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| Group | Class | Segment | Definition | Requirements |
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| Tourist Accommodation | Hotel | Tourist Hotel | A lodging property equipped with facilities of accommodation, dining, exercise, entertainment, recreation, performance or training, attached to the property, for the use of tourists. Tourism Promotion Act, Article 3 2A | ① There will be at least 30 rooms equipped with bathrooms or shower facilities. ② There will be a system that can provide services to foreigners. ③ The ownership or right to use of land and buildings will be secured, while the ownership must be secured in order to recruit members. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 2A |
| Floating Hotel | A lodging property with fixed or tied structures or ships on the water, equipped with facilities of accommodation or auxiliary facilities, for the use of tourists. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 2B | ① An occupancy permit must be ontained from the relevant authority for the water surface where the Floeating Hotel is located, pursuant to the Public Waters Management and Reclamation Act or the River Act. ② There will be at least 30 rooms equipped with bathrooms or shower facilities. ③ There will be a system that can provide services to foreigners. ④ It will be equipped with sewage storage and treatment facilities and waste treatment facilities to prevent water pollution. ⑤ The ownership or right to use structures and ships will be secured, , while the ownership must be secured in order to recruit members. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 2B |
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| Traditional Hotel | A lodging property equipped with facilities of accommodation or auxiliary facilities, for the use of tourists, in a traditional Korean building. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 2C | ① The exterior of the building will have the form of a traditional house. ② It should be equipped with a bathrooms or shower facilities so that there is no inconvenience to users. ③ There will be a system that can provide services to foreigners. ④ The ownership or right to use of land and buildings will be secured, while the ownership must be secured in order to recruit members. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 2C |
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| Family Hotel | A lodging property equipped with facilities of accommodation, dining, exercise, recreation, or training, for the use of family tourists, with cooking utensils in each guestroom. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 2D | ① Cooking facilities, either individually by room or commonly shared by floor, will be installed for the use of family tourists. ② There will be at least 30 rooms equipped with bathrooms or shower facilities. ③ The net area per room will be at least 19 square meters. ④ There will be a system that can provide services to foreigners. ⑤ The ownership or right to use of land and buildings will be secured, while the ownership must be secured in order to recruit members. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 2D |
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| Hostel (enacted 2009-10-07) | A lodging property equipped with facilities of accommodation with convenience facilities such as shower rooms and cooking facilities, and cultural exchange facilities, for the use of individual tourists such as backpackers. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 2E | ① The rooms will be suitable for accommodation of individual tourists such as backpackers. ② Convenient facilities such as toilets, showers, and cooking rooms should be equipped to prevent inconvenience to users, while they can be shared. ③ There will be cultural exchange facilities that can provide services to foreign and domestic tourists. ④ The ownership or right to use of land and buildings will be secured. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 2E |
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| Small Hotel (enacted 2014-03-01) | A lodging property equipped with facilities for accommodation, dining, exercise, recreation, or training, attached to the accommodation, for the use of tourists. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 2F | ① There will be at least 20 but less than 30 rooms equipped with bathrooms or shower facilities. ② The total area of auxiliary facilities will be less than 50% of the total building area. ③ There will be 2 or more kinds of auxiliary facilities, excluding facilities for bars or entertainment bars under the Enforcement Decree of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 21 8C, and speculative activity facilities under the Act on Special Cases Concerning Regulation and Punishment of Speculative Acts, Etc., Article 2 1. ④ There will be a system that can provide services to foreigners, such as providing breakfast and hiring foreign language speaking staffs. ⑤ The ownership or right to use of land and buildings will be secured, while the ownership must be secured in order to recruit members. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 2F |
