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VA Definitions
Camping ground / Motor parks / Holiday parks
An area with the facility to pitch tents, park motor homes or caravans and can have cabins or units for letting as well.
Homestay / Bed and breakfast
Where the residents invite guests to stay on their property at the same time that they are in residence.
Holiday Home
A stand-alone or duplex (duplex = where two units are joined by a common wall) residential unit let out short term (< 3 months at one time) to guests while the residents are not in occupancy.
Backpackers / Boarding house / Hostel
Dorm type rooms with shared facilities.
Hotel
Any premises used or intended to be in the course of business principally for the provision to the public of: (a) Lodging; (b) Liquor, meals and refreshments for consumption on the premises.
Motel / Motor Inn
A number of units provided for short term accommodation. Differs from Hotel in that the facility usually does not provide liquor & meal facilities.
Apartments / Town houses / Units
Three or more residential units within a single building.
See our Guide to Short Term Accommodation for more information or contact us for further information.