Private room rental
As a private room rental , short private rooms or private accommodation is called the rental of guest rooms in private homes . The private room rental is part of the additional hotel business . With private room rental, rooms from private households are made available to guests for a short time. Private individuals take on the role of landlord.
Basics
Private room rental is the part of tourism that is not handled by commercial accommodation providers , but by private individuals . This also distinguishes private room letting from pensions , in which the household and the accommodation infrastructure are not always separated, but they represent business premises - the legal limits are generally around ten beds .
On the other hand, private quarters are the part of room letting that is not long-term (such as letting rooms to sub-tenants or shared apartments ), but part of the accommodation industry . In addition to pure accommodation, private accommodation also includes catering , so that private rooms can also fall under the catering trade : Bed and breakfast is common here .
Furthermore, a distinction in the private hire the private rooms of private holiday homes / apartments : Accommodation place within the domestic home instead. This also distinguishes private accommodation from the rest of the private additional hotels (campsites, private mountain and alpine huts, etc.).
Private rooms are individual rooms in the house that are temporarily made available as guest rooms (e.g. only in the summer or winter season ), but are otherwise used like any other room, or that are specially designed for renting (private rooms of higher categories, e.g. with private bathroom).
The services incurred, both in terms of accommodation and catering, are legally generally only allowed to be provided by members of the household . This close connection to family life also makes the private room an attractive alternative to accommodation for guests.
For the household, the accommodation is a sideline that developed in the emerging development of tourism in the late 19th century, but is still of enormous economic importance in structurally weak rural areas - so it forms an important pillar of seasonal tourism ( winter sports areas as well as bathing regions ), but also of agritourism (vacation on the farm) - with close links to the rural economy, and is widespread in this form today in tourist regions worldwide. In the undeveloped tourist areas in the third world is the private hire today by far the dominant economic form, while in Europe, where was in the 1970s that "Zimmer frei" regional common, this division has declined today and own of the private rental dwellings ( apartments , Holiday homes) is being replaced (on the one hand because of the increased living standard of households, on the other hand also because of the increased demands of tourist guests).
A more recent branch of the private quarters is the trade fair room as part of the urban trade fair tourism, in which the booking peaks at large trade fairs can be absorbed by private individuals.
Private room rental is now the most important form of accommodation for both professional travelers and tourists. The reason for this: It makes a significant contribution to finding particularly inexpensive accommodation throughout Germany. Even in metropolitan areas, where accommodation prices are usually particularly high, those looking for a room can find accommodation within a small budget. Private landlords benefit from the advantage of being able to profitably use unoccupied rooms.
Advantages of private room rental
| • Private landlords can use uninhabited private rooms at a cost. |
| • Landlords can rent out accommodation regardless of the season and are therefore not only dependent on the tourist industry. |
| • Tenants can move into a room even with a small budget. |
| • Tenants will find many offers in all regions of Germany and can choose the best depending on their criteria. |
| • Rooms can also be found in metropolitan areas for little money. |
Due to the shortage of living space in large cities such as Bremen, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf or Hamburg, private room letting is strictly differentiated from commercial letting. Additional services, such as catering and cleaning services as well as service personnel, are generally not allowed to be offered to tenants when renting rooms privately. Renting private rooms is therefore particularly useful for travelers who are self-sufficient or who use external catering and other services. However, commercial offers that are offered by private accommodation can certainly be considered.
Equipment of a private room
A private room that is offered for rent usually fulfills all standard properties that are important for tenants - regardless of whether it is a tourist, a student, a trade fair visitor, a craftsman, a representative or a fitter. The basic equipment of the room is mostly simple, but sufficient. Since it is only a short stay in the room, the tenants do not have too high demands and expectations.
Basic equipment of a private room
| • Single bed / s |
| • bedside table |
| • Table |
| • chairs |
| • Wardrobe |
| • TV set |
| • radio |
| • Internet / W-LAN |
| • Parking for cars |
| • Comfort services (for example separate smoking area) |
| • Shops nearby |
Even if private rooms are offered cheaply, good hygiene is essential, just like with conventional room rentals. However, it must be noted that the hygiene standards here are not quite as high as in commercial rental. Each tenant is responsible for cleaning the towels and bedclothes and cleaning the room during their stay is also their own responsibility.
