If you want to operate a hotel business 100% legally in Thailand, you have to make sure that you work with a certified agency to obtain licenses. Moreover, our team works closely with the clients and keeps them updated through every step of the process. On one hand, as there are many forms of illegalities regarding hotel licenses, you can be sure that our professionals will obtain a Hotel business license that complies with the Hotel Act of Thailand. This is the correct and legal license that enables hotels to operate in Thailand. 

Otherwise, if your business operates under any other form except tourist accommodation business, you risk being sentenced to jail and receiving a fine of 20,000thb. You don’t require a hotel license if you run a small guest house of fewer than 4 rooms.

If you are not familiar with Thai regulations or the language, we support you with efficient advice and consulting.

Before submitting your application for a hotel business license in Thailand, make sure that your business building qualifies as a hotel. In addition, if your building meets the following features, then you can start the process of obtaining a hotel business license:

• Firstly, it is a place of accommodation available for rental for less than 1 month;
• Secondly, it has more than 4 rooms and can accommodate more than 20 guests.

Before submitting your application, is to know what type of license your business requires.

There are 4 different types of hotel business licenses in Thailand, as follows:

1. The license is for hotels with a capacity of 50 rooms with a minimum size of at least eight square meters per room.
2. The license is for hotels that offer accommodation, catering, and restaurant services, with rooms that have a minimum size of 8 square meters.
3. The license is for hotels that offer accommodation, catering and restaurant services, entertaining, or conference rooms. The size of the rooms, in this case, should not be less than 14 square meters.
4. The license is for hotels that offer accommodation, catering, and restaurant services, and conference and entertainment venues, and whose rooms are bigger than 14 square meters.

For hotels in Thailand with types 3 and 4, entertainment spaces are allowed only if:

• the hotel has more than 80 rooms,
• the venues are located in entertainment areas;
• the hotel serves food and alcohol
• the opening hours are after midnight.
  

At this point, if you want to be eligible for a hotel business license application, you have to first get a building or construction license. Even more, it is issued by an architect or engineer after you submit your application. Moreover, this process may take a while as it requires detailed checks. 

On one hand, these consist of: the hotel’s location, its facilities, its dimensions, its type of structure, and whether the building meets the health and safety laws for its guests and also for the environment. 

Finally, once this step is completed, you can submit an application to the Provincial Administration Department for hotels in Bangkok or any other local Provincial Governor’s office. In other words, this part of the process may also last up to 6 months. Meanwhile, we can start obtaining other licenses you need for your hotel business, such as:

The Environmental Impact Assessment

Basically, if your hotel is composed of more than 80 rooms, is located in a highly polluted area, and has a small size, you will certainly need an environmental impact assessment. Namely, an authorization that ensures safety for the environment. Nevertheless, if the restaurant of your hotel occupies less than 200 square meters, the owner must notify the local authorities through a notification certificate.

For additional licenses: Restaurant License – The authorization for selling food and Alcohol License – The authorization for selling alcoholic drinks, see our blog Business operating licence in Pattaya, Thailand!

The success of the services offered by J&E Concierge in Pattaya is guaranteed due to the experience that we have accumulated over time. For that reason, our team of experts ensures that our clients receive the most services.

Moreover, we work as a team with our clients. At this point, they will always benefit from transparency when it comes to our services because all we want is to satisfy the needs of foreign investors who decide to open a business in Thailand. Even more, we are welcoming them with efficient services for registering companies, obtaining certain licenses for them, and even managing them. 

In short, we are here to answer any questions you have about our business services. Just contact us and we will answer you as soon as possible to your message.