STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden (Limburg, Flanders) has 71 short-term rental accommodations out of 82 registered tourist accommodations, for 41,469 inhabitants.
71
short-term rental accommodations
82
registered tourist accommodations
1.7
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
41,469
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
347
units (rooms, homes)
1,430
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Sint-Truiden |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 5263.4% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 89.8% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 1113.4% |
| Hotels | 78.5% |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Sint-Truiden remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 5 stars | 4 |
| 4 stars | 14 |
| 3 stars | 6 |
| 2 stars | 3 |
| 1 star | 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 Sint-Truiden?
Sint-Truiden (Limburg) has 82 registered tourist accommodations, including 71 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Sint-Truiden is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 86.6% of registered tourist accommodation in Sint-Truiden (71 out of 82). That is 1.7 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Sint-Truiden?
According to official sources, Sint-Truiden has 1,430 guest places (register capacity) and 347 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Sint-Truiden?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Hasselt” area, which includes Sint-Truiden, 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.