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Licensing & Classification Manual
ForHotels, Guest Houses & Hotel Apartments
In
The Emirate of Dubai
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DTCM/LC/Class/Oct2001
Important Note:
The term “Furnished Apartment” has been changed to
“Hotel Apartment” since 20th Oct. 1999
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This material is copyright
and should not be photocopied
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Express permission of the DTCM.
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INTRODUCTION
The hotel industry has played a remarkable role in Dubai’s development in recent
years. In addition to providing the essential infrastructure for the successful growth
and development of tourism, the sector has also contributed significantly to Dubai’s
prominence as the leading business center in the region and greatly enhanced the
recreational facilities available to the city’s residents and visitors.
Hotel accommodation has expanded dramatically in parallel with Dubai’s
development, rising from 7,629 beds in 1987 to 25,228 beds in 1997. Likewise, the
growth in furnished apartment complexes has provided visitors with an ever more
extensive range of accommodation options.
Against this background, and in accordance with the provisions of Law No. (1) of
1997, and with instructions of H.H. Sheikh General Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-
Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, U.A.E. Minister of Defence, Chairman of the
Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), the Department has
worked with other interested parties to develop a clear and objective system of
classifying visitor accommodation, covering all hotels, guest houses and furnishedapartments in Dubai.
The benefits of such a system include improving the standards of visitor
accommodation and helping potential visitors –as well as tour operators and
international travel industry in general – in selecting appropriate accommodationfor their needs. Further, this system will ensure that the expectations of such
visitors are fully met in terms of facilities, services, levels of comfort and value for
money.
To ensure the classification system meets the highest international standards, the
DTCM has drawn on the American, British, French, and Spanish models and
availed of the expert advice of the UN’s World Tourism Organisation. However,the system in its final from is also the result of extensive deliberations by a
committee comprising hoteliers and representatives from all concerned government
departments, thus ensuring that it complies fully with local economic and social
conditions.
The system will be implemented as of 1st November 1998 on new establishments
that apply for their licensing and classification after this date, and implemented on
existing establishments as of 1st January 1999.
This booklet provides full details of the implementation programme and the
licensing conditions and classification criteria which will apply. If you requirefurther information, please feel free to contact the appropriate DTCM staff directly.
We look forward to working with you to achieve the high quality standards towhich Dubai’s tourism industry aspires.
Khalid A. bin Sulayem
Director General
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DTCM/LC/Class/Oct2001
Bye-law No. (1) 0f 1998
Concerning Licensing and Classification of Hotels,
Guest Houses and Furnished Apartments
We, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai andChairman of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, having
taken cognizance of :
- Law No. (1) of 1997 Concerning the Establishment of the Department of
Tourism and Commerce Marketing; and.
- documentation submitted to us by the Director General of the Department:
Resolve that the following Bye-law be issued:
Article (1) This Bye-law shall be called “Bye-law for Licensing and
Classification of Hotels, Guest Houses and Furnished Apartments for
the year 1998”.
Article (2) In the implementation of the provisions of this Bye-law, the
following terms and expressions shall have the meanings set opposite
each of them unless the context indicates otherwise:
The Emirate: The Emirate of Dubai
The Department: The Department of Tourism and Commerce
Marketing
Director General: The Director General of the Department.
Hotel Establishment: Hotel, guest house of furnished apartments.
Hotel: A building or independent part of a building
which incorporates not less than 10 bedrooms
available for board and lodging services against
a financial consideration.
Guest House: A building or part of a building which
incorporates not less than 10 bedrooms andwhich provides lodging services only against a
financial consideration.
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Furnished Apartments: A group of furnished villas or apartments
providing not less than eight accommodationunits which are rented to guests on a daily,
weekly, monthly or yearly basis.
Unit: Any furnished apartment or single bedroom in a
hotel or a guest house.
Owner of hotel establishment: Anyone who invests in a hotel establishment,including the manager of the establishment.
Guest: Any person who checks in at a hotel, guest
houses or furnished apartment for the purpose of
being lodged against a financial consideration.
Tariff: Charges and rates for the services provided by
the hotel establishment and any percentageadded thereto.
Facility: The restaurants, bars, night clubs, health or sport
clubs, barber or beauty shops, book-shops or
other shops in or attached to the hotel
establishment.
Article (3) Construction of a hotel establishments or the transformation of an
existing building into a hotel establishment may not be started unless
the preliminary approval of the Department has been obtained and
any other conditions pursuant to any other law or regulations aresatisfied.
