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What are the requirements for different Tourist Rentals?
Decree 92/2009 distinguishes between three different types of tourist rentals which are classified according to the facilities available to guests. The three types are Superior, Premier and Standard. The requirements for each can be seen in the table below:
Requirements | Superior | Premier | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public entrance |  | | |
| >Lift |
(property on floor 2 & above) |
(property on floor 3 & above) |
(property on floor 4 & above) |
| >Stairs | | | |
| >Parking | | | ✘ |
| >Sound & heat insulation | | | |
| >Noise level of facilities | Regulated by Law 7/2002 on Protection Against Noise Pollution | ||
| >Plug sockets in all bedroom with labels showing voltage | | | |
| >Air conditioning in bedrooms | | ✘ | ✘ |
| >Air conditioning in living rooms | | | ✘ |
| >Heating in bedrooms | | | ✘ |
| >Heating in living rooms | | | ✘ |
| >Telephone or access to internet | | ✘ | ✘ |
| >Hot water | | | |
| >Garden space | | ✘ | ✘ |
| >Swimming pool (interchangeable for beach front) | | | ✘ |
| >Individual safes | | | ✘ |
| >Evacuation plan on the door of the property | | | |
| >Easily visible list of emergency and other useful telephone numbers | | | |
| >Min double bedroom size including wardrobe | 12m² | 10m² | 8m² |
| >Min main bedroom size including wardrobe | 14m² | 12m² | 10m² |
| >Min single bedroom size including wardrobe | 9m² | 8m² | 6m² |
| >Min size of living/dining room & kitchen | 26m² | 22m² | 18m² |
| >Min size of living/dining room | 20m² | 17m² | 14m² |
| >Bathroom or toilet | | | |
| >Min size of bathroom | 6.5m² | 4.5m² | 4.5m² |
| >Minimum size of kitchen | 8m² | 7m² | 5m² |
| >Minimum size of studio apartments | 34m² | 29m² | 24m² |
| >Wardrobe for every bedroom | | | |
| >Furniture | | | |
| >Bedding | | | |
| >Fridge | | | |
| >Oven / Microwave | | | |
| >Electric iron | | | |
| >Extractor Fan | | | |
| >Washing machine | | | ✘ |
| >Dishwasher | | ✘ | ✘ |
| >Colour TV | | | ✘ |
| >Laundry room | | ✘ | ✘ |
Other key aspects of the Tourist Rental Law in Spain:
The property’s deed holder, owner or management company can request a deposit for rentals not exceeding €250 unless explicitly stated in the contract.
The following facilities/services are considered as standard (where present) and will not provide the basis for higher charges: Upkeep, maintenance and repairs when these are within normal parameters; rubbish collection; water supply; playgrounds; swimming pools, gardens and terraces; electricity supply; community fees.
Properties must be maintained in perfect habitable conditions and must have all the services listed in the documents provided to the regional government available to clients.
Properties will have connected utilities and will be clean and well-kept for the arrival of guests.
Guests have the responsibility to respect the property itself and communal areas and to leave these in the same state as that which they were in when they arrived.
Advertisements of the property will be done in a way which meets standards for objectivity, good faith and honesty.
Tourist rental management companies must include the number which they have been assigned by the regional government in all their advertisements for properties located in the region.
An authorization document must be signed by the owner of a property and the tourist rental management company where there is such an agreement. This document will clearly state that the responsibility for compliance with Decree 92/2009 has been handed to the management company and that any lack of compliance will impact solely on the company and not the owner.