With 38.27 million tourists visiting Thailand in 2018,
generating a total income of 64.5 Billion USD, tourism is one of
the major economic sectors in Thailand. Because of the high number
of visitors, short term rentals for villas, condominiums or houses
are highly requested. But lessors should take care to fulfill the
requirements of the Thai government for this kind of rentals.
For every property that is rented on a short term (less than
monthly) basis, and which not considered as the hotel under the
ministerial regulation, a report of such rental must be
filed to the local district office.
According to Article 1 of the Ministerial Regulation,
prescribing the class and rule of hotel business B.E. 2551 (2008),
a hotel license is needed for villas or any building with at least
4 rooms or capacity for more than 20 guests. Section 3(2) of the
Hotel Act states that the definition of "hotel" does not
include accommodation established for the purpose of accommodation
for
