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Short-term rentals in Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil is the 96th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 972 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 24% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (38 listings).

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Tracked listings
972
Market rank
#96 / 597
National share
0.2%
Named professional operators
14

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Merthyr Tydfil

In Merthyr Tydfil, Airbnb leads with 603 listings (62%), versus 369 on Booking.com (38%).

Where the listings are in Merthyr Tydfil

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 972 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Merthyr Tydfil

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 31% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 20% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 147 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Port Isaac Bay Holidays and Cottages.com — account for 60% of that. The other 86 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
24%
Median market
39%
Single-listing hosts
37%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 359
  • 2–5 listings 243
  • 6–25 listings 137
  • 26+ (professional) 233

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 58% of Merthyr Tydfil's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (15%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 561
  • Apartments & flats 143
  • Private & shared rooms 91
  • B&Bs & guest houses 74
  • Unique & outdoor 60
  • Hotels & hostels 43

Largest operators in Merthyr Tydfil

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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Largest operators in Merthyr Tydfil, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Sykes Holiday Cottages 38 4.70 / 5 8.9 / 10 179,990
2 Port Isaac Bay Holidays 30 4.85 / 5 9.1 / 10 138,189
3 Cottages.com 20 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 217,587
4 STAE-Homes 15 4.58 / 5 8.2 / 10 2,576
5 Travelnest Ltd 14 4.56 / 5 8.0 / 10 95,073
6 holidaycottages.co.uk 10 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 73,474
7 Perfect Booking 5 4.75 / 5 8.5 / 10 273
8 StayRight 4 4.05 / 5 6.9 / 10 618
9 ALSENED LTD 2 3.45 / 5 6.4 / 10 152,134
10 CoHost Partners 2 4.42 / 5 7.6 / 10 2,614

The other 4 professional operators in Merthyr Tydfil

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Merthyr Tydfil among their markets. See the full interactive Merthyr Tydfil market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Merthyr Tydfil compares

Merthyr Tydfil ranks 96th 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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Merthyr Tydfil market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Merthyr Tydfil?

Merthyr Tydfil has 972 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 603 on Airbnb and 369 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Merthyr Tydfil?

The largest professional operator in Merthyr Tydfil is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 38 local listings.

How professionalised is the Merthyr Tydfil short-term rental market?

24% of Merthyr Tydfil's listings (233 of 972) 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: 31% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 20% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 147 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Port Isaac Bay Holidays and Cottages.com — account for 60% of that. The other 86 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Merthyr Tydfil?

In Merthyr Tydfil, Airbnb leads with 603 listings (62%), versus 369 on Booking.com (38%).

How many professional operators run listings in Merthyr Tydfil?

14 named professional operators run listings in Merthyr Tydfil. 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 972 public short-term rental listings in Merthyr Tydfil, 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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