Republic Act No. 7160
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
MANILA
RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE ACCREDITATION OF
HOTELS, TOURISTS INNS, MOTELS, APARTELS, RESORTS, PENSION
HOUSES AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 120 IN
RELATION TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 ON THE DEVOLUTION OF DOT'S
REGULATORY FUNCTION OVER TOURIST ESTABLISHMENTS, THE
FOLLOWING RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE
ACCREDITATION OF ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS ARE HEREBY
PROMULGATED.
CHAPTER I
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Section 1. Definition. For purposes of these Rules, the following shall mean:
a. Hotel – a building, edifice or premises or a completely independent part thereof, which is used for the regular reception, accommodation or lodging of travellers and tourist and the provision of services incidental thereto for a fee.
b. Resort – any place or places with pleasant environment and atmosphere conducive to comfort, healthful relaxation and rest, offering food, sleeping accommodation and recreational facilities to the public for a fee or remuneration.
c. Tourist Inn – a lodging establishment catering to transients which does not meet the minimum requirements of an economy hotel.
d. Apartel – any building or edifice containing several independent and furnished or semi-furnished apartments, regularly leased to tourists and travellers for dwelling on a more or less long term basis and offering basic services to its tenants, similar to hotels.
e. Pension house – a private or family-operated tourist boarding house, tourist guest house or tourist lodging house employing non-professional domestic helpers regularly catering to tourists and travellers, containing several independent lettable rooms, providing common facilities such as toilets, bathrooms/showers, living and dining rooms and/or kitchen and where a combination of board and lodging may be provided.
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DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
MANILA
RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE ACCREDITATION OF
HOTELS, TOURISTS INNS, MOTELS, APARTELS, RESORTS, PENSION
HOUSES AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 120 IN
RELATION TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 ON THE DEVOLUTION OF DOT'S
REGULATORY FUNCTION OVER TOURIST ESTABLISHMENTS, THE
FOLLOWING RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE
ACCREDITATION OF ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS ARE HEREBY
PROMULGATED.
CHAPTER I
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Section 1. Definition. For purposes of these Rules, the following shall mean:
a. Hotel – a building, edifice or premises or a completely independent part thereof, which is used for the regular reception, accommodation or lodging of travellers and tourist and the provision of services incidental thereto for a fee.
b. Resort – any place or places with pleasant environment and atmosphere conducive to comfort, healthful relaxation and rest, offering food, sleeping accommodation and recreational facilities to the public for a fee or remuneration.
c. Tourist Inn – a lodging establishment catering to transients which does not meet the minimum requirements of an economy hotel.
d. Apartel – any building or edifice containing several independent and furnished or semi-furnished apartments, regularly leased to tourists and travellers for dwelling on a more or less long term basis and offering basic services to its tenants, similar to hotels.
e. Pension house – a private or family-operated tourist boarding house, tourist guest house or tourist lodging house employing non-professional domestic helpers regularly catering to tourists and travellers, containing several independent lettable rooms, providing common facilities such as toilets, bathrooms/showers, living and dining rooms and/or kitchen and where a combination of board and lodging may be provided.
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