Tourism Law in Europe

15 V.2. Primary Hotel Establishments V.2.1. Hotels Hotels are defined as accommodation facilities that offer lodging spaces in individual rooms or one-room apartments with a bathroom and common areas, such as reception halls, lounges, administrative offices, toilets, lobbies, dining halls, breakfast halls or drink bars, TV halls, multi-purpose halls (mainly to host seminars or conferences) and other services to customers, shops or on-the-go equipment (such as phone booths). They are separated into the following four (4) categories: 1) classic hotels; 2) motels; 3) apartment hotels; and 4) combined classic and apartment hotels. V.2.2. Organised Tourist Camps With or Without Cabins These are primary hotel establishments, located outdoors, with or without cabins, which offer lodging, dining and recreational options to tourists who may or not own camping and transportation means, such as towed or motor caravans, trailers and semi-trailers, tents, trailer tents or car rooftop tents, hotel buses and rotel hotels. As regards the establishment and operation of such organised camps, the Ministry of Tourism issued a decision stipulating all technical and operational specifications thereof. V.2.3. Youth Hostels Youth hostels are primary hotel establishments which are situated within the limits or urban areas and agglomerations. A decision by the Ministry of Tourism to be issued within two (2) months of the present paper’s publication will include all technical and operational specifications regarding youth hostels, the terms and conditions for their operation, the necessary documents and associated charges for their legal operation, the administrative fees payable to apply for the Special Operation Mark, the administrative sanctions applicable in case of violation of the above terms and conditions, their classification criteria and process and any other issue relevant to their establishment and operation.