Short-term rentals in Porthmadog
Porthmadog is the 148th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 826 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 54% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (316 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 826
- Market rank
- #148 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Porthmadog
In Porthmadog, Airbnb leads with 484 listings (59%), versus 342 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Porthmadog
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 Porthmadog
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 73% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 41% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 418 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Dioni — account for 94% of that. The other 27 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 54%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 24%
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 71% of Porthmadog's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Porthmadog
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 316 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 56 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Dioni | 20 | 4.93 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 1,388 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 17 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 3 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | North Wales Holiday Cottages | 2 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 924 |
| 7 | Salt & City Stays | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 5,240 |
| 8 | Boltholes & Hideaways Ltd | 1 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,502 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Porthmadog among their markets. See the full interactive Porthmadog market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Porthmadog compares
Porthmadog ranks 148th 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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Balloch 829 listings
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Exmouth 829 listings
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Bakewell 826 listings
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Dunfermline 825 listings
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Ventnor 819 listings
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Ilfracombe 817 listings
Photo credits
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- Dunfermline: Photo: Dunfermline Pics by Mcwesty ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ventnor: Photo: Ventnor - geograph.org.uk - 13244 by Steven Muster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ilfracombe: Photo: St Nicholas Chapel, Ilfracombe by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Porthmadog market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Porthmadog?
Porthmadog has 826 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 484 on Airbnb and 342 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Porthmadog?
The largest professional operator in Porthmadog is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 316 local listings.
How professionalised is the Porthmadog short-term rental market?
54% of Porthmadog's listings (445 of 826) 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: 73% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 41% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 418 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Dioni — account for 94% of that. The other 27 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Porthmadog?
In Porthmadog, Airbnb leads with 484 listings (59%), versus 342 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Porthmadog?
9 named professional operators run listings in Porthmadog. 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 826 public short-term rental listings in Porthmadog, 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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