Opening a hotel

Hotel establishments are unitary managed accommodation establishments with at least seven accommodation units and organised to provide accommodation and breakfast services, as well as any food and beverage services and other ancillary services to the public for a price.

Accommodation units are defined as rooms, suites, flats with or without independent kitchen service, which meet the requirements set out in the implementing regulations.

Hotel establishments are divided into the following types:

• HOTELS that provide food and beverage service as well as accommodation and breakfast to guests in accommodation units without independent kitchen service or for a maximum share of 30 per cent of the beds.

• GARNI' HOTELS providing breakfast and beverage service. If equipped with a beverage service open to the public, they may also provide quick meals.

• RTAs (Residenze turistico alberghiere) which provide accommodation for guests exclusively in accommodation units with autonomous kitchen service for a minimum of 70 per cent of the beds. Breakfast and beverage services must also be provided.

• HOTELVILLAGES which provide centralised services to guests in accommodation units located in several hotel buildings and garnì hotels located in a single delimited area

• CONDHOTELS which provide, under unitary management, ancillary services and possibly food in rooms intended for accommodation and, in an integrated and complementary form, in residential accommodation units with a kitchen, the total surface area of which may not exceed 40% of the surface area intended for bedrooms. (see detailed reference sheet).

Hotel establishments, depending on their type, must meet the minimum requirements of the regulations in force.

The application may be submitted by property owners, legal representatives of the company, planners

If you are the owner of a property or intend to purchase one for hotel use, you must

• Check urban planning compatibility with the technical office of the relevant municipality (go to the list of municipalities in Trentino)

• Obtain the necessarybuilding permit for any work to be carried out

• Carry out the self-classification with the verification of the prerequisites and minimum requirements prescribed by the self-classification declaration. (see)

• Submit the SCIA - segnalazione certificata di inizio attività (certified start-up report) - tothe relevant municipality to start the activity by contacting the Economic and Productive Activities Office or log on to Suap/Impresa in un giorno.