Tourism Law in Europe

17 V.3.2. Self-Catering Accommodation: Furnished Residences-To-Rent Furnished residences-to-rent are defined as individual residences or complexes thereof, each featuring a surface of at least 40 m 2 each, being operationally self-sufficient and having independent external access. They are built following residential construction rules. The establishment and operation of furnished villas-to-rent are governed by the provisions of Article 46 Law No. 4179/2013. V.3.3. Furnished Rooms-to-rent and Residential Apartments The term “furnished rooms-to-rent – residential apartments” encompasses accommodation facilities with lodging areas in rooms or in apartments with one (1), two (2) or more rooms, including a bathroom. The technical and operational specifications of furnished rooms-to-rent – residential apartments are stipulated in a decision issued by the Ministry of Tourism. V.4. Tourist Accommodation Establishments Inside Traditional Buildings Pursuant to Article 1 PD 33/1979 “that concerns tourist accommodation establishments inside traditional buildings”, the Secretary-General of the GNTO has the power to issue an operating licence to tourist accommodation establishments inside traditional buildings. The traditional buildings in question, either individual buildings or complexes thereof, may a) be situated in traditional settlements, under a preservation status or not, or b) be solitary. Their architectural design must comply with the traditions naturally present in various regions of the country. In case the building’s architectural design is not commonly found in Greece, the building must have been registered as a protected historic monument or as a dwelling that requires special state protection. These establishments may be managed in line with any type of hotel business, i.e. as hotels, hostels, furnished apartments, and so on 19 . 19 Mylonopoulos, D. (2016), ibid ., p. 158.