STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Merelbeke-Melle
Merelbeke-Melle (East Flanders, Flanders) has 32 short-term rental accommodations out of 38 registered tourist accommodations, for 37,210 inhabitants.
32
short-term rental accommodations
38
registered tourist accommodations
0.9
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
37,210
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
81
units (rooms, homes)
617
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Merelbeke-Melle |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 1950% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 718.4% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 615.8% |
| Hotels | 1–2 (masked) |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 410.5% |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Merelbeke-Melle remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 3 stars | 4 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Eeklo
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 322,584 |
| 2019 | 374,364 |
| 2020 | 186,015 |
| 2021 | 269,690 |
| 2022 | 430,749 |
| 2023 | 433,043 |
| 2024 | 508,954 |
| 2025 | 556,625 |
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.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Eeklo
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Merelbeke-Melle?
Merelbeke-Melle (East Flanders) has 38 registered tourist accommodations, including 32 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Merelbeke-Melle is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 84.2% of registered tourist accommodation in Merelbeke-Melle (32 out of 38). That is 0.9 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Merelbeke-Melle?
According to official sources, Merelbeke-Melle has 617 guest places (register capacity) and 81 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Merelbeke-Melle?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Eeklo” area, which includes Merelbeke-Melle, totals 556,625 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.