A rental pool is a well-thought-out arrangement whereby all rental income per park is added to a single joint ‘pot’, the pool. At the end of the year, this income is distributed proportionally among the owners, based on their share of the pool. Each property is assigned a unique pool share, expressed as a percentage of the total pool. This pool share is determined by factors such as property type, location, unique features, quality, amenities and historical rental performance. The pool share may change during the year as properties enter or leave the pool, taking seasonal patterns into account. For example, the summer months of July and August count more heavily than winter months.
Holiday homes to which a Management and Operation Agreement (BEX, rental) applies are not part of the rental pool.
Read more on the Rental Pool page.
The rental pool, which is relevant for the Rental Ownership and Investment Ownership user models, offers several advantages:
It enables EuroParcs to transfer bookings to other properties in the pool. This results in fewer days remaining vacant, higher occupancy rates, and increased income for owners.
A cancellation of a booking or an unexpected reason why a property is temporarily unavailable for rent, such as maintenance, is absorbed by the pool, reducing the risk for owners.
Everyone knows where they stand, because each participant receives a share of the pool based on the characteristics of their property, such as location, type, view, facilities, etc. The rental pool also offers more predictability than individual rental contracts, because fluctuations at pool level are smaller than for individual properties.
The Rental Ownership user model also offers more flexibility with regard to personal use. By planning in this manner, an owner can sometimes enjoy their property at the last minute without reducing their income.
The allocation of bookings is carried out automatically through the EuroParcs booking system. Accommodations of owners who choose a Rental Owner or Investment Owner contract become part of the rental pool. Accommodations that participate in the rental pool do not receive higher priority than accommodations with a BEX contract. However, reservations for accommodations that are part of the pool can be optimized in order to create suitable availability through “planning board optimization.” This may result in the average occupancy rate of the accommodations in the pool being higher than the average occupancy rate of accommodations that are not part of the pool.
For clarification: accommodations with an RO, IO or BEX contract do have higher priority than accommodations with an Active Owner contract. Owners with an Active Owner contract explicitly choose to recruit guests for their own accommodation themselves.
Cancellation fees are part of the rental pool revenue and are included in the annual payout.
The rental pool ensures that rental income is distributed among participating property owners based on their pool share. It is possible that a property has historically generated higher rental revenue than projected in this offer. In many cases, this is coincidental—for example, due to an extended booking during peak season. Under the new arrangement, such effects are averaged across all holiday homes in the pool. The total sum of all properties in the rental pool corresponds to the park budget. This budget has been set as a target amount, despite the VAT increase on accommodation services from 9% to 21%.
The costs of daily maintenance, salaries and materials have risen in recent years due to external factors. As a result, the rates currently charged for park service contributions and other services do not accurately reflect the actual costs. We bear these costs together, but we want to prevent you from having to pay much more at once. With the bridging arrangement, we are gradually increasing the PSB, with you paying the full rate in 2028. This only applies if you purchased your home before 1 July 2025. This increase, and the bridging arrangement, is included in your personal offer.
The rental pool only calculates the rental income and does not take into account the operational costs of the park. The pool only distributes the realised rental turnover among owners based on their pool share.
The risk that the operational costs of the park exceed the income allocated to EuroParcs from the rental pool lies entirely with EuroParcs as park manager.
The risk you run as an owner depends on your user model. With Investment Ownership, Holiday Ownership and Premium Ownership, you receive the predetermined returns. This payment is substantive of the rental income realised on your property (and on the park). With the Rental Ownership model, you receive a predetermined percentage of your pool share. Your pool share depends on the rental income in the rental pool.