Short-term rentals in Mechelen
Mechelen has 883 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 645 on Airbnb and 238 on Booking.com. That ranks it 18th of 44 short-term rental markets across Belgium, with 73% of its listings on Airbnb. <1% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 13%. The largest named operator, Villa for You, runs 2 local listings. Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 883
- Market rank
- #18 / 44
- National share
- 1.6%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Mechelen
In Mechelen, Airbnb leads with 645 listings (73%), 2.7× the 238 on Booking.com (27%).
Where the listings are in Mechelen
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Mechelen
The 3 named professional operators — Villa for You, Adagio Aparthotel and Your.Rentals — run 4 local listings between them. The other 3 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- <1%
- Median market
- 13%
- Single-listing hosts
- 61%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 28% of Mechelen's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (22%).
Largest operators in Mechelen
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Belgium listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villa for You | 2 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 2,874 |
| 2 | Adagio Aparthotel | 1 | 4.57 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 241,515 |
| 3 | Your.Rentals | 1 | 4.59 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 909 |
Browse the full Belgium operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Belgium and count Mechelen among their markets. See the full interactive Mechelen market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Mechelen compares
Mechelen ranks 18th of 44 tracked markets in Belgium, with 1.6% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Hasselt 1,002 listings
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Lanaken 999 listings
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Oudenaarde 970 listings
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Bouillon 803 listings
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Verviers 796 listings
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Waimes 734 listings
Photo credits
- Hasselt: Photo: Hasselt-Rathaus-20060906 by Joachim Köhler at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lanaken: Photo: Lanaken - Sint-Ursulakerk by Sonuwe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oudenaarde: Photo: Oudenaarde Rathaus 4 by Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bouillon: Photo: Bouillon - Château-fort et cité (1) by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Verviers: Photo: Hôtel de ville de Verviers 01 by EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Waimes: Photo: Waimes, Rathaus by G. Friedrich · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Mechelen market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Mechelen?
Mechelen has 883 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 645 on Airbnb and 238 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Mechelen?
Professional operators have only a small footprint in Mechelen. The largest local presence is Villa for You, with 2 listings.
How professionalised is the Mechelen short-term rental market?
<1% of Mechelen's listings (7 of 883) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 44 markets across Belgium (13%). The 3 named professional operators — Villa for You, Adagio Aparthotel and Your.Rentals — run 4 local listings between them. The other 3 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Mechelen?
In Mechelen, Airbnb leads with 645 listings (73%), 2.7× the 238 on Booking.com (27%).
How many professional operators run listings in Mechelen?
3 named professional operators run listings in Mechelen. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 883 public short-term rental listings in Mechelen, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across Belgium. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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