Would you like to have your accommodation classified in order to benefit from certain advantages?
Interest, procedures… we explain everything to you.
What is the classification?
The classification of accommodation concerns hotels, campsites, residential leisure parks, tourist residences, holiday villages and furnished tourist accommodation. Tourist customers are more and more demanding and the stars remain an important and universal landmark.
The classification is voluntary, it has 5 categories ranging from 1 to 5 stars and it is valid for 5 years, after which time you will have to make a new request for classification if you want your accommodation to continue to benefit from a classification. .
It is also a marketing tool for hosting. He reassures customers.
The classification criteria set requirements on the level of comfort and quality of service, which are checked every 5 years by an accredited inspection body. This control is carried out on the basis of the classification criteria in force in a reference system specific to each category of accommodation.
The interests of the classification according to the types of accommodation
The classification of furnished tourist accommodation is
- Benefit from a tax reduction flat rate up to 50% (2024 law for 2025);
- Highlighting the strengths of your property to visitors and ensure them a certain level of comfort and a superior quality of service – promote your property to local and national organizations (OT, ADT, CDT, etc.);
- Join the ANCV network for free (Holiday Vouchers) and accept this payment method – open up to ANCV customers.
For your tenant: - Classification in furnished tourist accommodation guarantees comfort, superior equipment and secures it – your property has been checked by an approved body and meets the requirements of the ATOUT FRANCE standard;
- This is a ranking internationally recognized ;
- It makes it possible benefit from a fixed rate tourist tax (unclassified items being subject to proportional pricing, which is more expensive).
Accommodation
The tourist hotel can be classified regardless of the number of rooms.
Ranking is not mandatory. It takes place at the operator's request.
The hotel may also have one or more labels.
The attribution of stars is done on the basis of the appreciation of the following 3 main criteria: Quality of comfort of the equipment, quality of the services offered, good practices in terms of respect for the environment and the reception of customers in disability
Campgrounds
For campsites, the classification is the assurance of better marketing to national and international specifiers as well as tourist customers who carry out the majority of their transactions directly online on the Internet.
The aim of the classification is to provide consumers with reliable benchmarks, regardless of the product range offered or the target clientele.
It is a grid of more than 200 qualitative and quantitative criteria which makes it possible to classify campsites in France. They can also adhere to one or more quality labels.
Tourist residences
Here, the star rating reinforces the quality of service and comfort of your accommodation. It allows advantageous taxation and recovery of VAT in the context of construction or work.
It formalizes compliance with the requirements of French and international customers and improves the visibility of your tourist residence on marketing websites.
Holiday villages
The classification of holiday villages is national and official. It is based on a reference system of more than 250 specific criteria, which make it possible to precisely assess the level of services offered by the establishments: in terms of accommodation, catering, services and equipment.