Holiday rentals & guesthouses in United Kingdom
As of 5 November 2026, 25,469 holiday rentals & guesthouses companies are based in United Kingdom; 49 are hiring right now and London has the most.
As of 5 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 25,469
- Hiring now
- 49 · 17 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Holiday house & cottage rentals · 14,458
- Top city
- London · 211
- Parent market
- Hospitality & travel · 107,513
Holiday rentals & guesthouses in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Holiday house & cottage rentals | 14,458 | 57% |
| Campsites & holiday parks | 4,845 | 19% |
| Farm stay holiday accommodation | 4,744 | 19% |
| Holiday apartment rentals | 2,900 | 11% |
| City short stay apartments | 1,764 | 7% |
| Holiday villa rentals | 1,519 | 6% |
| Bed & breakfast & guesthouses | 678 | 3% |
| Holiday rental agencies & managers | 663 | 3% |
| Ski chalet rentals | 417 | 2% |
| Rural guesthouses & country inns | 375 | 1% |
| Accommodation booking aggregators | 280 | 1% |
| Workforce & contractor accommodation | 248 | 1% |
| Hotels | 187 | 1% |
| Other hotels inns & holiday accommodation | 112 | 0% |
| Hostels & budget lodging | 66 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 14,251 · 2 |
| 2-10 employees | 10,703 · 3 |
| 11-50 employees | 372 · 14 |
| 51-200 employees | 97 · 14 |
| 201-500 employees | 23 · 8 |
| 501-1000 employees | 14 · 5 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 6 · 2 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 2 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 211 | 1% |
| Granston | 86 | 0% |
| Keswick | 83 | 0% |
| York | 78 | 0% |
| Edinburgh | 76 | 0% |
| St Ives | 68 | 0% |
| Anelog | 64 | 0% |
| Weare Giffard | 62 | 0% |
| Berrynarbor | 52 | 0% |
| Padstow | 52 | 0% |
| Inverness | 51 | 0% |
| Rejerrah | 46 | 0% |
The biggest holiday rentals & guesthouses companies in United Kingdom
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The stack of holiday rentals & guesthouses in United Kingdom
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Other segments of hospitality & travel in United Kingdom
Hospitality & travel in United Kingdom, the whole market →
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Travel agencies booking · 12,905 →
Boating & watersports · 2,290 →
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25,469 holiday rentals & guesthouses companies are based in United Kingdom; 49 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 5 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/hospitality_travel/united-kingdom/holiday_rentals_and_guesthouses)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Holiday rentals & guesthouses in United Kingdom: questions
How many holiday rentals & guesthouses companies are there in United Kingdom?
25,469 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Hospitality & travel → Holiday rentals & guesthouses → leaf niches such as holiday house & cottage rentals, campsites & holiday parks, farm stay holiday accommodation. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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