STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Aarschot
Aarschot (Flemish Brabant, Flanders) has 24 short-term rental accommodations out of 40 registered tourist accommodations, for 31,138 inhabitants.
24
short-term rental accommodations
40
registered tourist accommodations
0.8
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
31,138
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
300
units (rooms, homes)
1,476
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Aarschot |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 820% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 512.5% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 1127.5% |
| Hotels | 37.5% |
| Campsites and grounds | 410% |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 922.5% |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Aarschot remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 3 stars | 5 |
| Standard | 5 |
| Basic | 3 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Leuven
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 106,010 |
| 2019 | 128,968 |
| 2020 | 66,137 |
| 2021 | 95,078 |
| 2022 | 156,058 |
| 2023 | 140,813 |
| 2024 | 156,231 |
| 2025 | 160,275 |
Seasonality in the province: Flemish Brabant (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 5% |
| February | 5.4% |
| March | 6.3% |
| April | 9.5% |
| May | 9.8% |
| June | 8.8% |
| July | 10.7% |
| August | 11% |
| September | 8.6% |
| October | 9.6% |
| November | 6.5% |
| December | 8.9% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Leuven
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Aarschot?
Aarschot (Flemish Brabant) has 40 registered tourist accommodations, including 24 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Aarschot is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 60% of registered tourist accommodation in Aarschot (24 out of 40). That is 0.8 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Aarschot?
According to official sources, Aarschot has 1,476 guest places (register capacity) and 300 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Aarschot?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Leuven” area, which includes Aarschot, totals 160,275 nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor in 2025.
Methodology
Sources
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
toerismevlaanderen.be Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen
Eurostat, CC BY 4.0 licence: platform nights and nights in collective accommodation.
FPS Finance / AGDP (SPF Finances): municipal boundaries and NIS codes.
finances.belgium.be SPF Finances / AGDP
GISCO, © EuroGeographics: NUTS correspondences and municipal population on 1 January 2024.
ec.europa.eu © EuroGeographics
Privacy (GDPR)
- Only aggregates are published: no individual accommodation record.
- A municipality is only shown from 5 accommodations (or listings).
- Any sub-total of 1 or 2 accommodations is masked.
- No name, address, email or phone number is displayed or downloadable.
Aggregates only: a municipality is published from 5 accommodations, sub-totals of 1 or 2 are masked, no names or contacts.