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| Medical Hotel (enacted 2014-03-01) | A lodging property equipped with facilities for accommodation, dining, exercise, or recreation, with cooking utensils in each guestroom, for the use of foreign medical tourists. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 2G | ① Cooking facilities be installed individually by room or commonly shared by floor, for the use of medical tourists. ② There will be at leat 20 rooms equipped with bathrooms or shower facilities. ③ The net area per room will be at least 19 square meters. ④ Facilities for business under Articles 9, 13, 22, 23, and 26 of the Educational Environment Protection Act shall not be installed as auxiliary facilities. ⑤ It will have a convenient system for medical tourists to enter and exit. ⑥ There will be a system that can provide services to foreigners, such as hiring foreign language speaking staffs. ⑦ Medical Hotel facilities (referring to facilities excluding medical services facilities if a medical services facility pursuant to Article 3 1 of the Medical Service Act is installed) shall be separated from medical services facilities. In this case, guidelines for separation shall be determined and announced by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. ⑧ The ownership or right to use of land and buildings will be secured. ⑨ The person who intends to register a Medical Hotel business will be the founder or host of a medical services facility for foreign patients. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 2G |
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| Timeshare | A lodging property equipped with facilities for accommodation, cooking, exercise, entertainment, recreation, performance or training, for the use of members, co-owners and other tourists. Tourism Promotion Act, Article 3 2B | A. Guestroom ① There will be at least 30 rooms in the same complex. However, if an application for registration is filed from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018, pursuant to Article 3 1, there will be at least 20 rooms. ② Each room will be equipped with facilities of accommodation and cooking, while such requirements will be exempt up to 30% of the total rooms (in urban areas under Article 6 1 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, the exepmtion percentage shall be pursuant to the relevant local ordinance), if cooking facilities are installed outside the room. B. Canteen There will be a canteen or a convenience store, while it can be shared if the complex is composed of several buildings. C. Culturural and Sports Space At least one of performance, exhibition, art gallery, museum, swimming pool, tennis court, soccer court, basketball court, and other cultural and sports space will be installed, for the use of tourists, while it may be shared if a complex is composed of several buildings. In addition, such requirements will be exempt if the complex is located within a designated tourism complex, a designated tourism destination or a reort destination. D. The ownership or right to use the land and building shall be secured, while the ownership must be secured in order to recruit members. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 3 |
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| General Accommodation (effective) | Motel (deprecated 1999-08-09) | Originally, the Public Health Act subdivided lodging businesses into Hotels(A), Hotels(B), Timeshares, Motels(A), Motels(B), Farm Motels, and Inns. However, all of them were combined to 'Lodging Business' upon replacement of the Public Health Act with the Public Health Control Act on 1999-09-09. Furthermore, upon enactment of 'Residence Accommodation' on 2012-01-10, Motels(A), Motels(B), Farm Motels, and Inns were combined to 'General Accommodation', while Hotels and Timeshares were categorized as 'Tourist Accommodation', pursuant to the Tourism Promotion Act. | A. Guestroom ① There will be at least 10 rooms (7 rooms for Farm Motels or Motels in rural areas). ② It will be equipped with the following facilities: i) The net area per room will be at leat 6 square meters (10 square meters for Farm Motels). ii) Door locks and window locks must be installed. iii) For Farm Motels, cooking utensils, sinks, and refrigerators will be provided in each room, and a cooking room equipped with water supply, providing hot and cold water, and ventilation shall be installed. iv) When installing a bathroom in a room, it shall provide hot and cold water, and a flush toilet. B. Other Facilities ① A reception desk will be installed. ② The following facilities will be installed for a shared kitchen: i) It should be separated from other spaces by walls or boards. ii) Insect repellent facilities shall be installed at the entrance and windows in contact with the outside. iii) Drainages shall be installed, and sewage tanks should be installed outside. iv) Facilities to remove fumes, steam and odors shall be installed. ③ The following facilities shall be installed for a bathroom in the room: i) Common bathrooms or shower facilities shall be separated for men and women. ii) Flush toilets, separated for men and women, shall be installed on each floor. However, non-flush toliets, separed for men and women, can be installed away from the accommodation building, if there is the water supply and sewage facilities are not installed in the building. iii) Washrooms shall be installed on each floor. ④ Natural lighting and ventilation system shall be installed in accordance with the Building Codes. ⑤ Lighting, moisture-proofing, insect repellent and drainage facilities shall be installed. Enforcement Rule of Public Health Act, Appendix 1 1C |
