CAUSEWAY COAST RENTALS LTD

What CAUSEWAY COAST RENTALS LTD does

Causeway Coast Rentals Ltd is a privately-held Northern Ireland-based holiday letting agency that has operated continuously since 2008 (note: the firmographics header lists year_founded as 2014, but all narrative sources consistently state 2008). The company manages and rents more than 140 Northern Ireland Tourist Board approved self-catering holiday properties across 15+ towns on the Causeway Coast, with concentration in Portstewart (~68 properties), Portrush (~59), and Portballintrae (~15), and a longer tail spanning Ballintoy, Ballycastle, Bushmills, Castlerock, Cushendall and other coastal locations. It serves leisure travellers — families and groups, golfing enthusiasts, couples, and NW200 motorsport event attendees — seeking quality-checked short-stay accommodation in a defined coastal geography.

The company's underlying platform is a direct-to-consumer website (causewaycoastrentals.co.uk) functioning as both a booking engine and content hub. It offers property search with filters by area, sleeps, bedrooms, pets, sea view and amenities; integrated availability calendars; pricing tables; and Giraffe360-powered 360-degree virtual tours on individual property pages. Distribution is entirely direct, with no OTA listings, supplemented by a small in-house Portstewart office team handling telephone and email bookings, and an active social presence on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. A separate associated site (causewaycoastsales.co.uk) extends the brand into residential property sales and long-term letting.

Revenue is generated from three streams: (1) recurring weekly rental income on the managed property portfolio, with rates ranging from £375 to £2,595 per week and Saturday changeover conventions, weekly-only during July, August and NW200 weeks; (2) a flat £29.99 per-reservation booking fee; and (3) optional hire charges such as cots and high chairs. The business has no external funding, no parent company, no disclosed leadership team beyond an unidentified founding operator group, and operates with 1–10 employees from a single headquarters at 4 Coleraine Road, Portstewart, Northern Ireland.

Name

CAUSEWAY COAST RENTALS LTD

Legal name

Causeway Coast Rentals Ltd

Website

https://causewaycoastrentals.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Causeway Coast Rentals Ltd is a privately-held Northern Ireland holiday letting agency managing 142+ self-catering properties across the Causeway Coast, serving families, golfers, couples, and NW200 event attendees through a direct online booking platform and an in-house Portstewart office.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Holiday Accommodation Services

NAICS

Consumer Goods Rental (5322)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Beachfront & Lakefront Homes (THAMAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Beachfront & Island Luxury Resorts (THAGACAA)

Keywords

• Self-catering holiday rentals
• Holiday accommodation management
• Vacation property letting
• Holiday home rentals
• Property letting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portstewart

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Holiday Property Rental Income: The company earns revenue by managing and renting self-catering holiday properties on the North Coast of Northern Ireland. Rentals are charged on a weekly basis with standard changeover days (Saturday for most properties, with exceptions for specific properties). Short stays of 3+ nights are available outside peak periods (July, August, and NW200 weeks are weekly-only). Pricing varies by property size, location, seasonality, and demand periods, with weekly rates ranging from approximately £450 to £2,595.
2. Booking Fee: A booking fee of £29.99 is charged per reservation in addition to the rental rate. This is a per-transaction flat fee.
3. Hire/Extra Charges: Optional hire items such as cots, high chairs, and other baby/child facilities are available for an additional charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Causeway Coast Rentals manages and rents a curated portfolio of Northern Ireland Tourist Board approved self-catering holiday homes across the Causeway Coast, including properties in Portstewart, Portrush, Portballintrae, Bushmills, and Ballycastle. Customers can search availability, view properties (with virtual tours via Giraffe360), and book either online through the company's website or via the Portstewart office team, with weekly rates typically ranging from approximately £450 to £2,595 plus a £29.99 booking fee.

