Hotel buildings

Hotel buildings are any building that provides the main range of services offered by hotels. 

These include, for example:

• Accommodation service (lodging/reception): Includes reception, housekeeping and reservation
• Food and beverages (F&B): Kitchen, restaurant, bar, room service and catering service
• Logistics: Purchasing office, goods inspection, storage
• Administration: A combination of management, bookkeeping/accounting, controlling, secretarial staff, market-ing/sales, HR department and workshops/maintenance.
• Additional services: e.g. telephone/fax, internet connection, television, laundry service, fitness and wellness facilities, conference room rental, entertainment programmes

The main function of a hotel varies from hotel to hotel: They can be health resorts and wellness hotels (spa), holiday or sports hotels, or business, conference and seminar hotels. Resorts are in a separate category, which is not covered by the 2018 version.

Accommodation in the hospitality industry that does not fall under the definition of a hotel is any facility that does not offer all of the main range of services offered by hotels. This includes, in particular:

• B&Bs
• guest houses
• inns
• hostels
• halls of residence
• serviced or self-catering accommodation such as:
  • apartments
  • shelters
  • lodges
  • chalets
  • campsites
  • holiday houses and flats
  • youth hostels
  • Friends of Nature guest houses
  • dormitories and villas and any other types of accommodation available for rental

This scheme is applied on the DGNB System Version 2020 International.

Helpful links:

• The DGNB System
• Criteria
• Certification fees
• Find DGNB Auditors and Consultans for your project
• Register your project