Article (4) Hotels in the Emirate shall be classified into five grades, each
identified by the awarding of stars ranging from one to five, in order
to distinguish their standards, and furnished apartments shall be
classified into two grades, standard and deluxe, with the Department
making such classification.
Article (5) No hotel establishment may be operated unless it is licensed by the
Department, and no hotel or furnished apartments may be operated
unless they are classified.
Article (6) The Department shall inspect the hotel establishment, to ensure that it
satisfied the licensing conditions or the classification
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criteria, at the time of submission of the licensing or classification
application or upon the renewal of either of them. The Department
may inspect the hotel establishment at any time and for any reason itdeems appropriate.
Article (7) Upon a decision by the Director General, an administrative section
shall be created to carry out the following duties.
1.
Considering the applications for the licensing or classification of
the hotel establishment and the renewal of its licensing or
classification.2. Considering the preliminary approval of the licensing of the hotel
establishment.3. Visiting and inspecting the hotel establishment and deciding on
the extent of its compliance with and fulfillment of the provisions
of this Bye-law.
4.
Investigating the violations committed by the hotel establishment
and the complaints filed against it.
5.
Introducing the appropriate instructions for ensuring the regularityof the business in the hotel establishment and the improvement of
its standard.
Article (8)
1. The application for the licensing or classification of the hotel
establishment or for the renewal of either of them shall be submitted
to the Department on the forms prepared for this purpose, supported
by the required documents.
2. The competent administrative section, pursuant the provisions of
Article (7), shall submit its recommendation regarding the application
in the light of the documents attached therewith and pursuant to theresult of the inspection of the hotel establishment. The Director
General - or those authorized by him – shall issue his decision after
evaluating such recommendation.
3. A concerned party may appeal against the classification decision
within 15 days of the date of his notification of the decision, by way
of a petition to be submitted to the Director General who shall decide
thereon within a month from the date of the submission thereof. The
decision issued regarding such petition shall be final and conclusive
and the absence of any decision received on the appeal within the
said period shall be considered as a rejection of the appeal.
4.
As and when applications are approved, the Department shall issuethe licensing document or the classification certificate or both.
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Article (9) The term of the licensing or classification of the hotel establishment
shall be for one year or more and shall be renewed for a similar term
or terms under the same procedures referred to in Article (8),provided that the applications for the licensing or classification
renewal applications are submitted to the Department within the
thirty days preceding the expiry of the licensing or classification
term.
Article (10) The concerned person may submit to the Department an application
for the amendment of the classification to a higher or lower grade inaccordance with developments which have taken place in the hotel or
furnished apartments. Appeals against the decision of the DirectorGeneral issued in this respect shall be in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Article (8) of this Bye-law.
Article (11)
a) Without prejudice to any obligations imposed under any other
legislation, every hotel establishment shall:1.
Notify the Department of the name of the person in charge
of the management of the establishment and of any change
that may take place in this regard.
2. Display the tariff lists and the timings for the provision of
services in a prominent place inside the building, with such
lists to be in Arabic and one foreign language at least.
3. Maintain accounting books and records and data
concerning the operation of its business.
4. Affix a signboard carrying the name of the establishment in
Arabic and English languages in a prominent place on the
building, with such name to appear on all theestablishment’s records, invoices, correspondence and
brochures.
5. Provide the Department with any documents, guest records
or statistics it requires.
6. Comply with the laws and regulations relating to building
requirements, public health, fire safety, accident
prevention, and with other applicable laws and regulations.
b) In addition to the requirements of clause (a), hotels and
furnished apartments shall display their classification
certificate and classification signboard, the former in a
prominent place in the reception area and the latter in aprominent place at the main entrance. The signboard shall be
maintained as the property of the Department and shall be
withdrawn upon the closure of the hotel or furnishedapartments or replaced upon the change of the classification
grade.
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Article (12) The Department may conduct inspections without prior notice of anyhotel establishment in order to ensure the extent of its compliance
with the provisions of this Bye-law or to investigate complaints filed
by guests or others against the establishment or any of its facilities.
For performing their inspection duties, the competent employees of
the Department may peruse the records of the hotel establishment and
have access to all its units and facilities in accordance with suchprinciples and rules as determined by a decision issued by the
Director General in this regard.
Article (13)
a) The Director General – or those authorized by him – may impose one
or more of the following penalties on any hotel establishment which
violates any of the provisions of this Bye-law or the instructions
issued in accordance with them;1.
