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Vacation Rental and Airbnb Management Companies in Dorset (2026)
The vacation rental and Airbnb management companies across Bournemouth, "Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole, Weymouth, Swanage, Lyme Regis, Christchurch, Bridport, West Lulworth, Corfe Castle, Charmouth, Fortuneswell, Wareham, Highcliffe-on-Sea, Burton Bradstock, and Worth Matravers, ranked by the homes they run there. AirROI counts 197 active Airbnb homes run by Holidaycottages.Co.Uk in Dorset, the most of any management company (12 months to October 2026). AirROI rates Jurassic Coast Holiday Homes the best-rated among Dorset companies with 25+ homes and 500+ reviews, at 4.88 over 923 reviews. No company runs more than 4.5% of Dorset's Airbnb listings, and the ten largest together run 18%.
Updated monthly. Airbnb homes live at least 3 months in the 12 months to October 2026, each counted once; companies with fewer than 5 are not counted, so every count is a floor. Market data: Dorset Airbnb market.
- Ranked companies running 10+ listings
- 22
- Active Airbnb listings
- 4,392
- Listings run by companies
- 23%
Ranking
Who Are the Best Airbnb Management Companies in Dorset?
By active Airbnb listings, the largest Airbnb management companies in Dorset are Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (197), Sykes Holiday Cottages (151), and Quay Holidays (89). By guest rating, Jurassic Coast Holiday Homes ranks first at 4.88 over 923 reviews, ahead of Cottages (4.79) and Stallion Property Management (4.77). The table ranks the 32 largest; switch the order to see the best rated.
Largest Airbnb management companies in Dorset
Ranked by active Airbnb homes run as host or co-host in Dorset; "All markets" is the company's homes everywhere and the markets they sit in.
| # | Company | In Dorset |
|---|---|---|
| Holidaycottages.Co.Uk, Swanage, Dorset, West Lulworth, 833 markets · +43 in a year | 197 | |
| Sykes Holiday Cottages, Lyme Regis, Dorset, Weymouth, 813 markets · +57 in a year | 151 | |
| Quay Holidays, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch · ★ 4.73, 3 markets | 89 | |
| 4 | Dries, Bournemouth, Poole, "Bournemouth, 6 markets | 65 |
| 5 | Bournecoast Holiday Agents, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorset, 7 markets | 63 |
| 6 | Martin, Bournemouth, Poole, "Bournemouth · ★ 4.70, 185 markets | 62 |
| 7 | Cottages, Weymouth, Dorset, Bournemouth · ★ 4.79, 74 markets | 54 |
| 8 | Grandeur Property, Bournemouth, Poole, "Bournemouth, 9 markets | 42 |
| 9 | Stallion Property Management, Bournemouth, "Bournemouth, Poole · ★ 4.77, 9 markets · +10 in a year | 40 |
| 10 | Jurassic Coast Holiday Homes, Weymouth, Swanage, Dorset · ★ 4.88, 6 markets | 28 |
| 11 | Lulworth Holidays, West Lulworth, Dorset · ★ 4.81, 2 markets | 23 |
| 12 | The Shore, Bournemouth, 1 market | 19 |
| 13 | Chanine, Bournemouth · ★ 4.75, 2 markets | 18 |
| 14 | Unique Holiday Stays, Lyme Regis, Dorset · ★ 4.84, 14 markets | 17 |
| 15 | Sojourn Coast & Country, Bournemouth, Poole, "Bournemouth, 5 markets | 17 |
| 16 | Toad Hall Cottages, Dorset, Poole, Bournemouth, 26 markets | 15 |
| 17 | Reset.Escapes, Dorset · ★ 4.83, 1 market | 15 |
| 18 | Dorset Hideaways, Charmouth, Burton Bradstock, Dorset, 10 markets | 14 |
| 19 | Southern Dream Estates, "Bournemouth, Dorset, Bournemouth · ★ 4.84, 3 markets | 12 |
| 20 | Sophie, Bournemouth, 30 markets | 10 |
| 21 | Lelola Holiday Lettings, Bournemouth, "Bournemouth · ★ 4.70, 4 markets | 10 |
| 22 | Christchurch Bay Coastal Escap, Christchurch, Bournemouth · ★ 4.94, 2 markets | 10 |
| 23 | Bond Holiday Homes, Swanage, Poole, "Bournemouth · ★ 4.74, 9 markets | 9 |
| 24 | Open Mind Property, Bournemouth, "Bournemouth, 13 markets | 8 |
| 25 | Sea Breeze Property Services, Bournemouth · ★ 4.79, 1 market | 8 |
| 26 | Hoseasons, Swanage, Charmouth, 191 markets | 7 |
| 27 | Chaim, Dorset, Weymouth, 15 markets | 6 |
| 28 | Kayleigh, Bournemouth, "Bournemouth, Poole · ★ 4.72, 4 markets | 6 |
| 29 | Jurassic Properties, Lyme Regis, Dorset · ★ 4.81, 2 markets | 6 |
| 30 | Sandbanks Holiday Company, "Bournemouth, Poole, Bournemouth · ★ 4.95, 4 markets | 5 |
| 31 | Dorset Coastal Holidays, Dorset, Poole · ★ 4.77, 2 markets | 5 |
| 32 | Jurassic Bay Holidays, Dorset, 1 market | 5 |
Best-rated Airbnb management companies in Dorset
Average guest rating across each company's rated listings, weighted by reviews, among companies with 25 or more listings and 500 or more reviews.
