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Lodging

Lodging refers to the use of a short-term dwelling, usually by renting the living space or sometimes through some other arrangement. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging for sleep, rest, food, safety, shelter from cold temperatures or rain, storage of luggage and access to common household functions.[1] Lodging is a form of the sharing economy.

For the agricultural term, see Lodging (agriculture).

Lodging is done in a hotel, motel, hostel, or inn, a private home (commercial, i.e. a bed and breakfast, a guest house, a vacation rental, or non-commercially, as in certain homestays or the home of friends), in a tent, caravan/campervan (often on a campsite). Lodgings may be self-catering, whereby no food is provided, but cooking facilities are available.


Lodging is offered by an owner of real property or a leasehold estate, including the hotel industry, hospitality industry, real estate investment trusts, and owner-occupancy houses.


Lodging can be facilitated by an intermediary such as a travel website.

: Hosts can rent their properties for up to 30 nights per year to a group of no more than four at a time.[4] Short-term rentals are banned in certain parts of the city.[5]

Amsterdam

: Vacation apartments are subject to the highest rate of property tax; platforms must share data with regulators.[6][7][8]

Barcelona

: Short-term rentals require permission from authorities. Hosts can rent individual rooms with the condition that they live in most of the property.[9]

Berlin

: Short-term rentals are restricted to a maximum of 90 days per year for primary residences; registration is required with local authorities and planning permission is required where a property changes use from private residence to full-time short-term rental. However, compliance with these requirements is minimal, with one study finding only 38 listed properties had the required planning permission, out of 25,000.[10][11][12]

Ireland

: Short-term rentals are limited to 90 days per year.[13][14]

London

: Listings without private entrances are banned.[15]

Madrid

: Home-sharing sites are banned to contain tourism.[16]

Palma de Mallorca

: Hosts can rent their homes for no more than 120 days a year[17] and must register their listing with the town hall.[18]

Paris

: Short-term rental sites are required to withhold a 21% rental income tax.[19]

Rome

: Hosts must collect and remit tourist taxes.[20][21]

Venice

: Short-term rentals are banned in specific "residential zones" within the city, with the exemption of apartments used primarily for the host's own residential needs.[22]

Vienna

 

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Travel accommodation travel guide from Wikivoyage

The dictionary definition of lodging at Wiktionary