A financial fine of not less than one hundred Dirhams and not
more that one hundred thousand Dirhams;
2. Reduction of the grade in which the hotel or the furnished
apartments has been classified;
3. The temporary closure of the establishment and the withdrawal of
its license or classification or both for a period not exceeding six
months;
4. The permanent closure and the cancellation of the license and
classification.
b) A concerned party may appeal against the penalty imposed on him
within a week of the date of his notification, by way of a petition tobe submitted to the Director General who shall decide thereon within
a week from the date of the submission thereof. The decision issued
regarding such petition shall be final and conclusive and the absence
of any decision received on the appeal within the said period shall be
considered as a rejection of the appeal.
Article (14) The Department shall collect from the hotel establishments the
licensing and classification fees listed in the schedule annexed to this
Bye-law.
Article (15) In accordance with this Bye-law, the Director General shall issueregulations containing the conditions for licensing hotel
establishments and the classification criteria to be met by hotel or
furnished apartments. Such regulations shall be applicable from thedate of publication in the Official Gazette.
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Article (16) This Bye-law shall be published in the Official Gazette and shallbecome applicable from the date of their publication.
Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum
Crown Prince of Dubai
Chairman of the Department of Tourism
and Commerce Marketing
Issued on 15 August 1998
23 Rabia Al Thani 1419
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Licensing and Classification Fees Schedule
Hotel Establishment Licensing Fees:Preliminary approval fee: Dhs. 100
Fee for renewal of preliminary approval: Dhs. 100Annual licensing fee: Dhs. 300
License amendment fee: Dhs. 500
License cancellation fee: Dhs. 500
Fee for Duplicate copy of missing license: Dhs. 500
Fee for inspection requested by hotel establishment: Dhs. 500
Advertisement fee: Dhs. 500
Hotel and Furnished Apartment Classification Fees:
Annual classification certificate fee: Dhs. 300Fee for duplicate copy of missing classification certificate: Dhs. 500
Classification signboard fee: Dhs. 1,000
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Regulation No. (1) of 1998
Concerning the Licensing Conditions and Classification Criteria
of Hotels, Guest Houses and Furnished Apartments
- Having perused Law No. (1) of 1997 Concerning the Establishment of the
Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing;- Bye-law No. (1) of 1998 concerning for Licensing and Classification of
Hotels, Guest Houses and Furnished Apartments; and
- Decree No. (1) of 1997 Concerning the Appointment of a Director General
for the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing.
And upon the requirement of public interest, the following has been decided:
Article (1) The licensing conditions and classification criteria of hotels, guest
houses and furnished apartments set forth in the attached schedules
shall be adopted.
Article (2) This Regulation shall become applicable from the date of publication
in the Official Gazette and various administrations and divisions are
required to observe it.
Khalid A. bin Sulayem
Director General
Issued on 1st September 1998
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Schedule No. (1)
Hotel Licensing Requirements
The party managing any hotel must satisfy the following requirements for
licensing, and comply with the laws and regulations relating to building
requirements, public health, fire safety, accident prevention and with other
applicable laws and regulations:
1. Maintain a high level of safety, maintenance and general cleanliness.
2. Ensure satisfactory standard of interior and exterior decoration.3. Display a signboard with the name of the establishment in Arabic and
English languages in a prominent place on the building, with such name to
appear on all records, invoices, correspondence and brochures of the
establishment.
4. Display the Classification Certificate in a prominent place in the reception
area and display the classification signboard in a prominent place at themain entrance.
5. Maintain accounting books and records and data concerning its business.
6. Display service tariff lists and timings for the provision of services in a
prominent place in the building, with such lists to be in Arabic and at least
one foreign language.
7. Display a copy of the general tariff rates in the reception area and in each
bedroom in Arabic and at least one foreign language.
8. Arrange for reception service to be available round the clock.
9. Provide a storage room for baggage.
10. Supply uniforms for the staff of the different departments.
11.
Have at least ten bedrooms available for letting; each satisfying thefollowing requirements:
11.1 Window equipped with blinds, opaque curtains or other means of
ensuring privacy.
11.2 Sufficient area to allow the room guest free movement, with the
minimum floor area – excluding the bathroom and the entrance –
being as follows:
Single room occupancy 9 sq. m.
Double room occupancy 11 sq. m.
Triple room occupancy 13 sq. m.
11.3
Beds with modern mattresses in good condition; and clean sheets,pillows and bed covers of appropriate proportions.
