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Self-letting via Airbnb or Booking
Low threshold and quick to set up. You handle the photos, calendar, guest communication, cleaning and tax filing yourself. Works for owners who let a few weeks a year as extra income.
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for owners
Let your house through the number 1 in South Limburg and the Meuse Valley.
specialstays has welcomed over 63,000 guests since 2019 and is the operational partner of 35+ owners across Dutch and Belgian Limburg. Two offices, one local team: Maastricht (NL) and Dilsen-Stokkem (BE). We run your house across 10+ channels with dynamic pricing, hotel-grade housekeeping and a single fixed point of contact.
63,000
guests welcomed since 2019
+37%
avg. revenue growth after switching
71%
avg. annual occupancy portfolio
8.8/10
avg. guest rating
three ways to let your home
Yourself, regionally, or with a specialist.
There are roughly three ways to let a holiday home in Limburg. Each model requires a different time investment, a different kind of involvement, and produces a different channel mix.
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Regional manager with a fixed fee
Comfortable, because everything is taken off your hands. Often tied to exclusivity on one platform and a fixed monthly fee instead of a fee linked to what your house actually earns.
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specialstays 360° management
10+ channels, dynamic pricing, hotel-grade housekeeping, permit administration and our own direct-booking flow. Across our portfolio, an average +37% revenue increase compared to what owners earned before switching.
what we do differently
A local team, no call centre.
The large national players have scale and single-platform distribution. In Limburg, owners run into three things there: exclusivity clauses that forbid parallel letting, a narrow channel mix, and changing contacts from a call centre.
- A fixed point of contact. No call centre, no rotating account managers.
- 10+ channels (Airbnb, Booking, Vrbo, Expedia, niche platforms, direct) plus dynamic pricing.
- One partner under one roof, with one month's notice after the minimum term from the quote. No years-long lock-in.
- Two models: full 360° management or an operational partnership where you remain host at the moments you choose.
- Hotel-grade housekeeping and linen service through fixed local partners in Limburg.
- We fully arrange the permit, tourist tax remittance and the Logies registration (BE) for you.
by region
The Limburg market is not one market.
The city, the hills, the Meuse Valley and the Belgian Kempen each have a different guest profile and a different permit situation. We work across all four, with our own approach and local network per area.
Heuvelland
Vaals, Valkenburg, Gulpen-Wittem, Eijsden-Margraten.
Meuse Valley
Echt-Susteren, Roermond, Maaseik.
Hoge Kempen (BE)
Maasmechelen, Genk, Lanaken.
Maastricht city
Urban letting, with its own permit framework per municipality.
how it works
From the first cup of coffee to the first booking.
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Introduction
We visit you, listen to your story and the character of the house. No obligation, always with a concrete proposal on the table.
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Photography & copy
Editorial photography during your best hours, copy written from the guest's perspective.
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Live & findable
Live on specialstays.com and on 10+ channels. Dynamic pricing per night, per season, per house.
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Bookings & management
We handle requests, payments, guest communication, cleaning and linen. You keep the guest in mind.
permit & tourist tax
We handle the paperwork too. Per municipality.
We collect and remit tourist tax automatically, at the current rate for the relevant municipality. For permits, we look at the municipality, the zoning plan and the letting duration. In Flanders we also arrange the Logies registration with Toerisme Vlaanderen. What exactly is needed for your address, we work out during the introduction.
stef · point of contact
book a call
A quick chat with Stef.
No sales talk. We discuss your property, region and goals, and whether specialstays is a fit. You get concrete figures straight away.
Video call
30 minutes · Google Meet · screen sharing possible
By phone
15 minutes · Stef calls you on the number you provide
frequently asked questions
The questions owners ask first.
What is the difference between specialstays and Belvilla or Roompot in Limburg?
Three things: we are local (offices in Maastricht and Dilsen-Stokkem, someone from our team visits you in person), we run multi-channel instead of a single proprietary platform, and we work with two models: full 360° management or an operational partnership where you stay involved as host. Our owners achieve an average +37% gross revenue compared to what they earned before.
Do you work across all of Limburg or only around Maastricht?
All of Dutch and Belgian Limburg: Heuvelland (Vaals, Valkenburg, Gulpen-Wittem, Eijsden-Margraten), Meuse Valley (Echt-Susteren, Roermond, Maaseik), Hoge Kempen (Maasmechelen, Genk, Lanaken) and Maastricht city. For addresses outside Limburg we refer you to a fellow operator.
What do you do with the tourist tax?
We collect it and remit it automatically to the correct municipality. Rates differ per municipality; we track the current rates and apply them at booking. You don't need to file or remit anything yourself.
Do I need a permit in my municipality?
That depends on the zoning plan, the municipality and the letting duration. In Flanders the Logies decree applies, with a registration requirement at Toerisme Vlaanderen. We look into what's needed per address and help arrange the process.
Shall we grab a coffee sometime?
We're happy to visit. No obligation, always with a concrete proposal on the table.