STR Observatory · Belgium

Short-term rentals in Berlare

Berlare (East Flanders, Flanders) has 24 short-term rental accommodations out of 39 registered tourist accommodations, for 15,486 inhabitants.

short-term rental accommodations

registered tourist accommodations

STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants

1.5

inhabitants (1 January 2024)

15,486

units (rooms, homes)

1,012

people of capacity

4,317

Accommodation types

A sub-total of 1 or 2 accommodations is masked.

Accommodation types	Berlare
Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR	1333.3%
B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR	37.7%
Rooms in private homesSTR	820.5%
Campsites and grounds	1230.8%
Other (hostels, holiday villages…)	37.7%

STR per 1,000 inhab.

Density compared

Short-term rental accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants.

Berlare1.5

Flanders4.5

Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia)3.3

Berlare remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.

Accommodation types

Comfort classification

Accommodations classified by Toerisme Vlaanderen (classes with at least 3 accommodations).

Comfort classification

Comfort classification	Accommodations
3 stars	5
Basic	3

Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).

Online platforms

Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor

Experimental Eurostat statistics, based on data shared by the four platforms: they also cover Brussels, which has no open register.

Platform nights: Arrondissement Dendermonde

Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.

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Year	Nights
2018	14,830
2019	18,414
2020	13,772
2021	17,401
2022	26,582
2023	31,070
2024	36,249
2025	37,513

Seasonality in the province: East Flanders (2025) · Show the data

Month	Share of the year
January	4.9%
February	5.5%
March	6.2%
April	9.4%
May	9.4%
June	8.3%
July	11.4%
August	11.9%
September	8.2%
October	9.3%
November	6.6%
December	8.9%

Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.

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Municipalities

Other municipalities: Arrondissement Dendermonde

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How many tourist accommodations are registered in Berlare?

Berlare (East Flanders) has 39 registered tourist accommodations, including 24 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).

What share of accommodation in Berlare is short-term rental?

Short-term rentals account for 61.5% of registered tourist accommodation in Berlare (24 out of 39). That is 1.5 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.

What is the accommodation capacity in Berlare?

According to official sources, Berlare has 4,317 guest places (register capacity) and 1,012 rental units (rooms, homes).

How many tourist nights are recorded in Berlare?

Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Dendermonde” area, which includes Berlare, totals 37,513 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.
ec.europa.eu CC BY 4.0
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.

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