| # | Company | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| Jurassic Coast Holiday Homes, Weymouth, 923 reviews | 4.88 | |
| Cottages, Weymouth, 877 reviews | 4.79 | |
| Stallion Property Management, Bournemouth, 2,632 reviews | 4.77 | |
| 4 | Quay Holidays, Poole, 732 reviews | 4.73 |
| 5 | Martin, Bournemouth, 4,029 reviews | 4.70 |
How to read this table
Largest individual hosts in Dorset
| # | Host | In Dorset |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe | 71 |
| 2 | Jon | 67 |
| 3 | Blake | 40 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 23 |
| 5 | Sue | 22 |
| 6 | Ian | 22 |
| 7 | Tricia | 21 |
| 8 | Steve | 16 |
| 9 | Mike | 14 |
| 10 | Stephen | 14 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 13 |
| 12 | Hannah | 12 |
| 13 | Matt | 12 |
| 14 | Alice Ebdon | 11 |
| 15 | Carly | 11 |
| 16 | Heidi | 11 |
| 17 | Mike | 11 |
| 18 | Kerry | 10 |
| 19 | Kerry | 10 |
| 20 | Candice | 10 |
Accounts under a person's name running 10 or more homes. They are not management companies, so they are not ranked above and have no profile.
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Where
Where in Dorset Do Management Companies Run the Most Homes?
In Dorset, companies run the most Airbnb listings in Bournemouth, Dorset, and Poole. Each city below links to its Airbnb market data.
Companies run the most homes in Bournemouth, Dorset, and Poole
Listings run by companies as host or co-host, 12 months to October 2026. Numbered pins match the rows.
| # | City | Share of listings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 294 | 24% | |
| Dorset | 149 | 24% | |
| Poole | 134 | 26% | |
| 4 | Lyme Regis | 71 | 29% |
| 5 | Weymouth | 70 | 16% |
| 6 | Charmouth | 34 | 41% |
Fees
How Much Does an Airbnb Manager Charge in Dorset?
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 Dorset 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 Bournemouth, the average Airbnb earned £19,500 over the 12 months to October 2026. A 17% fee on that is about £3,320 a year.
The fee a year on the average Airbnb in Bournemouth
- At 15%
- £2,930
- At 20%
- £3,910
- At 25%
- £4,890
- At 30%
- £5,860
AirROI compares company-run and owner-run homes in the cities it has management pages for, none of them in Dorset. See whether an Airbnb manager is worth it in England.
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Market
How Many Airbnb Management Companies Are There in Dorset?
22 companies that manage homes for owners run 10 or more active Airbnb listings in Dorset, and 32 run 5 or more, in AirROI's data for the 12 months to October 2026. Hosts with no business account run 77% of all listings.
The ten largest companies run 18% of Airbnb listings in Dorset, and the largest runs 4.5%
Share of 4,392 active Airbnb listings by who runs them, 12 months to October 2026
- The largest company 4.5%
- The next nine largest 14%
- Other companies and business accounts 5.2%
- Hosts with no business account 77%
Questions
Questions About Airbnb Management in Dorset
Who Is the Best Airbnb Management Company in Dorset?
AirROI counts 197 active Airbnb homes run by Holidaycottages.Co.Uk in Dorset, the most of any management company (12 months to October 2026). AirROI rates Jurassic Coast Holiday Homes the best-rated management company in Dorset, at 4.88 over 923 guest reviews (12 months to October 2026). No single measure makes a company best for your home: check that it runs homes like yours, in your area, before you sign.
Why Does a Company Show Fewer Homes Here Than on Airbnb?
This page counts a home only when it was live in at least 3 of the 12 months, live in at least 1 of the last 3, and had 3 or more booked or blocked nights in its live months, and only in Dorset. A company's Airbnb profile shows every listing it has ever published, including homes that have not opened yet, homes listed for a few weeks, and homes elsewhere. Open a row for the company's homes in its other markets, or its profile for every home tied to it and why each one is or is not counted.
Why Is a Company Ranked Differently in a Town and in Its Region?
Each page ranks companies by their homes in that place alone. A company with a few homes in one town and more in the towns around it ranks lower on the town's page than on the region or state page, where every town's homes count. The "All markets" column gives the company's homes everywhere, so the two rankings can be read together.
Method
About This Data
- Listings
- Active Airbnb listings over the 12 months to October 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 month; this edition on November 4, 2026, the next in December 2026.