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| Inn (deprecated 1999-08-09) | Originally, the Public Health Act subdivided lodging businesses into Hotels(A), Hotels(B), Timeshares, Motels(A), Motels(B), Farm Motels, and Inns. However, all of them were combined to 'Lodging Business' upon replacement of the Public Health Act with the Public Health Control Act on 1999-09-09. Furthermore, upon enactment of 'Residence Accommodation' on 2012-01-10, Motels(A), Motels(B), Farm Motels, and Inns were combined to 'General Accommodation', while Hotels and Timeshares were categorized as 'Tourist Accommodation', pursuant to the Tourism Promotion Act. | A. Guestroom ① Total floor area will be at least 33 square meters. ② The net area per room will be at leat 4 square meters. ③ Door locks and window locks must be installed. B. Other Facilities ① The following facilities will be installed: i) Shared bathrooms or shower facilities. ii) Flush toilets, separated for men and women, shall be installed on each floor. However, non-flush toliets, separed for men and women, can be installed away from the accommodation building, if there is the water supply and sewage facilities are not installed in the building. iii) Washrooms shall be installed. ② The following facilities will be installed for a shared kitchen: i) It should be separated from other spaces by walls or boards. ii) Insect repellent facilities shall be installed at the entrance and windows in contact with the outside. iii) Drainages shall be installed, and sewage tanks should be installed outside. iv) Facilities to remove fumes, steam and odors shall be installed. ③ Natural lighting and ventilation system shall be installed in accordance with the Building Codes. ④ Lighting, moisture-proofing, insect repellent and drainage facilities shall be installed. Enforcement Rule of Public Health Act, Appendix 1 1D |
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| Residence Accommodation (enacted 2012-01-10) | A lodging property equipped with facilities of accommodation and cooking, for the use of tourists, so that they can stay for the extended period of time. Enforcement Decree of Public Health Control Act, Article 4 2 | ① It shall conform to the standards for residence accommodation prescribed in Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Rule of the Public Health Management Act. i) The residence accommodation shall be equipped with equipment for cooking and ventilation such as windows. In such cases, if the cooking equipment is installed indoors, it must be fixed in each room or in a shared cooking space. ii) The residence accommodation shall have a bathroom or shower booth in each room. Provided that the hostel under Article 2 Paragraph 1 2E of the Enforcement Decree of the Tourism Promotion Act may be equipped with shared bathrooms or shower booths. iii) The general and residence accommodations using a part of a building shall have dedicated guestroom floors, at least 30 rooms or more, or occupy at least a third of the gross floor area of the building. Provided that such standards for number of rooms and floor areas may be eased by the governor or the mayor in consideration of regional conditions, through relevant local ordinances. ② It shall be equipped with front desk and lobby (including public toilets). ③ It shall have at least one linen room (meaning a room for storing clothes, such as bedding, sheets, towels, etc.) per 30 rooms. ④ It shall have food and beverage facilities (restaurants, etc.) for tourists ⑤ It shall have a room security system that can control access and security of a guestroom and include it in the architectural drawings. ⑥ Balconies for each section, if any, shall be installed open-air, and conform to the safety standards of Article 17 4 of the Rules on the Building Standards regarding Evacuation and Fire Safety. Building Standards for Residence Accommodation, Article 3 |
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| Other Accommodation | Training Facility | Youth Hostel | A lodging property equipped with facilities of accommodation, for the use of youth, with convenience facilities such as dining, travel support and youth activities. Youth Activity Promotion Act, Article 10 1F | A. Guestroom ① Each room will accommodate up to 10 people, while the number of rooms accommodating up to 2 people shall not exceed 40% of total accommodation capacity. ② There can be family rooms for family accompanying youth, while the number of guests in family rooms shall not exceed 30% of total accommodation capacity. B. Counversation and Information Room It shall be installed to be used for providing information about travel and culture, and for meeting. C. Self Cooking Space There will be one set of cooking equipments per every 50 people, while the number of sets can be topped out at 5. D. Resting Lounge There will be at least 1 resting lounge. E. Supervisor Room There will be at least 1 supervisor room. F. Heating System A heating system shall be installed. G. Emergency Equipment ① Emergency lightings or equipments shall be installed. ② An emergency water supply system shall be installed. H. Other Facilities A broadcasting system and a supply closet shall be installed. I. Accommodation Capacity It refers to an optimal number of people to be accommodated in each room. Enforcement Decree of Youth Activity Promotion Act, Appendix 3 F |
| Training Center | A comprehensive training facility equipped with facilities of accommodation and training, for the use of youth. Youth Activity Promotion Act, Article 10 1B | A. Guestroom ① The capacity will be able to accommodate at least 100 people. ② Each room will accommodate up to 10 people. B. Dining Room At least 30% of total accommodation capacity will be able to dine at the same time. C. Indoor Assembly At least 50% of total accommodation capacity will be able to gather. D. Outdoor Assembly At least 60% of total accommodation capacity will be able to gather. E. Sports Space There will be an indoor gym of at least 100 square meters or an outdoor sports field of at least 1,500 square meters. F. Training Forest There will be a training forest of at least 1,000 square meters. G. Classroom There will be at least 1 classroom. H. Specialty Training Facility There will be at least 1 speacialty training facility. I. Supervisor Room There will be at least 1 supervisor room. J. Resting Lounge There will be at least 1 resting lounge. K. Emergency Equipment ① Emergency lightings or equipments shall be installed. ② An emergency water supply system shall be installed. L. Other Facilities A broadcasting system, an informary and a supply closet shall be installed. M. Accommodation Capacity It refers to an optimal number of people to be accommodated in each room. Enforcement Decree of Youth Activity Promotion Act, Appendix 3 C |