11.4 For a single bed, the minimum length should be 190 cm and
minimum width 90 cm. For a double bed, minimum length should be190 cm and minimum width 135 cm.
11.5 Bedside table with closet, drawer or shelf; and shaded light by thebedside.
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11.6 A dressing table (drawer-type table and mirror) or a vanity unit.
11.7 A chair in every single room, and two chairs – at least – in every
double room i.e. containing a double bed or more than one single bed.11.8 A wardrobe with hangers.
11.9
Chest of drawers or shelves for clothes (can be part of the above
mentioned wardrobe).
11.10 Waste basket.
11.11
Carpet or rug for each bed.
11.12 Ashtray.
11.13 Means of securing the bedroom doors from the inside and outside.11.14 A notice specifying the location of safe deposit boxes, in both Arabic
and English languages.11.15 A notice specifying the procedures to be followed in case of
emergency, in both Arabic and English languages.
11.16 A number on the door of each room.
11.17
Affix the Qibla direction.
11.18 A telephone for making local (U.A.E.) calls in each room, with
international calls available either by direct dialling or via theswitchboard operator.
12. Air conditioning.
13. Provide an elevator from the ground floor to serve all bedrooms on the third
floor or above.
14. Provide furniture and equipment of a satisfactory standard (well maintained
and without fractures of holes)
15. Ensure courteous and prompt service.
16. Have an adequately lit and air conditioned lobby.
17. Provide an internal telephone in the reception hall.
18. Provide a city telephone for use by non-residents, located at the reception
hall.19. Provide safe deposit box facilities round the clock.
20. Provide a pantry or kitchen.
21. Operate a dining room or a cafeteria providing breakfast.
22. Supply individual seating for each guest or party in the dining room.
23. Supply priced menu for perusal in the dining area.
24. Provide a colour T.V. in the reception hall or in each bedroom.
25. Provide adequate lighting for the public entrance, corridors and stairways to
ensure safety during the hours of darkness.
26.
Furnish en-suite bathrooms with a shower or a bath tub with handle and
shower, shower curtain, lidded WC, bidet or washer, wash basin with
mirror, hot and cold running water, glass cup, towel rail, set of towel, foreach guest, bath mat, soap, soap receptacle, toilet paper, hook for clothes,
sanitary disposal unit, a suitable place for toilet accessories, electric shaver
point within reach of the mirror with adaptor available on request, and abell/alarm to be used in case of emergency.
27. Provide one public toilet for gents and another for ladies serving the diningroom. Also provide one public toilet for gents and another for ladies in the
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reception area or the mezzanine serving the reception hall. Each toilet shall
have a wash basin with a mirror and a lidded WC and washer or bidet, theWC and wash basin should be separated by a door. Toilet paper, sanitary
disposal unit, liquid soap, hot and cold running water, towel or any other
means for drying the hands shall be provided in each toilet. If the dining hall
is located on the same floor as the reception hall, it would be permissible to
have one toilet for gents and another for ladies, servicing both facilities,
provided that each toilet shall contain two wash basins and two lidded WCs
and two washers or bidets such that each WC is separate from the washbasins and the other WC.
28. Make porterage facilities available on request.29. Provide local newspapers to guests on request against the price thereof.
30. Make laundry services available and provide iron and ironing board on
request.
31.
Clean rooms on a daily basis and change towels and bed linen for every new
guest and at least twice a week for each guest.
32.
Provide first aid emergency kit.33.
Keep any gardens or grounds belonging to the hotel in a tidy condition, and
maintain any pavements, car parks and roads.
34. Undertake to investigate any complaints relating to the operations of the
hotel, including meal and entertainment services.
35. Provide a night guard.
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Schedule No. (2)
Guest House Licensing Requirements
The party managing a guest house must satisfy the following requirements for
licensing, and comply with the laws and regulations relating to building
requirements, public health, fire safety, accident prevention and with other
applicable laws and regulations:
1. Maintain a high level of safety, maintenance and general cleanliness.
2. Display a signboard with the name of the establishment in Arabic andEnglish languages in a prominent place on the building, with such name to
appear on all records, invoices, correspondence and brochures of the
establishment.
3. Display the License in a prominent place in the reception area.
4. Maintain accounting books and records and data concerning its business.
5. Display service tariff lists and timings for the provision of services in aprominent place in the building, with such lists to be in Arabic and at least
one foreign language.
