · 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
- Harrogate: Photo: HarrogateCenotaph(DSPugh)Aug2005 by DS Pugh · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Looe market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Looe?
Looe has 1,149 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 723 on Airbnb and 426 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Looe?
The largest professional operator in Looe is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 168 local listings.
How professionalised is the Looe short-term rental market?
50% of Looe's listings (579 of 1,149) 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: 60% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 45% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 445 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 79% of that. The other 134 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Looe?
In Looe, Airbnb leads with 723 listings (63%), versus 426 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Looe?
15 named professional operators run listings in Looe. 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 1,149 public short-term rental listings in Looe, 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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