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| Campsite | A site providing space for installing camping equipments, for the use of camping tourists. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 3C | ① It will be located in a safe place without risk of flooding, loss, isolation, landslides, or rockfall. ② Placement of facilities, how to use them, and instructions for action in case of an emergency shall be posted in a place where users can find easily. ③ Facilities or equipment to notify the user of an emergency shall be equipped. ④ Secure fire extinguishers appropriately and place them in an easy-to-see place, considering the size of the campsite. ⑤ Secure shelters and evacuation routes inside or outside the campsite in case of an emergency. ⑥ Personnel knowing how to take actions in case of an emergency shall be present during the opening of the campsite. ⑦ Campground facilities shall be installed with minimizing changes in the shape and quality of the land, so that the original form of the natural ecosystem can be preserved as much as possible. In this case, the types of campsite facilities that can be installed in the campsite shall be prescribed by the Tourism Promotion Enforcement Regulation. ⑧ The total floor area of buildings installed in a campsite (referring to a building pursuant to Article 2 1B of the Building Act) shall be less than 10% of the total area of the campsite. However, school buildings under Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which are closed and not in operation, are exempt. ⑨ Nevertheless, if a campsite is installed in a conservation management district under Article 36 1B of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, or in a conservation green-belt district under Article 30 4D of the Enforcement Decree of National Land Planning and Utilization Act, all of the following requirements shall be satisfied. However, if the campsite uses a closed school property (only if there is no increase in the site area of existing closed school property, no new or extension of the road to the entrance of the campsite i) and ii) below shall not apply: i) The total area of the campsite is less than 10,000 square meters. ii) The total floor area of the buildings installed in the campsite will be less than 300 square meters, and less than 10% of the total campsite area. iii) A campsite located in a drainage area under Article 15 1 of the Sewerage Act shall introduce sewage from the drainage area into the public sewer when the use of public sewerage is initiated pursuant to Article 27 of the same, except cases falling under Article 28 of the Sewerage Act. iv) It shall minimize the impact on the natural environment and landscape by creating a landscaped green area along the boundary of the campsite. v) It shall avoid damages such as collapse of slopes or soil leakage caused by campsites. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 4C |
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| Tourism Attraction | Specialty Resort | A tourism facility equipped with facilities of accommodation and dining, as well as one of folk village, beach, hunting ground, zoo, botanical garden, aquarium, hot spring, cave, swimming pool, farming facility, fishing facility, sports facility, forest recreation facility, museum and art museum. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 3A | A. General Requirements ① There will be facilities of accommodation and dining. ② There will be convenience facilities such as parking lots, a water supply system and public toilets. B. Individual Requirements [selective excerpt] ① Folk Village There are at least 20 buildings (thatched houses and tile houses) unique to Korea, and each building will be equipped with traditional living appliances or 50 scale models of traditional buildings that can introduce Korean or foreign cultures will be placed in appropriate places. ② Public Beach i) There will be beaches with suitable conditions for swimming. ii) There will be shower and changing facilities suitable for the capacity. iii) It will be equipped with life-saving boats, monitoring towers, and facilities for emergency treatment. iv) It should have a freshwater beach. v) A lifeguard will be present. ③ Botanical Garden i) There will be facilities in accordance with Appendix 2 of the Enforcement Decree the Museum and Art Gallery Support Act. ii) The greenhouse area will be at least 2,000 square meters. iii) There will be more than 1,000 kinds of plants. ④ Aquarium i) There will be facilities in accordance with Appendix 2 of the Enforcement Decree the Museum and Art Gallery Support Act. ii) The total floor area will be at least 2,000 square meters. iii) Fish species (excluding those that are not fish) will be more than 100. ⑤ Oncheon Jang i) There will be public bath facilities using hot spring water. ii) There will be 2 or more types of recreational facilities out of tennis court, table tennis court, bowling lane, archery court, mini golf course, badminton court, roller skating court, and boat court, or amusement facilities under Article 2 5. ⑥ Recreation Forest There will be a natural recreation forest or a healing forest under the Forestry Culture and Recreation Act, or arboretum facilities under the Act on the Creation and Furtherance of Arboretums and Gardens. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 4A |
