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In respect to rural tourism Latvia applies classification depending on the type of accommodation. This classification has been developed and applied by the Association of Rural Tourism and defines the following types of accommodation:
Country dwelling – a farmhouse or family estate in the countryside offering guests a separate room or part of the house. Breakfast is included in the price in cases when the building in question displays a B&B sign. If breakfast is not included, guests are notified about this fact and they are provided with an opportunity to cook for themselves. Hosts offer their guests meals, holiday entertainment (sauna, boats, horse riding, tennis, ski rental, etc.) and recommend places to visit.
Village home - a family home in a village or in small town suburbs. Guests are offered rooms or a separate part of the house and breakfast is included in the price. Services: meals, holiday entertainment, information on surroundings.
Holiday home - a separate house for guests usually close to lakes, rivers or the sea. Houses of this type normally include bedrooms, a living room, kitchen and amenities. However, there can be exceptions when there is no living room or amenities are located in the yard. Prices are stated for the stay of one person for one day or for the whole house for one day and/or week. Bed linen, towels, dishes and cutlery are all included in the price. Cleanliness in the house is a responsibility of guests themselves while hosts can take care about cleaning after guest departure for an extra charge.
Guesthouses - recreational places in the countryside, villages or towns for a larger number of guests. Guesthouses normally offer at least 5 rooms for lodging, a bathhouse, a banquet hall, a rooms for seminars; various opportunities for entertainment.
Hotels – places for recreation in the countryside, villages or towns. Hotels offer at least 10 rooms for their guests and normally offer a bar and/or a restaurant, rooms for festive occasions and seminars and sometimes a bathhouse/sauna.
Camping sites – areas for tenting and caravans. Sometimes they also host vocational cottages, normally close to water; bathhouses, boats, sport grounds and other opportunities for recreation.
Castles/ manors – offer rooms for festive occasions, seminars,
conferences with or without lodging. They also host exhibitions, festivals, carnivals,
balls and other events.
At the same time, there are also other countryside accommodation categories like
school/office hotels (kindergartens), recreation centres, lodges, youth hostels,
etc.
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Definition and Mission | Qualification system for accommodations |
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