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Cottages.com

the United Kingdom Airbnb & Booking.com Snapshot August 2026

Cottages.com is the 6th-largest of 2,542 short-term rental operators across 18 countries, with 30,955 listings in the United Kingdom. Whitby alone holds 1% of the portfolio, the rest spread across 672 other markets.

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Reviews, ratings and listings for Cottages.com

Total portfolio
30,955
Airbnb listings
16,174
Booking.com listings
14,781
Markets
673
Guest reviews
217,587
Global rank of 2,542
#6

Listing split by platform for Cottages.com

Cottages.com in the United Kingdom

16,174 Airbnb and 14,781 Booking.com listings across 622 Airbnb and 15 Booking.com accounts. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com . Open the interactive operator report

360-day calendar availability

Public-calendar proxy: the share of the visible 360-day window marked unavailable, including booked and blocked nights. This is not confirmed reservation occupancy.

Airbnb calendar unavailable (360d)
42.6%
Booking.com calendar unavailable (360d)
71.6%

Where Cottages.com operates in the United Kingdom

Markets with known centroids, sized by mapped listings — open the operator report for listing-level exploration.

30,661 of 30,955 tracked listings mapped across 673 markets — open the interactive operator report

Listings by property type

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 29,090
  • Apartments & flats 1,137
  • Unique & outdoor 674
  • B&Bs & guest houses 39
  • Private & shared rooms 13
  • Hotels & hostels 2

Guest ratings versus market

Metric Cottages.com Market average Position
Airbnb guest rating 4.77 / 5 4.66 / 5 above average
Booking.com review score 9.0 / 10 8.3 / 10 above average

Cottages.com's markets in the United Kingdom

Market Airbnb Booking.com Total
Whitby 206 206 412
Keswick 162 170 332
Scarborough 142 149 291
York 139 120 259
Pickering 122 105 227
Skipton 111 113 224
Winthorpe 131 71 202
Bowness-on-Windermere 106 72 178
Penrith 94 84 178
Inverness 85 80 165
Mundesley 71 85 156
Aberaeron 80 75 155
Horning 50 104 154
Bridlington 74 72 146
Holt 73 65 138
Lamlash 57 81 138
Leyburn 69 66 135
Paignton 68 67 135
Oban 70 62 132
Staithes 61 67 128
Torquay 62 66 128
Mablethorpe 71 55 126
Filey 67 58 125
Caernarfon 65 58 123

+ 649 more markets — see the interactive operator report.

Operators of similar size

The operators ranked closest to Cottages.com in each country it operates in. These are useful peers for scale comparison, not verified competitors.

United Kingdom

Cottages.com: 14,781 Booking.com listings

  • holidaycottages.co.uk (United Kingdom)

    Average rank 373.3 · 1.1% top 10 · 10,100 ranked listings

    11,013 Booking.com listings

    8.9 / 10 · 15,442 reviews

  • Sykes Holiday Cottages

    Average rank 365.1 · 1.2% top 10 · 16,265 ranked listings

    19,027 Booking.com listings

    8.9 / 10 · 112,082 reviews

  • Travelnest Ltd

    Average rank 361.0 · 2.2% top 10 · 1,940 ranked listings

    2,622 Booking.com listings

    8.0 / 10 · 34,723 reviews

  • Pass the Keys

    Average rank 423.9 · 0.6% top 10 · 1,063 ranked listings

    1,269 Booking.com listings

    8.1 / 10 · 6,958 reviews

  • Host & Stay

    Average rank 329.6 · 1.9% top 10 · 826 ranked listings

    891 Booking.com listings

    8.3 / 10 · 24,964 reviews

Closest published Booking.com portfolios in the United Kingdom report. Booking.com snapshot August 2026. Ranking figures use the country report's published listing sample.

For the broader cross-platform view, browse the full operator ranking.

Cottages.com FAQ

How many properties does Cottages.com manage?

Cottages.com runs 30,955 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 16,174 on Airbnb and 14,781 on Booking.com in the United Kingdom.

Where does Cottages.com operate?

Cottages.com's largest markets are Whitby (412), Keswick (332), Scarborough (291), York (259), Pickering (227), Skipton (224).

What are Cottages.com's guest ratings?

Airbnb guest rating (the United Kingdom): 4.77 / 5, above the market average of 4.66 / 5. Booking.com review score (the United Kingdom): 9.0 / 10, above the market average of 8.3 / 10.

About this data

Portfolio figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshots, matching public Airbnb and Booking.com listings to the operators who run them. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com in a covered country and an included city footprint.

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