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

Herentals at a glance: 22 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

22

short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants

0.8

nights booked online in 2025

126,501

Market

The short-term rental market in Herentals

Accommodation on the official register

22 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 33 tourist accommodations in total.

0.8 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.

Full register (Toerisme Vlaanderen).

Source: Toerisme Vlaanderen, Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod.

Nights booked on platforms

126,501 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement de Turnhout). +23.3% 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

Herentals in the observatory

Regulation

Letting a holiday home in Herentals: 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 Herentals

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 Herentals: 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 Herentals, 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 Herentals? 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 Herentals

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

Sample answers for central Herentals

  • Station: Herentals, 1 km · 13 min walk.
  • Parking: Parking Herentals P1, 1.1 km · 14 min walk.
  • Nearest pharmacy: De Vooght, 200 m · 3 min walk.
  • Groceries: AD Delhaize, 170 m · 2 min walk.
  • Market: Market (Fri 06:00-13:00).

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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Demo

Demo flat – Herentals centre

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

Demo — fictitious property

Closest to the demo flat

  • Herentals

    Railway station

    1 km · 13 min walk

    Directions

  • De Vooght

    Pharmacy

    200 m · 3 min walk

    Directions

  • AD Delhaize

    Grocery, supermarket

    170 m · 2 min walk

    Directions

  • Parking Herentals P1

    Car park · paid

    1.1 km · 14 min walk

    Directions

  • Speculaasje Heyns

    Bakery

    240 m · 3 min walk

    Directions

  • Eetcafé Foxy Herentals

    Restaurant

    20 m · 1 min walk

    Directions
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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

HerentalsHerentals KerkstraatFietspunt Station HerentalsBlue-bike Station HerentalsParking Herentals P1FlorentinesSpeculaasje HeynsAD DelhaizeLidlDe VooghtGoedEetcafé Foxy HerentalsYukiDen EngelMZEMZE At HomeDen BeiaardClub HumanRode KoffieMarketBoerenkrijgmonumentSint-WaldetrudiskerkBovenpoortSint-CatharinakerkStadspark HerentalsBegijnhofparkToeristische Dienst HerentalsAZ Herentals
  • Railway station
  • Stop
  • Bike sharing
  • Car park
  • Bakery
  • Grocery, supermarket
  • Pharmacy
  • Restaurant
  • Café
  • Market
  • Sight
  • Park, garden
  • Tourist office
  • Hospital

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 Herentals?

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 Herentals (local tourist tax, planning rules).

How many tourist lets are there in Herentals?

22 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Herentals (Flanders).

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

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

What should a welcome book include in Herentals?

The practical information guests ask for in Herentals: railway station (Herentals, 1 km), car park (Parking Herentals P1, 1.1 km), pharmacy (De Vooght, 200 m), grocery, supermarket (AD Delhaize, 170 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.

Nearby

Other cities around Herentals

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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