Check your home qualifies as a VUT
A VUT is a furnished and equipped property ceded temporarily in its entirety, marketed mainly through tourist-offer channels and for profit. The decree applies to VUTs located in Castilla y León.[2]
Tourist-offer channels include travel agencies, reservation centres, mediation companies, online intermediation and Internet diffusion.[2]
It is considered habitual when accommodation is provided on one or more occasions in the same calendar year for a total time exceeding one month, and tourist use is for a maximum of two consecutive months to the same tourist.[2]
Blocks with two or more units run by the same holder are excluded and instead subject to the apartments turísticos regulation.[2]
Before you start: legal and technical requirements
General requirements are set out in articles 7 to 12 of Decree 3/2017, and the dwelling must have a first occupation licence, certificate of habitability or the relevant municipal authorisation, meeting the technical conditions of such dwellings.[1][2]
Buildings must comply with rules on urban planning, construction, health, safety, accessibility, hygiene, environment and other applicable sectoral norms; dispensations from technical requirements may be granted where circumstances allow, particularly in protected heritage buildings.[2]
Tourism businesses must keep civil liability insurance and other required guarantees, and provide a 24-hour phone or email together with urgent assistance and maintenance.[2][3]
Start the activity: declaration and filing
Submit a responsible declaration for each establishment before starting; from the day of submission you are enabled to operate for an indefinite duration, subject to other obligations.[1][2][3]
Natural or legal persons who meet the regulatory requirements may apply. The procedure covers access and exercise of the activity, changes of ownership, modification of data, cessation and incorporation of data. Its identifiers are IAPA 2582 and SIA 1253474.[1]
You may file in person at Junta de Castilla y León assistance offices in registration matters or at the places in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, or file electronically if applicable, meeting the technical requirements.[1]
For e-filing you need an electronic certificate; you can use an authenticated application, an Online PDF form sent through the Electronic Administration Application, or a Web Form. At the end, check the application, attach documents, sign and register electronically, and download the proof of submission.[1]
Notifications may be sent by post to your address or electronically with an email notice to the address indicated in the application.[1]
Changes, cessation and later documentation
Notify any modification of data included in the responsible declaration, substantial reforms affecting classification, or cessation of the activity. Modifications and cessations must be reported within one month of occurrence using the Communication form to the provincial Tourism Section.[1][3]
To correct or add documents to an ongoing file, use the Incorporation of data or documents model.[1]
If ownership changes, the new holder must submit a new responsible declaration within one month, always before starting the activity.[1]
Registration, inspections and enforcement
Once the responsible declaration is presented, the competent peripheral body will register the establishment ex officio in the Castilla y León Tourism Register, an administrative and public register created by law.[1][2][3]
Registration is carried out ex officio after responsible declarations are presented, and the authorities may perform control and inspection to verify compliance.[2][3]
Access and exercise of tourism activity follow freedom of establishment and free provision of services within the limits of the law; unreported or unauthorised activity is considered clandestine and sanctioned.[3]
What to display, publish and give to guests
Display a standardised identification plaque at the main entrance and exhibit, in a visible place, the relevant distinctives and the maximum capacity.[2][3]
On admission, provide guests with an information sheet using your model or the attached model, and ensure tourist information is on a noticeboard or similar medium.[1]
Keep a price list available, and have complaint sheets in the establishment, making them available and announcing their existence visibly.[1][3]
In advertising, marketing and documentation, state clearly the Castilla y León Tourism Register number and reservation conditions; you may adopt an internal house rulebook including the prohibitions in article 27 of the decree and rules of coexistence and use.[1]
Registering guests with the police
Keep a documentary register of check-ins and check-outs, contact the National Police or Civil Guard in the locality, and send the required data through the Ministry of the Interior’s SES.HOSPEDAJES platform.[1]
If you were previously an ‘apartamento turístico’
Holders of establishments registered as apartments turísticos between 5 February 2010 and 27 February 2015 that meet the requirements must file a responsible declaration within six months from the decree’s entry into force; otherwise they lose tourist-establishment status and the register entry is cancelled.[2]
Applicable legislation
Key rules include Law 14/2010, of 9 December, on Tourism of Castilla y León, Decree 3/2017, of 16 February, on tourist-use dwellings, and Order CYT/1318/2019.[1][2][3][4]