STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Wellen
Wellen (Limburg, Flanders) has 14 short-term rental accommodations out of 15 registered tourist accommodations, for 7,490 inhabitants.
14
short-term rental accommodations
15
registered tourist accommodations
1.9
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
7,490
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
30
units (rooms, homes)
199
people of capacity
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Wellen |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 960% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 320% |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 1–2 (masked) |
| Other (hostels, holiday villages…) | 1–2 (masked) |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Wellen remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 5 stars | 3 |
| 4 stars | 3 |
| 3 stars | 3 |
Bron: Toerisme Vlaanderen — Basisregister Vlaams Logiesaanbod (free-to-use data).
Online platforms
Nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor
Platform nights: Arrondissement Tongeren
Eurostat publishes these nights by arrondissement, not by municipality.
Show the data
| Year | Nights |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 48,436 |
| 2019 | 72,988 |
| 2020 | 67,142 |
| 2021 | 109,688 |
| 2022 | 140,887 |
| 2023 | 162,687 |
| 2024 | 196,160 |
| 2025 | 224,871 |
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 Tongeren
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many tourist accommodations are registered in Wellen?
Wellen (Limburg) has 15 registered tourist accommodations, including 14 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Wellen is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 93.3% of registered tourist accommodation in Wellen (14 out of 15). That is 1.9 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Wellen?
According to official sources, Wellen has 199 guest places (register capacity) and 30 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Wellen?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Tongeren” area, which includes Wellen, totals 224,871 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.