6. Display a copy of the general tariff rates in the reception area and in each
bedroom in Arabic and at least one foreign language.
7. Arrange for reception service to be available round the clock.
8. Have at least ten bedrooms available for letting; each satisfying the
following requirements:
8.1 Window equipped with blinds, opaque curtains or other means of
ensuring privacy.
8.2 Sufficient area to allow the room guest free movement, with the
minimum floor area – excluding the bathroom and the entrance –being as follows:
Single room occupancy 8 sq. m.
Double room occupancy 10 sq. m.
Triple room occupancy 12 sq. m.
8.3 Beds with modern mattresses in good condition; and clean sheets,
pillows and bed covers of appropriate proportions.
8.4 For a single bed, the minimum length should be 190 cm and
minimum width 90 cm. For a double bed, the minimum length should
be 190 cm and minimum width 135 cm.
8.5 Bedside table.
8.6
Two chairs at least in every room.8.7 Wardrobe.
8.8 Chest of drawers or shelves for clothes (can be part of the above
mentioned wardrobe).
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8.9 Carpet.
8.10 Waste basket.
8.11 Means of securing the bedroom doors from the inside and outside.8.12 A number on the door of the room.
8.13
A notice specifying the location of safe deposit boxes, in both Arabic
and English languages.
8.14 Affix the Qibla direction.
8.15
A notice specifying the procedures to be followed in case of
emergency, in both Arabic and English languages.
9. Air conditioning.10. Provide furniture and equipment of a satisfactory standard (well maintained
and without fractures or holes)11. Ensure courteous and prompt service.
12. Clean rooms on a daily basis and change towels and bed linen for every new
guest and at least twice a week for each guest.
13. Have an adequately lit and air conditioned lobby.
14. Provide a public telephone for guest use.
15. Provide safe deposit boxes at reception.16. Provide a dining hall.
17. Ensure safety during the hours of darkness by providing adequate lighting
for the corridors and stairways.
18. Furnish common and en-suite (private) bathrooms with a shower or bath tub
and shower, shower curtain, lidded WC, washer, wash basin with mirror, hot
and cold running water, glass cup, set of towels for each guest, towel rail,
bath mat, soap (liquid soap in common bathrooms), toilet paper, hook for
clothes, sanitary disposal unit, electric shaver point within each of the
mirror. The number of bathrooms shall not be below the following ratios:
25% of the bedrooms to have en-suite bathrooms.
75% of the bedrooms to have common bathrooms, at a rate not less than onebathroom for two bedrooms.
19. Provide one public toilet for gents and another for ladies serving the dining
room. Also provide on public toilet for gents and another for ladies in the
reception area or the mezzanine serving the reception hall. Each toilet shall
have a wash basin with a mirror, a lidded WC, and washer. The WC and
wash basin should be separated by a door. Toilet paper, sanitary disposal
unit, liquid soap, hot and cold running water, towel or any other means for
drying the hands shall be provided in each toilet. If the dining hall is located
in the same floor as the reception hall, it would be permissible to have one
toilet for gents and another for ladies, servicing both facilities, provided that
each toilet shall contain two wash basins and two lidded WCs and twowashers such that each WC is separate from the wash basins and the other
WC.
20. Provide first aid emergency kit.21. Provide night guard.
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Schedule No. (3)
Furnished Apartments Licensing Requirements
The party managing any furnished apartments must satisfy the following
requirements for licensing, and comply with the laws and regulations relating to
building requirements, public health, fire safety, accident prevention and with other
applicable laws and regulations:
1. Maintain a high level of safety, maintenance and general cleanliness.2. Display a signboard with the name of the establishment in Arabic and
English languages in a prominent place on the building, with such name toappear on all records, invoices, correspondence and brochures of the
establishment.
3. Display the Classification Certificate in a prominent place in the reception
area and display the classification signboard in a prominent place at the
main entrance.
4. Maintain accounting books and records and data concerning its business.5. Display service tariff lists and timings for the provision of services in a
prominent place in the building, with such lists to be in Arabic and at least
one foreign language.
6. Display a copy of the general tariff rates in the reception area and in each
unit in Arabic and at least one foreign language.
7. Display in each unit the instructions pertaining to the procedures to be
followed incase of emergency, in Arabic and English languages.
8. A notice specifying the location of safe deposit boxes, in both Arabic and
English languages.
9. Have at least eight villas or apartments available for letting; each consisting
of one studio bedroom or one or more bedrooms with a separate livingroom, bathroom, and kitchen or kitchenette.
