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Could anyone point us in the right direction or to a website (in french would be fine) with regard to the following question?

Our property is too big for a chambre d'Htes, but we don't want to run a hotel. So we have decided to only cater for prebooked guests and to organise painting courses for our guests, on site (guests will book a course and accomodation, to book just the course or just the accomodation won't be possible). We will also feed our guests (included in the overall price), but no one else (from 'outside'). Of course we would also like to be able to serve wine with the meals. What would this make us and which type of company would we have to set up.. And would we need a licence? Thank you very much in advance for your feedback!
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>Could anyone point us in the
>right direction or to a
>website (in french would be
>fine) with regard to the
>following question?
>
>Our property is too big for
>a chambre d'Htes, but we
>don't want to run a
>hotel. So we have decided
>to only cater for prebooked
>guests and to organise painting
>courses for our guests, on
>site (guests will book a
>course and accomodation, to book
>just the course or just
>the accomodation won't be possible).
>We will also feed our
>guests (included in the overall
>price), but no one else
>(from 'outside'). Of course we
>would also like to be
>able to serve wine with
>the meals. What would this
>make us and which type
>of company would we have
>to set up.. And would
>we need a licence? Thank
>you very much in advance
>for your feedback!


As a general rule, if you open your house as a chambres d'htes you are not allowed more then 5 rooms for hire. Now I know 6 is often quoted in books but, the reality is that if you have 6 rooms the likelihood is you will have to join the local ch de Commmerce, as you will be seen as a small entrerprise, this is not definite but be warned this has happened on too many occasions to be mere chance that the person has been "luckily" caught out and told to join the Ch de Commerce!!

If you want to run it as a place for pre-booked guests, (you don't say which country you will aim this at?)then the UK will probably be your target. For this ruling you will need to take advice from 1) The Mairie 2) The C de Commerce.

You should not require a licence to serve wine free with a meal but if you do, they are not dear for the type you will require.

What you plan to do is a very grey area. The authorities will want to pigeonhole you into which group you come under. A true chambres d'htes, as described above, will be your best bet and that way, you will just have to inform your Mairie and the Htel des Impts.

Have you thought of just letting out the full house as large gte and living somewhere on site but, nicely out of the way of the guests or even move on to a small campsite during the peak season when hopefully it will be fully occupied. Not entirely the sensible thing but can be fun and far less stress.

You will find that you will require health cover, insurance to cover your guests well being, insurance to cover you for being open to the public, shall I go on, there are many things you will need to know and, it is best that you ask the questions that you need the answers for, as many of us on here could type till our fingers fall off and still miss something out !!!

Good luck

Miki
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