STR Observatory · Belgium
Short-term rentals in Zelzate
Zelzate (East Flanders, Flanders) has 9 short-term rental accommodations out of 12 registered tourist accommodations, for 13,704 inhabitants.
short-term rental accommodations
9
registered tourist accommodations
12
STR accommodations per 1,000 inhabitants
0.7
inhabitants (1 January 2024)
13,704
units (rooms, homes)
74
people of capacity
157
Accommodation types
Accommodation types
| Accommodation types | Zelzate |
|---|---|
| Holiday homes and furnished letsSTR | 758.3% |
| B&Bs (chambres d’hôtes)STR | 1–2 (masked) |
| Rooms in private homesSTR | 1–2 (masked) |
| Hotels | 325% |
STR per 1,000 inhab.
Density compared
Zelzate remains below its region’s average in STR accommodations per inhabitant.
Accommodation types
Comfort classification
Comfort classification
| Comfort classification | Accommodations |
|---|---|
| 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 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 Zelzate?
Zelzate (East Flanders) has 12 registered tourist accommodations, including 9 short-term rentals (holiday homes and furnished lets, gîtes, B&Bs, guest rooms).
What share of accommodation in Zelzate is short-term rental?
Short-term rentals account for 75% of registered tourist accommodation in Zelzate (9 out of 12). That is 0.7 short-term rentals per 1,000 inhabitants.
What is the accommodation capacity in Zelzate?
According to official sources, Zelzate has 157 guest places (register capacity) and 74 rental units (rooms, homes).
How many tourist nights are recorded in Zelzate?
Eurostat does not publish these nights by municipality: the “Arrondissement Eeklo” area, which includes Zelzate, 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.