10. Arrange for reception service to be available round the clock.
11. The reception area shall be located in the ground floor if the entire building
is allocated for furnished apartments. However, if only part of the building is
allocated for furnished apartments, then the reception area shall be located in
the first floor of the part allocated for furnished apartments. In the latter
case, a signboard shall be displayed in the ground floor, indicating the floors
allocated to furnished apartments.
12. Provide adequate lighting for the public entrance, corridors and stairways to
ensure safety during the hours of darkness.
13. Provide a public telephone in the building and its annexes.14. Provide a telephone for making local (U.A.E.) calls in each unit, with
international calls available either by direct dialling or via the switchboard
operator.
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15. Provide means of securing the doors of each unit from the inside and
outside.
16. Air conditioning.17. Provide safe deposit box facilities round the clock in each unit or in the
reception area.
18. Provide an elevator from the ground floor to serve all units on the third floor
and above.
19. Make porterage facilities available on request.
20. Ensure courteous and prompt service.
21. Provide furniture and equipment of a satisfactory standard (well maintainedwithout fractures or holes)
22. The minimum bedroom area excluding the bathroom and entrance hall:bedroom 12sq.m. / studio 17sq.m.
23. Provide adequate floor covering or finish.
24. Provide electricity and cold and hot running water without charge. It may be
agreed otherwise if the lease contract is for six months or more.
25. Clean the room, make the beds and change the bed linen and towels at least
twice a week without charge. Additional services may be provided onrequest against the price thereof. It may be agreed otherwise if the lease
contract is for six months or more.
26. Provide first aid emergency kit.
27. Affix a number on the door of each unit.
28. Provide each unit with a list of all items contained in it.
29. Affix the Qibla direction in each unit.
30. Provide a night guard.
31. Provide the following in each bedroom/studio.
31.1 Beds with modern mattresses in good condition; and clean sheets,
pillows and bed covers of appropriate proportions. With respect to the
single bed, the minimum dimensions should be 190cm long and 90cmwide. The double bed, however, should be 190cm long and 135cm
wide as a minimum.
31.2 Curtains or other means of ensuring privacy.
31.3 Bedside table with closet, drawer or shelf; and shaded light by the
bedside for each person.
31.4 A dressing table (drawer-type table and a mirror) or a vanity unit.
31.5 At least two chairs.
31.6 Wardrobe.
31.7
Chest of drawers or shelves for clothes (can be part of the above
mentioned wardrobe).
31.8
Ashtray.31.9 Carpet or rug for each bed.
31.10 Waste basket.
32. Provide the following in each living room and studio:32.1 Dining table with a chair for each person; at least two chairs should
be available in each bedroom. In a studio, the dining chairs could bethe same chairs required under clause 30/5.
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32.2 Settee or armchair in the studio or one bedroom units, and at least one
settee and two arm chairs in units with two or more bedrooms.
32.3 Coffee table.32.4 Curtains or other means of ensuring privacy.
32.5
Iron and ironing board.
32.6 Colour T.V.
33. Bathroom with a shower or a bath tub with handle and shower, shower
curtain, wash basin, with mirror, lidded WC, bidet or washer, towel rail,
towels, bath mat, soap receptacle, hook for clothes, sanitary disposal unit,
electric shaver point within reach of the mirror, and cold and hot runningwater.
34. Kitchen or kitchenette located – except for studios – outside the bedroom.The kitchen should contain a sink, draining board, hot and cold running
water electric cooker, refrigerator, cutlery, glass and table ware, cooking
utensils and a covered waste unit.
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Schedule No. (4)
CRITERIA FOR HOREL CLASSIFICATION
All hotels shall be classified according to the following classification criterBEDROOMS
1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star
1. General Full length mirror.
Small refrigerator.
Luggage stand.
Coffee table.
Superior standard
furnishings.
length mirror. M
bar. Luggage st
Coffee table. H
service direct
Sewing kit.
2. Lighting Shaded light by the
bedside.
A reading light by the
bedside.
A reading light for
each person. Meansof controlling the
lights from each bed.
A reading light
each person. Meancontrolling the li
from each bed.
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BEDROOMS
1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star 3. External
Telephone.
A telephone for
making local (UAE).
International calls
available by direct
dialling or via the
switchboard operator.
A telephone for
making local (UAE)
calls. International
calls available by
direct dialling or via
the switchboard
operator.
