Short-term rentals in Maidstone
Maidstone is the 67th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,107 listings, 64% on Airbnb. 28% 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
- 1,107
- Market rank
- #67 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 15
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Maidstone
In Maidstone, Airbnb leads with 703 listings (64%), versus 404 on Booking.com (36%).
Where the listings are in Maidstone
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 Maidstone
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 37% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 214 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Travelnest Ltd — account for 67% of that. The other 93 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 28%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 31%
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 44% of Maidstone's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (23%).
Largest operators in Maidstone
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 | 67 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 40 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Travelnest Ltd | 36 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 25 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | Pass the Property | 10 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.7 / 10 | 4,652 |
| 6 | The Holiday Cottage Collection | 9 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,064 |
| 7 | Keepers Cottages | 7 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 3,582 |
| 8 | Bloom Stays | 6 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 3,218 |
| 9 | Perfect Booking | 4 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 273 |
| 10 | Your.Rentals | 3 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
The other 5 professional operators in Maidstone
Local listings
- ALSENED LTD 2 listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Pass the Keys 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Maidstone among their markets. See the full interactive Maidstone market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Maidstone compares
Maidstone ranks 67th 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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Swanage 1,165 listings
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Folkestone 1,150 listings
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Looe 1,149 listings
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Salcombe 1,104 listings
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Harrogate 1,101 listings
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Rye 1,099 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Looe: Photo: RiverLooe by User:Tigershrike · Public domain · 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
- Rye: Photo: Engeland Rye Landgate achterzijde 12-10-2011 12-45-24 by Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Maidstone market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Maidstone?
Maidstone has 1,107 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 703 on Airbnb and 404 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Maidstone?
The largest professional operator in Maidstone is Cottages.com, with 67 local listings.
How professionalised is the Maidstone short-term rental market?
28% of Maidstone's listings (307 of 1,107) 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: 37% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 214 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Travelnest Ltd — account for 67% of that. The other 93 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Maidstone?
In Maidstone, Airbnb leads with 703 listings (64%), versus 404 on Booking.com (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Maidstone?
15 named professional operators run listings in Maidstone. 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 1,107 public short-term rental listings in Maidstone, 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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