re : B&B
Bed and breakfast
Verified 01 janvier 2022 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
Offering a guest room means welcoming the guest, renting a furnished room with access to a bathroom and a toilet, and providing breakfast. It is a professional activity of a commercial or agricultural nature. It can be practised all year or at the season. It must be limited to 5 rooms and 15 guests at the same time. The renter must first declare himself in town hall, register and join the Social Security.
Capacity
The capacity is limited to
5 rooms and 15 clients at the same time.
Please note : if you wish to offer more than 5 rooms for rent or to accommodate more than 15 guests at the same time, this activity corresponds to the holding of a hotel or to the rental of
rooms in the house. This requires compliance with
establishments receiving public (LES) and accessibility rules for disabled people.
Compulsory benefits
The rental of a bed and breakfast must include the combined supply of one night's stay (including the supply of linen) and breakfast.
The reception must be provided by the rental company, who lives on the premises.
Cleaning of rooms and toilets is provided daily, at no extra charge.
Optional service: host table
The name
host table indicates that the bed and breakfast rental company offers a meal offer. The table d'hôtes is not a restaurant. It is a service that complements the accommodation, reserved only for guests staying in the guest rooms. Meals are served at the family table. It must be made up of a single menu.
The host table is subject to a number of regulations. Among them:
- Obligation to inform the consumer about prices (drinks included or not included, for example)
- Compliance with hygiene and food safety rules (supply of drinking water, hygiene of surfaces and utensils, sanitary facilities for staff, ...)
If the renter offers alcoholic beverages for meals, he must have a
restaurant licence or drinks debit. The sale of soft drinks is free.
House
The minimum surface of each room shall be 9 m² (excluding toilets), with a ceiling height of 2,20 m minimum. Generally, for commercial reasons, it is accepted that a room cannot be less than 12 m².
Each room must provide access (directly or indirectly) to a bathroom and toilet and comply with the hygiene, safety and health regulations.
FYI : the rate of the visitor's tax and the price of the services provided incidentally to the nights or stays must be displayed in the guest room.
Capacity
The capacity is limited to
5 rooms and 15 clients at the same time.
Please note : if you wish to offer more than 5 rooms for rent or to accommodate more than 15 guests at the same time, this activity corresponds to the holding of a hotel or to the rental of
rooms in the house. This requires compliance with
establishments receiving public (LES) and accessibility rules for disabled people.
Compulsory benefits
The rental of a bed and breakfast must include the combined supply of one night's stay (including the supply of linen) and breakfast.
The reception must be provided by the rental company, who lives on the premises.
Cleaning of rooms and toilets is provided daily, at no extra charge.
Optional service: host table
The name
host table indicates that the bed and breakfast rental company offers a meal offer. The table d'hôtes is not a restaurant. It is a service that complements the accommodation, reserved only for guests staying in the guest rooms. Meals are served at the family table. It must be made up of a single menu.
The host table is subject to a number of regulations. Among them:
- Obligation to inform the consumer about prices (drinks included or not included, for example)
- Compliance with hygiene and food safety rules (supply of drinking water, hygiene of surfaces and utensils, sanitary facilities for staff, ...)
If the renter offers alcoholic beverages for meals, he must have a
restaurant licence or drinks debit. The sale of soft drinks is free.
House
The minimum surface of each room shall be 9 m² (excluding toilets), with a ceiling height of 2,20 m minimum. Generally, for commercial reasons, it is accepted that a room cannot be less than 12 m².
Each room must provide access (directly or indirectly) to a bathroom and toilet and comply with the hygiene, safety and health regulations.
FYI : the rate of the visitor's tax and the price of the services provided incidentally to the nights or stays must be displayed in the guest room.
Price
The price is free, but must take into account the comfort of the room, the services offered and the tourist attraction of the region.
Bed and breakfast rental companies are subject to the same transparency requirements as hotels vis-à-vis their customers regarding price information.
Outside the hotel and close to the main entrance to the public
The following information shall be provided:
- Price of the next night in a double room, or maximum price for a night in a double room for a period including the next night (if these services are not marketed, price of the most popular accommodation service with its duration)
- Whether or not breakfast is served (and whether or not the price of this service is included in the price of the night)
- Whether or not there is an Internet connection in the rooms (and whether or not the price of this service is included in the price of the night)
- How to access price information for all other marketed services
When the activity of guest houses is carried out in a normal way, it constitutes a commercial activity. Bed and breakfast rental must register at RCS.
He must also register with the CFE the Chamber of Commerce, including where the activity is carried out under the simplified micro-social scheme (or
micro-entrepreneur regime).
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