Short-term rentals · Province de Flandre occidentale
Short-term rentals in Brugge: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers
Brugge at a glance: 719 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
719
short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants
6.0
nights booked online in 2025
367,034
Market
The short-term rental market in Brugge
Accommodation on the official register
719 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 835 tourist accommodations in total.
6.0 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.
Full register (Toerisme Vlaanderen).
Source: Toerisme Vlaanderen, Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod.
Nights booked on platforms
367,034 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms (Bruges).
1,030,159 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement de Bruges). +4.5% 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
Brugge in the observatoryRegulation
Letting a holiday home in Brugge: 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 Brugge
% · 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 Brugge: delegate or self-manage
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 Brugge? 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 Brugge
Sample answers for central Brugge
- Station: Brugge, 1.7 km · 21 min walk.
- Parking: Pandreitje, 380 m · 5 min walk.
- Nearest pharmacy: Apotheek Baert S, 170 m · 2 min walk.
- Groceries: Proxy Delhaize Brugge Park, 260 m · 3 min walk.
- Market: Vismarkt.
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Demo
Demo flat – Brugge centre
Demo — fictitious property
Closest to the demo flat
- Directions
Brugge
Railway station
1.7 km · 21 min walk
- Directions
Apotheek Baert S
Pharmacy
170 m · 2 min walk
- Directions
Proxy Delhaize Brugge Park
Grocery, supermarket
260 m · 3 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Sun 08:00-19:00 · holidays 08:00-19:00 · SH 08:00-19:00
- Directions
Pandreitje
Car park · 208 spaces · paid
380 m · 5 min walk
- Directions
Sint-Paulus
Bakery
390 m · 5 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Tue 06:30-18:00 · Wed 06:30-14:00 · Fri-Sat 06:30-18:00 · Sun 06:30-15:00 · Thu closed
- Directions
Tom Pouce
Restaurant
60 m · 1 min walk
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Stop
- Bike sharing
- Car park
- Bakery
- Grocery, supermarket
- Pharmacy
- Restaurant
- Café
- Market
- Sight
- Park, garden
- Tourist office
- Launderette
Approximate position of places around the demo flat (centre).
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Frequently asked questions
What steps are needed to let tourist accommodation in Brugge?
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 Brugge (local tourist tax, planning rules).
How many tourist lets are there in Brugge?
719 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Brugge (Flanders).
When is the high season for short-term rentals in Brugge?
In the Flanders region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Brugge.
What should a welcome book include in Brugge?
The practical information guests ask for in Brugge: railway station (Brugge, 1.7 km), car park (Pandreitje, 380 m), pharmacy (Apotheek Baert S, 170 m), grocery, supermarket (Proxy Delhaize Brugge Park, 260 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.
Nearby
Other cities around Brugge
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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