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Short-term rentals in Ostend

Ostend is the 2nd-largest of 44 short-term rental markets across Belgium: 5,902 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (51%) and Booking.com (49%). 41% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 11%, led by interhome.com (452 listings).

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Tracked listings
5,902
Market rank
#2 / 44
National share
11%
Named professional operators
12

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ostend

In Ostend, supply is split almost evenly: 3,018 listings on Airbnb (51%) and 2,884 on Booking.com (49%).

Where the listings are in Ostend

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 5,902 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Ostend

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 44% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 38% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 1,706 local listings between them, and the three largest — interhome.com, Belvilla by OYO and NOVASOL AS — account for 64% of that. The other 705 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
41%
Median market
11%
Single-listing hosts
38%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 2,272
  • 2–5 listings 818
  • 6–25 listings 401
  • 26+ (professional) 2,411

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 79% of Ostend's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (14%).

  • Apartments & flats 4,659
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 841
  • B&Bs & guest houses 121
  • Hotels & hostels 106
  • Unique & outdoor 97
  • Private & shared rooms 76
  • Other 2

Largest operators in Ostend

Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Belgium listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.

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Largest operators in Ostend, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 interhome.com 452 4.46 / 5 7.9 / 10 4,117
2 Belvilla by OYO 360 4.51 / 5 8.0 / 10 28,040
3 NOVASOL AS 276 4.21 / 5 7.4 / 10 2,784
4 Villa for You 230 4.58 / 5 8.3 / 10 2,183
5 Bel Air Holiday 158 4.06 / 5 7.9 / 10 476
6 woestyn immobilia bv 136 4.63 / 5 7.8 / 10 400
7 Rentus Holiday Homes 52 4.62 / 5 8.3 / 10 1,275
8 ERA SERVIMO HOLIDAYS 21 4.40 / 5 7.8 / 10 991
9 Diego La Conciergerie 10 4.62 / 5 8.0 / 10 229
10 Adagio Aparthotel 5 4.57 / 5 7.9 / 10 241,515

The other 2 professional operators in Ostend

Local listings

Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Belgium and count Ostend among their markets. See the full interactive Ostend market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Ostend compares

Ostend ranks 2nd of 44 tracked markets in Belgium, with 11% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Ostend market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Ostend?

Ostend has 5,902 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 3,018 on Airbnb and 2,884 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ostend?

The largest professional operator in Ostend is interhome.com, with 452 local listings.

How professionalised is the Ostend short-term rental market?

41% of Ostend's listings (2,411 of 5,902) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 44 markets across Belgium (11%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 44% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 38% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 1,706 local listings between them, and the three largest — interhome.com, Belvilla by OYO and NOVASOL AS — account for 64% of that. The other 705 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ostend?

In Ostend, supply is split almost evenly: 3,018 listings on Airbnb (51%) and 2,884 on Booking.com (49%).

How many professional operators run listings in Ostend?

12 named professional operators run listings in Ostend. 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 5,902 public short-term rental listings in Ostend, 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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