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| Urban Minbak | A residential property in urban areas, including single-family house, multi-unit house, townhouse and condominium, providing accommodation, for the use of foreign tourists, so that they can experience Korean home culture. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 3F | ① The total floor area of the house will be less than 230 square meters. ② There will be guidances provided in foreign languages. ③ 1 or more fire extinguishers shall be installed, and a single alarm type detector and a carbon monoxide alarm (only applicable when heating facilities are installed individually) shall be installed in each room. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 4F |
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| Hanok Stay | A Hanok, a traditional Korean residential property, equipped with facilities of accommodation and traditional cultural experiences such as traditional games and crafts, for the use of tourists. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 3G | ① It will be a Hanok that meets the standards set and announced by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport pursuant to Article 27 of the Act on Value Enhancement of Hanok and Other Architectural Assets. However, this is not applicable to Hanoks designated and registered as cultural heritages pursuant to the Cultural Heritage Protection Act, and Hanoks registered as excellent architectural assets pursuant to Article 10 of the Act on the Act on Value Enhancement of Hanok and Other Architectural Assets. ② The total floor area of the space used for accommodation experience, such as rooms and convenience facilities, will be less than 230 square meters. However, this is not the case for hanok falling under any of the following. i) Hanok designated and registered as a cultural heritage pursuant to the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. ii) Hanok registered as an excellent architectural asset pursuant to Article 10 of the Act on Value Enhancement of Hanok and Other Architectural Assets. iii) Hanok prescribed by local ordinances of special autonomous cities, cities, counties, and districts such as hanok and old houses in Hanok Village. ③ In the case of providing an accommodation experience, convenience facilities such as bathrooms and shower facilities shall be equipped so that users do not experience inconvenience. ④ 1 or more fire extinguishers shall be installed, and a single alarm type detector and a carbon monoxide alarm (only applicable when heating facilities are installed individually) shall be installed in each room. ⑤ Where cooking facilities are installed, they shall be installed and managed in accordance with the standards prescribed by the Urban Gas Business Act, the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act, the Act on the Fire Prevention and Installation, Maintenance, and Safety Control of of Firefighting, and other relevant regulations. ⑥ It will be equipped with facilities capable of supplying tap water (referring to water supplied from water supply facilities under Article 3 5 of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act and small-scale water supply facilities under 14 of the same Article) or drinking water quality standards under Article 5 3 of the Drinking Water Management Act. ⑦ It will have a system that can disinfect rooms, reception tables, lobby facilities, corridors, stairs, bathrooms, shower facilities and toilet facilities at least once a month. ⑧ Clean rooms adn bathrooms from time to time, and have conditions for washing bedding regularly. ⑨ It will be equipped with facilities of ventilation. However, this is not applicable if there is a window and a natural ventilation is available. ⑩ The raw water of the bathroom shall meet the water quality standards of the bath water pursuant to Article 4 2 of the Public Health Control Act. ⑪ A manager who can manage Hanok will be present during business hours. ⑫ In the case of providing an accommodation experience, a rate table shall be posted on the reception desk or website, and the posted rate shall be observed. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Appendix 1 4G |
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| Tourism Amenity | Tourist Pension | A lodging property equipped with facilities of natural and cultural experience, for the use of tourists. Enforcement Decree of Tourism Promotion Act, Article 2 Paragraph 1 6H |
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| Rural Resort | Tourist Farm | A tourism facility in rural areas, equipped with facilities of local specialty sales, farming experience, sports, recreation, accommodation, dining foods made of local agricultural or fisheries products, for the use of tourists. Agricultural and Fishing Villages Improvement Act, Article 2 16B |
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| Rural Minbak | A residential property in rural or semi-rural areas, providing accommodation, breakfast and cooking facilities, for the use of tourists, with and aim to increase rural income by using houses owned and inhabited by rural or semi-rural residents. Agricultural and Fishing Villages Improvement Act, Article 2 16D |
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Although the statutory classification system above is the basis for statistical survey by relevant government authorities, it does not necessarily match the classification system used in the market. For example, most popular types such as guesthouse and pension are not defined in the statutory classification system, and therefore, there is no official statistics for them. Lobin developed its own classification system, which further breaks down the statutory classification system in accordance with the market practice, so that it fully utilizes available statistics as well as takes into consideration of market dynamics properly. Please check Lobin lodging property types here ↗.
