Short-term rentals · Province d'Anvers

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

Bornem at a glance: 29 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

29

short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants

1.3

nights booked online in 2025

89,705

Market

The short-term rental market in Bornem

Accommodation on the official register

29 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 35 tourist accommodations in total.

1.3 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.

Full register (Toerisme Vlaanderen).

Source: Toerisme Vlaanderen, Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod.

Nights booked on platforms

89,705 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement d'Anvers). +30.1% 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

Bornem in the observatory

Regulation

Letting a holiday home in Bornem: 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 Bornem

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 Bornem: 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 Bornem, 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 Bornem? 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 Bornem

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

Sample answers for central Bornem

  • Station: Bornem, 170 m · 2 min walk.
  • Parking: gemeentehuis, 40 m · 1 min walk.
  • Nearest pharmacy: Apotheek Boeykens, 560 m · 7 min walk.
  • Groceries: Aldi, 610 m · 8 min walk.
  • Market: Market (Mon 08:00-13:30).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Discover the digital welcome book

Demo

Demo flat – Bornem centre

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

Demo — fictitious property

Closest to the demo flat

  • Bornem

    Railway station

    170 m · 2 min walk

    Directions
  • Apotheek Boeykens

    Pharmacy

    560 m · 7 min walk

    Opening hours : Mon-Fri 08:30-12:30, 13:30-18:30 · Sat 08:30-12:30

    Directions
  • Aldi

    Grocery, supermarket

    610 m · 8 min walk

    Opening hours : Mon-Sat 08:30-19:00

    Directions
  • gemeentehuis

    Car park · 100 spaces

    40 m · 1 min walk

    Directions
  • Tartine & Co

    Bakery

    610 m · 8 min walk

    Opening hours : Wed-Fri 06:00-17:00 · Sat 07:00-17:00 · Sun 07:00-14:00

    Directions
  • Alanya

    Restaurant · turkish

    300 m · 4 min walk

    Directions
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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

BornemBornem StationgemeentehuisParking StationspleinParking DriesTartine & CoVerhelstAldiBioShop BornemBornem PharmaApotheek BoeykensAlanyaH-EatBij de MoemoePizza BullsCastelsardoMarketOnze-Lieve-Vrouw-en-Sint-LeodegariuskerkKasteel DulftToerisme Klein-Brabant-ScheldelandAZ Rivierenland campus Bornem
  • Railway station
  • Stop
  • Car park
  • Bakery
  • Grocery, supermarket
  • Pharmacy
  • Restaurant
  • Market
  • Sight
  • Tourist office
  • Hospital

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 Bornem?

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 Bornem (local tourist tax, planning rules).

How many tourist lets are there in Bornem?

29 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Bornem (Flanders).

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

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

What should a welcome book include in Bornem?

The practical information guests ask for in Bornem: railway station (Bornem, 170 m), car park (gemeentehuis, 40 m), pharmacy (Apotheek Boeykens, 560 m), grocery, supermarket (Aldi, 610 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.

Nearby

Other cities around Bornem

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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