Hotel and Boarding House Operations

A hotel or boarding house operation that can accommodate at least nine guests or comprises at least five guest rooms must be notified to the Police Authority before the operation commences. The notification is free of charge and is made in writing by the person who will operate the business.

Notification is not required for residences used for care, supervision, education or upbringing, or for unmanned cabins for temporary overnight stays or simply equipped cabins without water and sewage at camping sites. The Police Authority exercises supervision over hotel and boarding house operations.

Requirements

  • Scope: The operation can accommodate at least nine guests or comprises at least five guest rooms
  • Notifier: The person who will operate the business; for companies, an authorized representative must make the notification
  • Content: The notification must contain certain information about the hotel/boarding house and about the operator
  • Fee: Free of charge

Procedure

  • Notification timing: Before the operation commences
  • Notification method: In writing via e-service, email or by post to the police in the county where the hotel/boarding house is located
  • Changes: If notified information changes or the operation ceases, this must be reported to the police