Short-term rentals · Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Short-term rentals in Bruxelles: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers
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.
nights booked online in 2025
2,283,842
Market
The short-term rental market in Bruxelles
Accommodation on the official register
The Brussels-Capital Region does not publish its accommodation register.
Nights booked on platforms
2,283,842 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale).
2,283,842 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement de Bruxelles-Capitale). −1.3% 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
Bruxelles in the observatoryRegulation
Letting a holiday home in Bruxelles: the rules
- Brussels-Capital: operating tourist accommodation must be declared in advance to Brussels Economy and Employment (ordinance of 8 May 2014), and the property must comply with planning rules.
- The Region levies a tax on tourist accommodation establishments.
- 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. Brussels Economy and Employment
Seasonality
Seasonality: when guests come to Bruxelles
% · 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, Brussels-Capital region. Source: Eurostat, monthly nights by region.
Property management
Property management in Bruxelles: 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 Bruxelles? 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 Bruxelles
Sample answers for central Bruxelles
- Station: Bruxelles-Central - Brussel-Centraal, 530 m · 7 min walk.
- Parking: Grand Place - Grote Markt, 370 m · 5 min walk.
- Nearest pharmacy: St-Jean, 240 m · 3 min walk.
- Groceries: Capital General Store, 150 m · 2 min walk.
- Market: Agora (Mon-Thu closed · Fri 11:00-19:00 · Sat, Sun 10:00-19:00).
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Demo
Demo flat – Bruxelles centre
Demo — fictitious property
Closest to the demo flat
- Directions
Bruxelles-Central - Brussel-Centraal
Railway station
530 m · 7 min walk
- Directions
St-Jean
Pharmacy
240 m · 3 min walk
- Directions
Capital General Store
Grocery, supermarket
150 m · 2 min walk
- Directions
Grand Place - Grote Markt
Car park · 992 spaces · paid
370 m · 5 min walk
Opening hours : 24/7
- Directions
La Maison des Gaufres
Bakery
100 m · 1 min walk
- Directions
La Maison du Cygne
Restaurant
70 m · 1 min walk
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Railway station
- Stop
- Bike sharing
- Car park
- Bakery
- Grocery, supermarket
- Pharmacy
- Restaurant
- Café
- Market
- Sight
- Park, garden
- Tourist office
- Launderette
- Hospital
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 Bruxelles?
Brussels-Capital: operating tourist accommodation must be declared in advance to Brussels Economy and Employment (ordinance of 8 May 2014), and the property must comply with planning rules. Also check with the municipality of Bruxelles (local tourist tax, planning rules).
When is the high season for short-term rentals in Bruxelles?
In the Brussels-Capital region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Bruxelles.
What should a welcome book include in Bruxelles?
The practical information guests ask for in Bruxelles: railway station (Bruxelles-Central - Brussel-Centraal, 530 m), car park (Grand Place - Grote Markt, 370 m), pharmacy (St-Jean, 240 m), grocery, supermarket (Capital General Store, 150 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.
Nearby
Other cities around Bruxelles
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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