Product overview

Causeway Coast Rentals is a self-catering holiday accommodation provider operating on the North Coast of Northern Ireland since 2008. The company offers an extensive portfolio of Northern Ireland Tourist Board approved Holiday Homes across multiple locations including Portstewart (68 properties), Portrush (59 properties), and Portballintrae (15 properties). Their property portfolio includes various property types such as houses, apartments, cottages, and bungalows ranging from standard to luxury 5-star accommodations. The core offering consists of self-catering holiday properties with an online booking system, supported by property search by geographic area, virtual tours via Giraffe360, and pet-friendly options. The company also offers luxury property collections and facilitates sales and long-term letting services through an associated website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self-Catering Holiday Properties Self-catering holiday accommodation rentals across the Causeway Coast of Northern Ireland, including houses, apartments, cottages, and bungalows available for short-term stays ranging from 3 nights to multi-week bookings, targeted at families, couples, and groups visiting the North Coast.
• Luxury Properties Collection A curated sub-collection of premium 5-star rated holiday properties offered at luxury standard, including high-end homes with sea views, premium amenities, cinema rooms, and upscale furnishings, targeted at guests seeking higher-end Causeway Coast stays.
• Pet-Friendly Holiday Homes A sub-category of properties that welcome pets, allowing guests to bring their dogs and other animals on Causeway Coast holidays.
• Accommodation Search by Area Geographic search and discovery tool enabling guests to browse self-catering properties across specific Causeway Coast areas including Ballintoy, Ballycastle, Bushmills, Portrush, Portstewart, and Portballintrae.
• Online Booking System Web-based booking platform allowing guests to search availability, view property details and pricing, and submit booking requests directly through the company website, with a £29.99 per-reservation booking fee and 25% deposit requirement at time of booking.
• Virtual Property Tours Interactive 360-degree virtual tour capability powered by Giraffe360 technology, embedded on individual property pages to enable prospective guests to explore accommodation interiors and exteriors remotely before booking.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International North West 200 (NW200)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 May 2026Causeway Coast Rentals serves as the Official Recommended Accommodation Provider for the NW200 (International North West 200 road races), a major annual motorsport event held 4th–9th May 2026 on the North Coast of Northern Ireland. This partnership positions the company as the go-to accommodation option for event attendees, with prominent visibility on the NW200's official channels and marketing materials directing visitors to the Causeway Coast Rentals booking platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cottages.com: Major UK holiday cottage booking platform offering thousands of self-catering properties across the UK and Ireland. Directly competes in the same managed-portfolio vacation rental category with similar customer segments (families, golfers, couples).
• Holiday Cottages: UK holiday cottage rental agency offering curated self-catering properties nationwide. Operates a comparable portfolio model with similar online booking and human support structure to Causeway Coast Rentals.
• Sykes Holiday Cottages: UK's largest independent holiday cottage agency managing thousands of whole-home properties across the UK and Ireland, including Northern Ireland. Operates the same managed-portfolio, direct-booking model as Causeway Coast Rentals but at substantially greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Hoseasons: Established UK holiday lettings specialist operating holiday parks, lodges, and cottages across the UK and Ireland. Direct competitor for family self-catering bookings, particularly coastal and countryside destinations.

Broad incumbents

• Tripadvisor Rentals: Vacation rental arm of Tripadvisor, listing holiday homes globally including Northern Ireland. Competes for tourist-driven self-catering bookings, particularly for international visitors who use Tripadvisor for trip planning.
• Booking.com: World's largest accommodation platform with significant UK and Ireland vacation rental inventory. A key discovery channel the company has opted out of, representing both a cost-saving and a reach limitation.
• Airbnb: Global vacation rental platform with a broad presence in Northern Ireland including Causeway Coast properties. Represents the dominant OTA channel the company has explicitly chosen not to use, and a key alternative discovery channel for international visitors.
• Vrbo: Global whole-home vacation rental marketplace (formerly HomeAway), operating widely across UK and Ireland. Competes for the same family/group segment seeking self-catering coastal properties.

Regional players

• Discover Northern Ireland (Tourism NI): Official tourism body for Northern Ireland, operating as the regional authority and discovery channel for visitors. Not a direct commercial peer but a complementary ecosystem participant that drives inbound demand to CCR's properties.
• NI Self Catering (regional aggregator): Regional Northern Ireland self-catering property listing site. A comparable regional peer operating in the same geography with a similar curated-portfolio approach but typically at smaller scale than Causeway Coast Rentals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/causewaycoastrentals
• Instagraminstagram.com/causewaycoastrentals
• TikToktiktok.com/@causewaycoastrentals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/causeway-coast-rentals

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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