Opening a Bed and Breakfast

Bed and Breakfast is a form of tourist hospitality offered on an occasional basis by those who, using only family organisation, use part of the building in which they reside up to a maximum of four rooms, providing accommodation and breakfast service.

Hospitality is also permitted in the building in which one has elected domicile on condition that the holder of the hospitality resides in a municipality in the province of Trento and the activity is carried out for at least 60 days, including non-consecutive days, during the year.

The activity can be carried out in the residence or domicile of the B&B manager, on an occasional basis, using up to 4 rooms, using only the family organisation.

The services to be guaranteed are

• room and breakfast;
• daily cleaning of the premises;
• the supply and periodic change of linen, including towels;
• the supply of electricity, hot water and room heating;

For the serving of breakfast, the regulations permit the offering of manipulated food and beverages (cakes, biscuits, bread and other foodstuffs cooked at home by the manager). In this case, the SCIA will state that they have attended a training programme on hygiene in food handling (h.a.c.c.p.) and obtained the relevant certificate.

In order to guarantee a high level of consumer protection with regard to food safety, whoever offers food and beverages subject to handling in the breakfast service must inform the guest of the possibility of lodging a complaint with the municipality responsible for the area, if they have found, with reference to the breakfast service, the existence of deficient hygienic conditions or situations of health risk linked to the offer of handled food and beverages.

The operator of the activity is bound by the following regulatory obligations:

• Acquiring, indicating and displaying the CIN (see all information)

• Communicate the names of guests to thePublic Safety Authority, within 24 hours, exclusively via the portal weballoggitati.it accessible with the credentials provided by the Trento Police Headquarters.

• Enter tourist presences online (C59-ISTAT forms) in the Provincial Tourism System (STU) for the ISTAT statistical survey.

• Pay theprovincial tourist tax, collected from guests, via the Pagosemplice portal on the established deadlines. All information on the application of the provincial tourist tax can be found on the Trentino Riscossioni S.p.a website in the section dedicated to the tourist tax.

The application may be submitted by citizens resident in the province of Trento who run a bed and breakfast in their residence or domicile.

Submit a Certified Declaration of Commencement of Activity (SCIA) to the territorially competent municipality.
The forms are available on the portal of the Consorzio dei Comuni Trentini.

Applications for modification or cessation must also be submitted in the same way.

It is possible to join the"Bed and Breakfast di Qualità in Trentino"Association, initiated by the Province and the Trade Associations, which requires compliance with the "Family Hospitality Charter" and the use of the relative logo registered with the Trento Chamber of Commerce.

The "Family Hospitality Charter" regulates the structural and managerial requirements of the service, the procedures for joining the "System" and the conditions of permanence: joining the "System" entails various advantages, including the inclusion of adhering B&Bs in the promotional actions of Trentino Marketing and other local promotional actors.

For info: Association "Bed and Breakfast of Quality in Trentino" c/o ASAT - Tel. 0461/923666 -email: info@trentinobedandbreakfast.it

The following documentation must be attached to the SCIA

1. photocopy of the valid identity card (only if the SCIA is not signed in the presence of the employee in charge)
2. copy of valid residence card or residence permit (for non-EU citizens)
3. receipt of payment of the processing fee, where applicable.

The competent Municipality, within 60 days of the communication, will carry out checks on the declarations and will communicate any reasons that prevent the continuation of the activity.
The Receptivity and Tourist Professions Office of the Tourism and Sport Service will provide the user with the credentials to access the provincial Tourism Information System(STU) to manage the appropriate registry changes and to communicate the presences for statistical purposes (C59-ISTAT).