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Best Airbnb Management Companies in Penang (2026)

Comfy Homestay runs more active Airbnb listings in Penang than any other management company in AirROI's data: 121 in the 12 months to September 2026. Comfy Homestay also ranks first for guest ratings among Penang companies with 25+ listings and 500+ reviews, at 4.87 over 22,742 reviews. No company runs more than 2.4% of Penang's Airbnb listings, and the ten largest together run 12%.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by , Founder @ AirROI Updated

Airbnb listings only. Companies with fewer than 5 listings are not counted, so every count is a floor. Market data: Penang Airbnb market.

Management companies running 10+ listings
25
Active Airbnb listings
5,076
Listings run by companies
20%

Ranking

Who Are the Best Airbnb Management Companies in Penang?

By active Airbnb listings, the largest Airbnb management companies in Penang are Comfy Homestay (121), Jovial (96), and ALV Homes Sdn Bhd (78). By guest rating, Comfy Homestay ranks first at 4.87 over 22,742 reviews, ahead of Aayu (4.87) and Thhelper Management Group (4.82). The table ranks the 40 largest.

Largest Airbnb management companies in Penang

Ranked by active Airbnb listings run as host or co-host in Penang.

Largest Airbnb management companies in Penang
#CompanyListings
Comfy HomestayGeorge Town · ★ 4.871 market121
JovialBukit Mertajam, George Town, Perai5 markets96
ALV Homes Sdn BhdGeorge Town, Bayan Lepas, Bukit Mertajam5 markets78
4Thhelper Management GroupGeorge Town, Jelutong · ★ 4.822 markets73
5Irishe HomestayGeorge Town, Bayan Lepas, Gelugor4 markets · +26 in a year67
6Hive Hospitality ManagemenGeorge Town1 market66
7Plush ServicesGeorge Town1 market34
8Bnb For UGeorge Town, Jelutong, Bayan Lepas3 markets29
9TheOnlyBnbGeorge Town1 market28
10AayuGeorge Town · ★ 4.871 market · +10 in a year27
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Where

Where in Penang Do Management Companies Run the Most Homes?

In Penang, companies run the most Airbnb listings in George Town, Bukit Mertajam, and Air Itam. Each city below links to its Airbnb market data. The counts add up the 40 ranked companies' largest cities, so they are floors.

Dot map of 8 cities. Numbered pins mark: 1 George Town, 2 Bukit Mertajam, 3 Air Itam, 4 Bayan Lepas, 5 Jelutong, 6 Perai, 7 Gelugor, 8 Permatang Pauh.87654321 © OpenStreetMap
1 Most listings run by companies, as numbered in the table

Companies run the most homes in George Town, Bukit Mertajam, and Air Itam

Listings the ranked companies run in each city, 12 months to September 2026. Each company adds its three largest cities, so counts are floors.

Cities in Penang by listings run by companies
#CityRun by the ranked companies
George Town769
Bukit Mertajam124
Air Itam26
4Bayan Lepas18
5Jelutong13
6Perai8
7Gelugor6
8Permatang Pauh6

Fees

How Much Does an Airbnb Manager Charge in Penang?

AirROI does not publish or estimate any single company's fee, so ask for the rate card in writing. AirROI has not checked fees for any Penang company, so these figures pool the 180 companies it checked in 11 major Airbnb markets: 102 quote only on request, and the 17 that publish a rate charge 10% to 30% of booking revenue.

Median starting fee, worldwide
17%
Published fee range
10%–30%
Quote only on request
102 of 180

In George Town, the average Airbnb earned US$8,220 over the 12 months to September 2026. A 17% fee on that is about US$1,400 a year.

The fee a year on the average Airbnb in George Town

At 15%
US$1,230
At 20%
US$1,640
At 25%
US$2,050
At 30%
US$2,460

AirROI compares company-run and owner-run homes in the cities it has management pages for, none of them in Penang. See whether an Airbnb manager is worth it worldwide.

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Market

How Many Airbnb Management Companies Are There in Penang?

25 companies that manage homes for owners run 10 or more active Airbnb listings in Penang, and 40 run 5 or more, in AirROI's data for the 12 months to September 2026. Hosts with no business account run 81% of all listings.

The ten largest companies run 12% of Airbnb listings in Penang, and the largest runs 2.4%

Share of 5,076 active Airbnb listings by who runs them, 12 months to September 2026

  • The largest company 2.4%
  • The next nine largest 9.8%
  • Other companies and business accounts 7.3%
  • Hosts with no business account 81%

Method

About This Data

Listings
Active Airbnb listings over the 12 months to September 2026: open to bookings through the year, each counted once per company for its host and for every co-host. Airbnb only: homes listed only on Vrbo, Booking.com or a company's own site are not counted.
Companies
A company's Airbnb accounts with 5 or more active listings are joined into one company, so counts and shares are floors. Companies that manage homes for owners are ranked; hotels, resorts and booking platforms are counted in the totals but not ranked.
Ratings
Airbnb's guest rating, averaged across a company's listings and weighted by their reviews. Shown from 4.7 over 100 or more reviews; the best-rated order needs 25+ listings and 500+ reviews.
Growth
Listings added on a company's own Airbnb accounts over 12 months, for companies that ran 10 or more a year ago. Co-hosted listings from a year ago are not fully recorded, and a takeover or a rename shows as growth.
Fees
Published owner terms on company websites, checked September 29, 2026, pooled across the companies checked. No company's fee is shown.
Independence
No company can pay to be listed or ranked, and nothing is self-reported. The ranking is updated every quarter; this edition on October 20, 2026, the next in January 2027.