A telephone for
making local (UAE)
calls. International
calls available by
direct dialling or via
the switchboard
operator.
A telephone fo
(UAE) and inter
calls.
4. Hair Drying Electric hair-dryer to
be available upon
request. Electric
socket near thedressing table in the
bedroom should the
hair-dryer be of a
type other than an air
hose fixed on the
bathroom wall.
Electric hair-drye
available. Electric
near the dressing
the bedroom shohair-dryer be of
other than an a
fixed on the b
wall.
5. Suites Minimum one suit
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EN-SUITE BATHROOMS
1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star
1. General Shower or bath tub
with handle andshower, and mirror.
Washer or bidet.
Bell/alarm to be used
in case of
emergency.
Shower or bath tub
with handle andshower, and lit
mirror. Washer or
bidet. Bell/alarm to
be used in case of
emergency.
Shower or bath tub
with handle andshower in no less
than 50% of the
rooms. Other rooms
may have at least a
shower. Lit mirror.
Washer or bidet
Bell/alarm to be used
in case of
emergency.
Fully-ceramic ti
bathroom. Bath tub whandle and shower, and
mirror. Washer or bid
Telephone for local (UA
and international calls.
2. Shaving
Facilities.
Electric socket near
mirror with adapteravailable on request.
Electric socket near
mirror with adapteravailable on
request.
Dual voltage
(110/220 volts)shaver point near
mirror.
Dual voltage (110/2
volts) shaver point nmirror.
3. Other
Facilities.
Suitable place for
toilet accessories.
Suitable place for
toilet accessories.
Drip dry facility.
Suitable place for
toilet accessories.
Drip dry facility.
Provision of
emergency kit
(shaving equipment,
toothbrush,
toothpaste etc.)
against the price
thereof.
Small closet for cosmet
and personal toiletri
Drip dry facili
Provision of emergency
(shaving equipme
toothbrush, toothpaste e
against the price there
Provision of shamp
bath foam and bath cap.
*This condition applies to hotels applying for a license after the implementation of Bye-law for Licensing and
Guest Houses and Furnished Apartments for the year 1998. 3
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DINING FACILITIES
1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star
1. Kitchen Pantry available. Kitchen available. Kitchen available. Kitchen available.
2. Breakfast Breakfast provided. Breakfast provided. Breakfast with a choiceof 3or more hot dishes.
Breakfast with a cof 3or more hot dish
3. Lunch and
Dinner
Snack and soft
drinks
Hot and cold dishes,
snacks and sort drinks.
At least 3 choices o
and cold dishes, s
and soft drinks.
4. Dining
Rooms
Dining room or
cafeteria.
Dining room or
cafeteria.
Two dining facilities. Two or more d
facilities prov
seating for a nu
equivalent to not
than 30% of the nu
of rooms.
5. DinnerHours of
Service
Last order until 11 p.m.in at least one
restaurant.
Last order until 11in at least one restau
6. Lounge or
Coffee Shop
Services
Drinks from 6:30 a.m.
till 11p.m.
Drinks and snacks
6:30 a.m. till 11p.m
7. Room
Service
Full service for meals at
meal time. Drinks and
snacks from 6 a.m. till
midnight.
Full service for me
meal time. Drinks
snacks round the clo
8. Bars One bar at least pro
hotel holds a llicense.
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SERVICES
1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star
1. Ventilation Airconditioning Airconditioning Airconditioning Central aircondi
with individual cont2. Safe Deposit
Box Facilities
Available round
the clock
Available round the
clock
Available round the
clock
Available round the
3. Porterage Available on
request.
Available on
request.
Available. Available.
4. Lift To serve all
bedrooms on the
third floor or
above form the
ground floor.
To serve all
bedrooms on the
third floor or above
form the ground
floor.
To serve all bedrooms
on the third floor or
above form the ground
floor.
To serve all bedroo
the third floor or
form the basement
none exists, the
floor. Separate
lift.*
5. Writing
Facilities
Writing table in the
lobby or equivalent in
every bedroom.
Stationary (paper,
envelops and pens), and
notebook provided.
Writing table in the
or equivalent in
bedroom. Sta
(paper, envelops
pens), and no
provided.
*Service lift out of public view or identified by signage or separately keyed
** Luggage lift accessible to luggage area, and luggage and service lifts out of public view.
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1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star
6. Colour T.V. Available at
reception or in
every bedroom.
Available at
reception or in
every bedroom.
