Short-term rentals · Province de Flandre orientale
Short-term rentals in Gent: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers
Gent at a glance: 825 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
825
short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants
3.1
nights booked online in 2025
458,226
Market
The short-term rental market in Gent
Accommodation on the official register
825 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 888 tourist accommodations in total.
3.1 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.
Full register (Toerisme Vlaanderen).
Source: Toerisme Vlaanderen, Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod.
Nights booked on platforms
458,226 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms (Gand).
556,625 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement d'Eeklo). +9.4% 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
Gent in the observatoryRegulation
Letting a holiday home in Gent: 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 Gent
% · 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 Gent: 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 Gent? 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 Gent
Sample answers for central Gent
- Station: Gent-Dampoort, 1.5 km · 19 min walk.
- Parking: Center Parking, 470 m · 6 min walk.
- Nearest pharmacy: Decloedt, 250 m · 3 min walk.
- Groceries: Night Shop, 210 m · 3 min walk.
- Market: Tweedehands fietsenmarkt (Sun 07:00-13:00).
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Demo
Demo flat – Gent centre
Demo — fictitious property
Closest to the demo flat
- Directions
Gent-Dampoort
Railway station
1.5 km · 19 min walk
- Directions
Decloedt
Pharmacy
250 m · 3 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Fri 08:00-18:30 · Sat 08:30-17:00
- Directions
Night Shop
Grocery, supermarket
210 m · 3 min walk
- Directions
Center Parking
Car park · 532 spaces · paid
470 m · 6 min walk
Opening hours : 24/7
- Directions
Himschoot
Bakery
290 m · 4 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Fri 07:30-19:00 · Sat-Sun 08:00-19:00
- Directions
Amadeus
Restaurant · american
60 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 Gent?
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 Gent (local tourist tax, planning rules).
How many tourist lets are there in Gent?
825 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Gent (Flanders).
When is the high season for short-term rentals in Gent?
In the Flanders region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Gent.
What should a welcome book include in Gent?
The practical information guests ask for in Gent: railway station (Gent-Dampoort, 1.5 km), car park (Center Parking, 470 m), pharmacy (Decloedt, 250 m), grocery, supermarket (Night Shop, 210 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.
Nearby
Other cities around Gent
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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