Short-term rentals · Province de Flandre orientale

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

Maldegem at a glance: 45 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

1.8

nights booked online in 2025

40,853

Market

The short-term rental market in Maldegem

Accommodation on the official register

45 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 49 tourist accommodations in total.

1.8 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.

Full register (Toerisme Vlaanderen).

Source: Toerisme Vlaanderen, Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod.

Nights booked on platforms

40,853 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement d'Eeklo). 0% 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

Maldegem in the observatory

Regulation

Letting a holiday home in Maldegem: 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 Maldegem

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 Maldegem: 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 Maldegem, 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 Maldegem? 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 Maldegem

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

Sample answers for central Maldegem

Parking: Sportstadion De Waele, 850 m · 11 min walk.
Nearest pharmacy: Zorgapotheek Maldegem, 770 m · 10 min walk.
Groceries: Nachtwinkel, 120 m · 2 min walk.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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Demo

Demo flat – Maldegem centre

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

Demo — fictitious property

Closest to the demo flat

Zorgapotheek Maldegem
Pharmacy
770 m · 10 min walk
Opening hours : Mon-Fri 08:30-18:30 · Sat 08:30-12:00
Directions
Nachtwinkel
Grocery, supermarket
120 m · 2 min walk
Directions
Sportstadion De Waele
Car park · 157 spaces
850 m · 11 min walk
Directions
Broodatelier
Bakery
320 m · 4 min walk
Directions
Broodjesbar 't Boterhammetje
Restaurant
70 m · 1 min walk
Directions

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Stop
Car park
Bakery
Grocery, supermarket
Pharmacy
Restaurant
Café
Sight
Park, garden
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 Maldegem?

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 Maldegem (local tourist tax, planning rules).

How many tourist lets are there in Maldegem?

45 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Maldegem (Flanders).

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

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

What should a welcome book include in Maldegem?

The practical information guests ask for in Maldegem: car park (Sportstadion De Waele, 850 m), pharmacy (Zorgapotheek Maldegem, 770 m), grocery, supermarket (Nachtwinkel, 120 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.

Nearby

Other cities around Maldegem

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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Access codes, Wi-Fi, neighbourhood addresses and an assistant that answers guests in their language: Majordia is set up in minutes.

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