STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Roeselare
Roeselare (West Flanders, Flanders) has 30 short-term rental accommodations out of 37 registered tourist accommodations, for 66,262 inhabitants.
short-term rental accommodations
30
registered tourist accommodations
37
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
0.5
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
66,262
units (rooms, homes)
284
people of capacity
759
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Roeselare |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 1745.9% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 718.9% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 616.2% |
| Hotels | 513.5% |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Roeselare remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 5 |
| 3 stars | 5 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Kortrijk
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,920 |
| 2019 | 9,156 |
| 2020 | 6,845 |
| 2021 | 12,232 |
| 2022 | 25,688 |
| 2023 | 26,569 |
| 2024 | 29,220 |
| 2025 | 31,248 |
Seasonality in the province: West Flanders (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 2.6% |
| February | 3.1% |
| March | 4.3% |
| April | 10.5% |
| May | 9.5% |
| June | 9.7% |
| July | 16.4% |
| August | 17% |
| September | 7.1% |
| October | 8.3% |
| November | 4.1% |
| December | 7.5% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Arrondissement Kortrijk
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Roeselare?
Roeselare (West Flanders) has 37 registered tourist accommodations, including 30 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Roeselare is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 81.1% of registered tourist accommodation in Roeselare (30 out of 37). That is 0.5 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Roeselare?
According to official sources, Roeselare has 759 guest places (register capacity) and 284 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Roeselare?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Kortrijk” area, which includes Roeselare, totals 31,248 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.