STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Leuven
Leuven (Flemish Brabant, Flanders) has 201 short-term rental accommodations out of 233 registered tourist accommodations, for 104,009 inhabitants.
201
short-term rental accommodations
233
registered tourist accommodations
1.9
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
104,009
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
1,627
units (rooms, homes)
4,015
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Leuven |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 7331.3% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 177.3% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 11147.6% |
| Hotels | 219% |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 104.3% |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Leuven remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 9 |
| 3 stars | 12 |
| 2 stars | 4 |
| Basic | 5 |
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 Leuven?
Leuven (Flemish Brabant) has 233 registered tourist accommodations, including 201 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Leuven is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 86.3% of registered tourist accommodation in Leuven (201 out of 233). That is 1.9 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Leuven?
According to official sources, Leuven has 4,015 guest places (register capacity) and 1,627 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Leuven?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Leuven” area, which includes Leuven, 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.