Short-term rentals · Province d'Anvers
Short-term rentals in Turnhout: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers
Turnhout at a glance: 106 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
106
short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants
2.2
nights booked online in 2025
126,501
Market
The short-term rental market in Turnhout
Accommodation on the official register
106 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 114 tourist accommodations in total.
2.2 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
Turnhout in the observatoryRegulation
Letting a holiday home in Turnhout: 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 Turnhout
% · 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 Turnhout: 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 Turnhout? 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 Turnhout
Sample answers for central Turnhout
- Station: Turnhout, 940 m · 12 min walk.
- Parking: Hema, 90 m as the crow flies.
- Nearest pharmacy: Pijls, 490 m · 6 min walk.
- Groceries: Albert Heijn, 650 m · 8 min walk.
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Demo
Demo flat – Turnhout centre
Demo — fictitious property
Closest to the demo flat
- Directions
Turnhout
Railway station
940 m · 12 min walk
- Directions
Pijls
Pharmacy
490 m · 6 min walk
- Directions
Albert Heijn
Grocery, supermarket
650 m · 8 min walk
Opening hours : Tue-Sat 08:00-20:00 · Mon 12:00-20:00 · Sun 08:00-12:00
- Directions
Hema
Car park · 94 spaces · paid
90 m as the crow flies
- Directions
Patisserie Govaerts
Bakery
680 m · 9 min walk
- Directions
De Weerelt
Restaurant
120 m · 2 min walk
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Railway station
- Stop
- Bike sharing
- Car park
- Bakery
- Grocery, supermarket
- Pharmacy
- Restaurant
- Café
- 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 Turnhout?
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 Turnhout (local tourist tax, planning rules).
How many tourist lets are there in Turnhout?
106 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Turnhout (Flanders).
When is the high season for short-term rentals in Turnhout?
In the Flanders region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Turnhout.
What should a welcome book include in Turnhout?
The practical information guests ask for in Turnhout: railway station (Turnhout, 940 m), car park (Hema, 90 m), pharmacy (Pijls, 490 m), grocery, supermarket (Albert Heijn, 650 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.
Nearby
Other cities around Turnhout
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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