STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Genk
Genk (Limburg, Flanders) has 68 short-term rental accommodations out of 85 registered tourist accommodations, for 67,877 inhabitants.
68
short-term rental accommodations
85
registered tourist accommodations
1
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
67,877
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
701
units (rooms, homes)
2,121
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Genk |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 4350.6% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 910.6% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 1618.8% |
| Hotels | 1011.8% |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 67.1% |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Genk remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 8 |
| 3 stars | 4 |
| Comfort | 4 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Hasselt
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 34,574 |
| 2019 | 48,983 |
| 2020 | 36,068 |
| 2021 | 57,380 |
| 2022 | 76,889 |
| 2023 | 92,504 |
| 2024 | 119,446 |
| 2025 | 138,011 |
Seasonality in the province: Limburg (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 3.8% |
| February | 4.6% |
| March | 5.7% |
| April | 9.5% |
| May | 9.4% |
| June | 9% |
| July | 11.4% |
| August | 12.4% |
| September | 7.7% |
| October | 10.2% |
| November | 6.9% |
| December | 9.4% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Hasselt
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Genk?
Genk (Limburg) has 85 registered tourist accommodations, including 68 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Genk is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 80% of registered tourist accommodation in Genk (68 out of 85). That is 1 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Genk?
According to official sources, Genk has 2,121 guest places (register capacity) and 701 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Genk?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Hasselt” area, which includes Genk, totals 138,011 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.