Short-term rentals in Machynlleth
Machynlleth is the 419th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 425 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 36% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (60 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 425
- Market rank
- #419 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Machynlleth
In Machynlleth, Airbnb leads with 269 listings (63%), versus 156 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Machynlleth
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 Machynlleth
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 57% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 116 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 92% of that. The other 38 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 36%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 32%
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 68% of Machynlleth's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (13%).
Largest operators in Machynlleth
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 60 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 35 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 12 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Dioni | 2 | 4.93 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 1,388 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Hoseasons | 2 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 7 | North Wales Holiday Cottages | 2 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 924 |
| 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 Machynlleth among their markets. See the full interactive Machynlleth market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Machynlleth compares
Machynlleth ranks 419th 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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Montrose 428 listings
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Prestatyn 427 listings
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Westward Ho 427 listings
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Witney 425 listings
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Hillingdon 424 listings
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Tewkesbury 424 listings
Photo credits
- Montrose: Photo: Viewofmontrose by Alan Morrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Prestatyn: Photo: Views from Bryn Llwyn (230m) 1km East of Prestatyn, Wales - Bryniau Clwyd a Dyffryn Dyfrdwy AONB 03 (cropped) by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Westward Ho: Photo: WestwardHo!Beach by Kicior99 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Witney: Photo: St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Green, Witney - geograph.org.uk - 247742 by Brian Robert Marshall · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hillingdon: Photo: Civic Centre, Uxbridge - geograph.org.uk - 189483 by Ray Stanton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tewkesbury: Photo: Tewkesbury Abbey 2011 by Saffron Blaze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Machynlleth market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Machynlleth?
Machynlleth has 425 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 269 on Airbnb and 156 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Machynlleth?
The largest professional operator in Machynlleth is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 60 local listings.
How professionalised is the Machynlleth short-term rental market?
36% of Machynlleth's listings (154 of 425) 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: 57% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 116 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 92% of that. The other 38 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Machynlleth?
In Machynlleth, Airbnb leads with 269 listings (63%), versus 156 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Machynlleth?
8 named professional operators run listings in Machynlleth. 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 425 public short-term rental listings in Machynlleth, 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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