Basic bathroom equipment
Of course, the guests of a private room also need bathing and washing facilities. They do not always have their own bathroom / toilet available for this; it is often shared with other tenants who, for example, live on the same floor of the house. Here, guests can definitely expect to be able to use the bathroom without long waiting times.
| • Toilet with hygiene accessories (toilet paper and toilet brush) |
| • Sink |
| • Tray for hygiene items (for example toothbrush) |
| • Shower or bath |
| • Mirror |
| • Towel holder |
| • Cupboard / storage compartment |
| • Trash can |
| • Possibly. washing machine and dryer |
Basic kitchen equipment
Some private rooms also have their own small kitchen / kitchenette or free access to a shared kitchen on the same floor of the house for the benefit of the tenants. This does not have to be large, but should have basic equipment.
| • Sink |
| • Stove or hotplate / s |
| • Oven |
| • Microwave |
| • Fridge with freezer compartment |
| • Coffee machine |
| • Water heater |
| • Toaster |
| • Dishes, pots, pans and cutlery |
| • Trash can |
| • Possibly. dishwasher |
Rental of private rooms for tourists and business travelers
The rental of private rooms gives tourists as well as numerous professional travelers a significantly larger selection of accommodation at affordable prices. This means that those looking for a room who only have a small budget to spend on accommodation have a better chance of finding what they are looking for.
When choosing a private room, tenants should consider the things that are very important for themselves and the length of their stay. Tenants who would like to cater for themselves should make sure that the private room has a cooking facility. If, on the other hand, you prefer to eat out regularly, you should see whether there are restaurants in the vicinity of the private room.
Another aspect of choosing the right accommodation is for smokers. As a rule, smoking is not allowed in private rooms. It is therefore important to find out in advance which smoking options are available outside the room, for example a balcony, a terrace, a courtyard, a communal smoking room or simply a covered area in front of the house. Owners of pets must also clarify with the landlord before the start of the rental whether they are allowed to have a pet in the respective accommodation and whether they can be brought with them.
An essential point that should be clarified by the tenant before the final booking is the possible length of the stay. Usually private rooms are rented for a maximum of 10 days. However, some tourists may want to extend their stay because they like the area so much or business travelers have not finished their professional project in the originally planned time. It is therefore important to inquire with the landlord in advance whether and how long it can be extended or to look out for possible accommodation alternatives in advance.
Tax issues
In general, the leasing of immovable property is not a commercial activity ( income from business operations ), but private asset management ( income from renting and leasing ). A room rental is a trade if there are special circumstances which, viewed as a whole, give the rental as a whole the character of an independent, sustainable, profit-driven participation in general economic activity. This is the case if the tenants are provided with essential ancillary services in addition to the use of the premises, such as cleaning the rooms including the sanitary rooms, bed linen and the use of the kitchen and sanitary rooms. These ancillary services, as well as the fact that the premises were typically used by frequently changing people, gives the activity the character of an accommodation business that goes well beyond the usual asset management. Even renting out a single holiday apartment can have a commercial character if the apartment is located in a holiday area in association with a large number of similarly used apartments in a uniform residential complex and is rented to temporary tenants by a holiday service organization, as in a hotel. In addition to trade tax , sales tax obligations must also be observed.
Importance of private rental
Austria
Legal position
Private accommodation in Austria is regulated by state law; there are separate laws for this in:
- Lower Austria : Lower Austria Private Room Rental Act 1974
- Upper Austria : Tourism Act 1990
- Tyrol : Private Room Rental Act 1959
These laws regulate the requirements for private room letting and generally prescribe an obligation to notify the municipalities and set the tourism tax (local and visitor's tax). Other federal states do not have any statutory regulations in this area of law, until 2003 Salzburg had the Salzburg Private Room Rental Act 1966 , which, however, is no longer applicable in the sense of deregulation - the taxes are regulated in the state tax code (§ 93 LAO).
In Austria, private letting is part of the domestic sideline or ancillary trade in agriculture and forestry .
Economical meaning
Despite the declining numbers since the 1990s, private letting has a high priority within tourism in Austria . Of the total of 67,200 accommodation establishments (2008/2009), 29,300 were private holiday homes / apartments , 18,000 private accommodation , and only 17,200 were hotels and similar establishments and commercial holiday homes / apartments , i.e. more than a quarter of the private room landlords and three quarters of the private landlords . Even of the guest beds (a total of just over 1 million), 124,000 (about one eighth) were private rooms.
The shrinkage compared to commercial accommodation providers and apartment renters was 3.5% in 2008/2009, compared to 1985 there was an overall decline in private letting to well below half. This development runs parallel to that of the commercial 1 and 2-star quarters, while the 3-star category has increased to 125% and the 4 and 5-star category has doubled over the same period. This illustrates the increased demands of foreign guests, but also the trend of the successful private landlords to expand, which means that they are no longer restricted to private letting, which is limited to the number of beds, and the professionalization of the accommodation market in Austria. The gentle tourism promoted in recent years as well as vacation on the farm (which represents a large part of Austria's private quarters) and other sustainability concepts have not yet shown any effect in this regard.
