STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Spa
Spa (Liège, Wallonia) has 60 short-term rental accommodations out of 67 registered tourist accommodations, for 9,812 inhabitants.
60
short-term rental accommodations
67
registered tourist accommodations
6.1
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
9,812
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
In Wallonia, only offers published by the CGT are counted: the actual number of accommodations may be higher.
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Spa |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 1623.9% |
| Gîtes (holiday cottages)STR | 3247.8% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 1217.9% |
| Hotels | 69% |
| Campsites and grounds | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Spa has 6.1 times more STR accommodations per inhabitant than its region’s average.
WalStat
Walloon tourism statistics
67
Establishments (2024)
1,618
Beds (2024)
167,609
Nights (2024)
Source: WalStat / IWEPS (via ODWB), CC0 licence.
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Verviers – communes francophones
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 206,707 |
| 2019 | 259,818 |
| 2020 | 269,862 |
| 2021 | 417,347 |
| 2022 | 584,407 |
| 2023 | 640,521 |
| 2024 | 697,185 |
| 2025 | 828,623 |
Seasonality in the province: Liège (2025) · Show the data
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| January | 4.5% |
| February | 4.8% |
| March | 5.3% |
| April | 10% |
| May | 10% |
| June | 8.7% |
| July | 11.4% |
| August | 12.4% |
| September | 7.2% |
| October | 10.1% |
| November | 6.4% |
| December | 9.1% |
Source: Eurostat, tour_ce_oan3 / tour_ce_omn12 / tour_ce_oarc (experimental statistics), CC BY 4.0 licence.
Municipalities
Other municipalities: Verviers – communes francophones
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Spa?
Spa (Liège) has 67 registered tourist accommodations, including 60 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms). In Wallonia, only offers published by the CGT are counted: the actual number of accommodations may be higher.
What share of accommodation in Spa is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 89.6% of registered tourist accommodation in Spa (60 out of 67). That is 6.1 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Spa?
According to official sources, Spa has 1,618 authorised beds in 2024 (WalStat).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Spa?
WalStat records 167,609 nights in tourist accommodation in Spa in 2024.
Methodology
Sources
Source: CGT / Pivot via ODWB (Open Data Wallonie-Bruxelles).
odwb.be CGT / Pivot via ODWB
WalStat / IWEPS (via ODWB), CC0 licence: establishments, beds and nights in Walloon municipalities.
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.