The owner must provide a contact number (personal or a representative) that must be operational 24 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe administrative procedure to obtain the license for housing for tourist use varies according to each municipality, as well as the rate to be paid, but once the application is submitted it will be sent to the Directorate General of Tourism of the Generalitat of Catalonia, which will be the body in charge of assigning the\u00a0HUT number<\/strong>\u00a0Once this number has been granted, the owner will have access to an online platform where each guest staying in the house must register, with personal data, identity card or passport number and length of stay.<\/p>\n<\/span>Types of accommodation and tourist establishments<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/span>Dwellings\/houses for tourist use<\/span><\/h3>\nA dwelling for tourist use is owned by a private person who rents it for days and in an intermittent non-professional manner.Thus, it is\u00a0that which is offered, entirely, by its owner, directly or indirectly, to third parties,\u00a0in exchange for a price<\/strong>, for periods of time equal to or less than\u00a031\u00a0It must be legalized by the corresponding municipality.<\/p>\nThe municipal ordination of uses of the sector where the dwelling is located may\u00a0limit or condition this use.<\/p>\n
The Statutes of the community of owners, registered in the Land Registry, may also limit this use in buildings subject to the horizontal property regime.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Tourist apartments<\/span><\/h3>\nThese are buildings usually managed by companies.Tourist apartments are establishments that provide temporary accommodation services in buildings\u00a0constituted entirely by apartments or studios, as single establishments or as business units of exploitation with the corresponding tourist services.\u00a0They do not have to have a certificate of habitability.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Rural tourism<\/span><\/h3>\nAlso known as “rural houses<\/strong>\u00a0“.\u00a0This type of license applies to rural accommodation that offers tourist services.\u00a0This type of business, in addition to the activity license, also requires an opening license.\u00a0They are defined as those establishments that offer lodging in rural rooms or houses on a regular basis by price and that are located in a rural environment, outside or within a population centre of less than 1,000 inhabitants, integrated into existing buildings prior to 1950 , and respectful with the architectural typology of the area.<\/p>\nAt the same time, they are divided into 4 different modalities:<\/p>\n
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- Masoveria<\/strong>: Single-family housing outside the town centre that is rented as a whole house\u00a0)\u00a0,<\/li>\n
- Shared village house<\/strong>: Single-family dwelling within the population nucleus\u00a0shared by the owner with tourists and where accommodation service is provided in rooms and at least breakfast.<\/li>\n
- Independent town house<\/strong>: single-family dwelling outside the town centre that is rented under the regime of whole house\u00a0).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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