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Short-term rentals in Aarschot: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers

Aarschot at a glance: 24 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs on the official register (Flanders). This page brings together the public data useful for short-term letting, the applicable rules and a digital welcome book demo with real addresses around the town centre.

holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs on the register

24

short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants

0.8

nights booked online in 2025

160,275

Market

The short-term rental market in Aarschot

Accommodation on the official register

24 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 40 tourist accommodations in total.

0.8 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.

Full register (Toerisme Vlaanderen).

Source: Toerisme Vlaanderen, Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod.

Nights booked on platforms

160,275 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement de Louvain). +2.6% compared with 2024.

Source: Eurostat, experimental statistics on short-stay accommodation booked via the major online platforms (all types of accommodation offered, not only holiday homes).

Property managers and hosts listed

Aarschot in the observatory

Regulation

Letting a holiday home in Aarschot: the rules

  • Flanders: every tourist accommodation must be declared to Toerisme Vlaanderen (2016 tourist accommodation decree) before being offered for rent.
  • A fire safety certificate and liability insurance are required.
  • Municipalities may levy their own tourist tax: check with the local administration.

General information updated on 9 October 2026, not legal or tax advice. Regional and municipal regulations prevail. Toerisme Vlaanderen

Seasonality

Seasonality: when guests come to Aarschot

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec

% · share of the year’s nights

Busiest months: July and August. Quietest month: January.

Share of each month in nights booked via online platforms in 2025, Flanders region. Source: Eurostat, monthly nights by region.

Property management

Property management in Aarschot: delegate or self-manage

A property manager (“conciergerie”) handles all or part of the work (listings, check-in, cleaning, linen, messages) for a commission. Before choosing one in Aarschot, compare exactly what is included.

What to compare

  • The exact scope: listings and pricing, check-in or self check-in, cleaning, linen, small repairs.
  • The commission and what it covers (cleaning and linen charged separately or not).
  • The company: registration (SIREN) and professional liability insurance.
  • Handling of the tourist tax and the registration number on your listings.
  • The tools given to guests: welcome book, access codes, answers to frequent questions.

Are you a property manager in Aarschot? Majordia brings together your welcome books, self check-in and add-on sales (cleaning, late checkout…) for all your properties.

Digital welcome book

A digital welcome book for a property in Aarschot

Guests always ask the same questions: where to park, where to shop, how to get to the station. In Aarschot, a digital welcome book answers them before they even arrive.

Sample answers for central Aarschot

  • Station: Aarschot, 1 km · 13 min walk.
  • Parking: Parking Centrum, 370 m · 5 min walk.
  • Nearest pharmacy: Apotheek Heylen, 300 m · 4 min walk.
  • Groceries: Delhaize, 190 m · 2 min walk.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Discover the digital welcome book

Demo

Demo flat – Aarschot centre

A complete welcome book for a fictitious flat in central Aarschot: shops, transport and services are real (OpenStreetMap); the host, address and codes are fictitious.

Demo — fictitious property

Closest to the demo flat

  • Aarschot

    Railway station

    1 km · 13 min walk

    Directions
  • Apotheek Heylen

    Pharmacy

    300 m · 4 min walk

    Directions
  • Delhaize

    Grocery, supermarket

    190 m · 2 min walk

    Opening hours : Mon-Sat 08:00-20:00

    Directions
  • Parking Centrum

    Car park · free

    370 m · 5 min walk

    Directions
  • Bakkerij Vangrootloon (Aarschot)

    Bakery

    180 m · 2 min walk

    Opening hours : Mon-Sat 07:00-18:00

    Directions
  • 't Eetkafee (Aarschot)

    Restaurant

    80 m · 1 min walk

    Directions
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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

AarschotAarschot AmerstraatParking CentrumBonewijkParking StadsfeestzaalBakkerij Vangrootloon (Aarschot)Bakkerij Dons AarschotDelhaizeColruytApotheek HeylenApotheek Bollen't Eetkafee (Aarschot)La PastaBistro OmerHamburgBrasserie De ZwaanKoffiebar La-PThink Food & LoungeKoffiebar PauzeOnze-Lieve-VrouwekerkChristus KoningkerkKasteel van SchoonhovenStadsparkSporttuin SMAQuick-Dry
  • Railway station
  • Stop
  • Car park
  • Bakery
  • Grocery, supermarket
  • Pharmacy
  • Restaurant
  • Café
  • Sight
  • Park, garden
  • Launderette

Approximate position of places around the demo flat (centre).

Open the map on OpenStreetMap

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What steps are needed to let tourist accommodation in Aarschot?

Flanders: every tourist accommodation must be declared to Toerisme Vlaanderen (2016 tourist accommodation decree) before being offered for rent. Also check with the municipality of Aarschot (local tourist tax, planning rules).

How many tourist lets are there in Aarschot?

24 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Aarschot (Flanders).

When is the high season for short-term rentals in Aarschot?

In the Flanders region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Aarschot.

What should a welcome book include in Aarschot?

The practical information guests ask for in Aarschot: railway station (Aarschot, 1 km), car park (Parking Centrum, 370 m), pharmacy (Apotheek Heylen, 300 m), grocery, supermarket (Delhaize, 190 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.

Nearby

Other cities around Aarschot

Method

Sources and method

Demo places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL licence); walking distances computed on the OpenStreetMap network (OSRM, FOSSGIS).

Public aggregates only, with the same statistical confidentiality thresholds as the Majordia observatory. No personal data, no real listing or host.

No platform listing data is used on this page.

Data updated on 9 October 2026.

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