Short-term rentals in Stornoway
Stornoway is the 265th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 612 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 14% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (14 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 612
- Market rank
- #265 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Stornoway
In Stornoway, Airbnb leads with 379 listings (62%), versus 233 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Stornoway
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 Stornoway
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 13% of Airbnb listings and 17% of Booking.com listings. The 7 named professional operators run 50 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Together Travel — account for 82% of that. The other 37 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 14%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 61%
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 62% of Stornoway's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (21%).
Largest operators in Stornoway
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 | Cottages.com | 14 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 14 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Together Travel | 13 | 4.62 / 5 | — | 91 |
| 4 | Archibo Ltd | 4 | 4.78 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 3,947 |
| 5 | Interhome | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,242 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Stornoway among their markets. See the full interactive Stornoway market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Stornoway compares
Stornoway ranks 265th 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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Port Isaac 613 listings
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Hope-Cove 612 listings
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Rugby 612 listings
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Betws-y-Coed 606 listings
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Hereford 606 listings
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Settle 606 listings
Photo credits
- Port Isaac: Photo: 2006-07-08.Port Isaac, Cornwall, England by Rarb · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hope-Cove: Photo: Hopecove by Rodw · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rugby: Photo: Rugby town hall by G-Man at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Betws-y-Coed: Photo: Betws-y-coed o'r awyr - aerial view of Betws-y-coed, Gwynedd, Wales 27 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford: Photo: Wye Bridge, Hereford by David Merrett · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Settle: Photo: Settle by Cyberdemon007 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stornoway market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Stornoway?
Stornoway has 612 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 379 on Airbnb and 233 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Stornoway?
The largest professional operator in Stornoway is Cottages.com, with 14 local listings.
How professionalised is the Stornoway short-term rental market?
14% of Stornoway's listings (87 of 612) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 13% of Airbnb listings and 17% of Booking.com listings. The 7 named professional operators run 50 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Together Travel — account for 82% of that. The other 37 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Stornoway?
In Stornoway, Airbnb leads with 379 listings (62%), versus 233 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Stornoway?
7 named professional operators run listings in Stornoway. 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 612 public short-term rental listings in Stornoway, 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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