STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Hasselt
Hasselt (Limburg, Flanders) has 187 short-term rental accommodations out of 210 registered tourist accommodations, for 89,585 inhabitants.
187
short-term rental accommodations
210
registered tourist accommodations
2.1
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
89,585
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
1,237
units (rooms, homes)
3,076
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Hasselt |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 11152.9% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 3315.7% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 4320.5% |
| Hotels | 199% |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 31.4% |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Hasselt remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 5 stars | 5 |
| 4 stars | 42 |
| 3 stars | 20 |
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 Hasselt?
Hasselt (Limburg) has 210 registered tourist accommodations, including 187 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Hasselt is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 89% of registered tourist accommodation in Hasselt (187 out of 210). That is 2.1 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Hasselt?
According to official sources, Hasselt has 3,076 guest places (register capacity) and 1,237 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Hasselt?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Hasselt” area, which includes Hasselt, 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.