Holiday Hostels
The following is for general information purposes only. All further queries regarding this information should be directed to the competent authorities listed below.
Procedures required for operating Holiday Hostels
It is a requirement under the Tourist Traffic Acts 1939-2016, that all Holiday Hostels must be registered with Fáilte Ireland and comply with a set of criteria for the classification concerned. This system requires all Holiday Hostels to meet a minimum set of requirements in order to be approved and registered with Fáilte Ireland.
If you are a service provider looking to provide holiday hostel services in Ireland, you may obtain further information and relevant contact details from the Failte Ireland website in the links below.
Holiday Hotel and Youth Hostels
Other procedures required
Other procedures a provider of holiday hostel services may have to comply with include the following:
- Planning legislation, fire safety, and local building regulations
- Food legislation
- Health and Safety
The relevant competent authorities dealing with those areas are :
- The Relevant Local Authority, (Planning and Building requirements)
- The Environmental Health Office of the HSE (Operating a Food business)
- and the Health and Safety Authority (Health and Safety regulations)
Please find relevant links below which provide general information on the procedures required for the areas listed above:
Further information
The following competent authorities websites also provide general information relevant to operating holiday hostels in Ireland.