This development affects both the winter and summer seasons equally. The total number of beds in the 2008/09 winter season was 108,800 and the total for the 2009 summer season was 121,300, which shows the increasing supply in the summer sector: The decline in winter beds in the private room sector was double (3.9%) that of summer beds (1.9%) , this trend has also continued since the 1980s.
Checklist of the most important features that those looking for a room should consider
| • Pay attention to hygiene : Photos provide initial clues. |
| • Price : is the price of the private room within budget? |
| • Residential area : Is the private room more secluded and quiet or central? |
| • Infrastructure : What shopping opportunities are there in the vicinity and how is the connection to local public transport? |
| • Equipment : Is the private room suitable for self-catering? How are the sanitary facilities equipped? |
| • Are there TV and internet services ? |
| • Parking : Is there a private parking space? |
| • Opportunity to smoke : is there an opportunity to smoke? |
| • Can I bring pets and if so, which ones? |
| • What are the booking conditions? |
See also
- DTV classification: private rooms (Germany)
literature
- Franz Staudinger: Agriculture and Commerce. Chamber of Agriculture Upper Austria, script 2005.
Individual evidence
- ↑ something like Oö. Tourism Act, § 1 Z 6 (LGBl. No. 76/1996, 12/2003)
- ↑ Statistical classification of economic sectors in the European Community (NACE) 68.20 Renting, leasing of own or leased land, buildings and apartments , part of real estate and housing (Section L)
- ↑ NACE 55.10 Hotels, inns and boarding houses , part of the hotel and restaurant industry (Section H)
- ↑ Law of April 25, 1974 on the accommodation of strangers as a domestic secondary occupation (Lower Austria Private Room Rental Act 1974) (entry ris.bka ); a new announcement in 2000 was not made
- ↑ Provincial Law of October 12, 1989 on Tourism in Upper Austria (Upper Austrian Tourism Law 1990) , in particular § 39a Start of private room rental ; Former law of April 25, 1974 on the accommodation of strangers as a domestic secondary occupation (OÖ PrivatzimmervermietungsG 1975) LGBl. No. 7/1976 4th item, revoked; Oö. Tourism Law Amendment 1996 LGBl. No. 76/1996 30th item (all ris.bka)
- ↑ Law of June 26, 1959 on the accommodation of strangers as a domestic sideline (Private Room Rental Act ) StF: LGBl. No. 29/1959 (ris.bka)
- ↑ Former law of April 2, 1958 on the regulation of the accommodation of strangers as a domestic secondary occupation in the state of Salzburg , announced again as the Salzburg Private Room Rental Act 1966 LGBl Slbg 22/1966, revised. LGBlNr 109/2003 26th piece (all ris.bka)
- ↑ cf. report on the RV (Blg 704 5.S 12.GP) concerning a law with which various LandesG repealed, the Sbg LandesabgabeO, the Sbg VergabekontrollG 2002, the L-PolizeistrafG and the Sbg NaturschutzG 1999 are changed (3. Legal Cleansing Act). No. 93 of the supplements to the stenographic protocol of the Salzburg state parliament (6th session of the 12th legislative period). In: The Salzburg State Parliament. State of Salzburg, State Press Office, accessed in August 2010 . ; Submission of the state government, law with which various state laws are repealed, the state tax code, the procurement control law 2002, the state police criminal law, the nature conservation law 1999 are changed (3rd legal adjustment law). No. 704 of the supplements to the stenographic protocol of the Salzburg state parliament (5th session of the 12th legislative period). In: ibid. Retrieved August 2010 .
- ↑ Number of establishments and beds by federal state and type of accommodation. Changes in beds compared to the 2008/09 reporting period, the 2008/09 winter season and the 2009 summer season (in%). In: Tourismusstatistik 2009. Compiled on: February 2, 2010. statistik.at> Tourism> Accommodation> Betriebe, Betten. Statistics Austria , accessed in August 2010 .
- ↑ Development of beds in selected types of accommodation since the 1986 summer season. In: Tourismusstatistik 2009. Compiled on: March 5, 2010. Statistics Austria, accessed in August 2010 .
- ↑ Development of beds in selected types of accommodation since the 1985/86 winter season. In: Tourismusstatistik 2009. Compiled on: February 5, 2010. Statistics Austria, accessed in August 2010 .