Short-term rentals · Province d'Anvers

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

Essen at a glance: 23 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.

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holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs on the register

short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants

1.2

nights booked online in 2025

1,005,604

Market

The short-term rental market in Essen

Accommodation on the official register

23 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 32 tourist accommodations in total.

1.2 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.

Full register (Toerisme Vlaanderen).

Source: Toerisme Vlaanderen, Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod.

Nights booked on platforms

1,005,604 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement d'Anvers). +3.8% 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

Essen in the observatory

Regulation

Letting a holiday home in Essen: 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 Essen

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 Essen: 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 Essen, 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 Essen? Majordia brings together your welcome books, self check-in and add-on sales (cleaning, late checkout…) for all your properties.

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Digital welcome book

A digital welcome book for a property in Essen

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

Sample answers for central Essen

Station: Essen, 2.1 km · 26 min walk.
Parking: Parking Heuvelplein, 100 m · 1 min walk.
Nearest pharmacy: Apotheek De Grens, 420 m · 5 min walk.
Groceries: Okay, 400 m · 5 min walk.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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Demo

Demo flat – Essen centre

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

Demo — fictitious property

Closest to the demo flat

Essen
Railway station
2.1 km · 26 min walk
Directions
Apotheek De Grens
Pharmacy
420 m · 5 min walk
Directions
Okay
Grocery, supermarket
400 m · 5 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Sat 08:00-19:30 · Sun 08:00-12:30
Directions
Parking Heuvelplein
Car park · 40 spaces · free
100 m · 1 min walk
Directions
Bakkerij Van Thillo
Bakery
590 m · 7 min walk
Directions
Restaurant De Linden
Restaurant
150 m · 2 min walk
Directions

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Stop
Bike sharing
Car park
Bakery
Grocery, supermarket
Pharmacy
Restaurant
Sight
Launderette

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

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What steps are needed to let tourist accommodation in Essen?

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 Essen (local tourist tax, planning rules).

How many tourist lets are there in Essen?

23 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Essen (Flanders).

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

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

What should a welcome book include in Essen?

The practical information guests ask for in Essen: railway station (Essen, 2.1 km), car park (Parking Heuvelplein, 100 m), pharmacy (Apotheek De Grens, 420 m), grocery, supermarket (Okay, 400 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.

Nearby

Other cities around Essen

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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