In every bedroom with
remote control.
In every bedroom
remote control.
7. Radio Provided on request. Provided on request
8. Newspapers Local newspapers
to be provided on
request against the
price thereof.
Local newspapers
to be provided on
request against the
price thereof.
Local Arabic and
English newspapers to
be available at a public
place in the hotel for
guests to read at nocharge.
Local Arabic and E
newspapers to be av
at a public place
hotel for guests to
no charge. Internnewspapers provid
guest rooms on
against the price the
9. Laundry
Services
Available. Iron
and ironing board
provided on
request.
Available. Iron and
ironing board
provided on
request.
36 hour service. Iron
and ironing board
provided on request.
36 hour service. L
bags and registratio
provided. Iron and
board provided on r
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1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star
10. House-
keeping
Service
Room cleaned daily
with towels and bed
linen changed forevery new guest
and at least twice a
week for each
guest.
Room cleaned daily
with towels and bed
linen changed forevery new guest
and at least twice a
week for each
guest.
Room cleaned daily
between 6 a.m. and 2
p.m. Towels and bedlinen changed for every
new guest and at least
twice a week for each
guest.
Room cleaned
between 6 a.m. a
p.m. Towels and bechanged daily.
11. Shoe
Polishing
Provide a cloth/sponge
in every bedroom or a
polishing machine free
of charge
Provide a cloth/spo
every bedroom
polishing machine
charge
12. Shops on
Premises
Means of obtaining
newspapers, postcards,
stamps, films, and
toiletries either at the
reception or in shops.
Means of ob
newspapers, pos
stamps, films,
toiletries either a
reception or in shop
13. Security Night guard. Night guard. Night guard. Security officer av
round the clock.
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1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star
14. Other
Services
Wake up call.
Message taking.
Wake up call. Message
taking. Tourisminformation. Foreign
exchange service round
the clock. Availability
of an Arabic speaking
employee. Typing
services.
Wake up call. M
taking. Tinformation. F
exchange service
the clock. Travel s
either through recep
concierge or specia
office. Post
facilities. Paging s
Availability of one
speaking employee
hotel at all times. In
T.V. system broadlocal, regional,
international ch
Turn down s
Medical services av
round the clock. .
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1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 4 Star
Baby-sitting s
Hairdressing s
Transport services from the airpor
request. Typing serv
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Schedule No. (5)
CRITARIA FOR CALSSIFICATION OF FURNISHED APARTMENTS
All furnished apartments shall be classified according to the following
classification criteria.
Service Standard Deluxe
1. General The whole building to be
allocated to furnished
apartments. Alternatively, there
should be one or more separate
wings allocated in full to
furnished apartments, provided
they have a private lift and a
private entrance housing the
reception area.*
2. Safe DepositBox Facilities. Available in each unitor at the reception
round the clock.
Individual safe deposit boxes tobe available at the reception
round the clock. It is also
possible to provide individual
safe deposit boxes in each unit.
3. Lift To serve all units on
the third floor or
above from the
ground floor.
To serve all units on the second
floor or above from the ground
floor. There should be a private
lift and entrance for the units if
the building is not totally
allocated to furnished
apartments*.4. Porterage Available on request. Available
5. Units
a) Bedroom Area The minimum area,
excluding bathroom
and entrance hall,
should be:
-Each bedroom 12
sq.m.
-Each studio 17 sq.m.
Minimum area, excluding
bathroom and entrance hall,
should be:
-Each bedroom 14sq.m.
-Each studio 20sq.m.
There should be a master
bedroom with an internalbathroom.*
* This condition applies to furnished apartments applying for a license after
the implementation of Bye-law for licensing and Classification of Hotels,
Guest Houses and Furnished Apartments for the year 1998.
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Service Standard Deluxe
b) Furniture
and Fixture.
c) Lighting
d) Floor
Covering.
e) Ventilation.
f) Colour T.V.
g) Radioh) Telephone
Beds to be of comfortable
dimensions (single: 190cm
long x 90cm wide as a
minimum; double: 190cm
long x 135 cm wide as a
minimum).
Adequate floor covering of
finish.
Air conditioning.
In each unit.
In each unit, for local
(UAE) calls, with
international calls available
either by direct dialing or
via the switchboard
operator.
Luxurious furniture. Beds should
be of comfortable dimensions
(single: 190cm long x 90 cm wide
as a minimum; double: 190 cm
long x 152 cm wide as a
minimum).
Master light switch to be
controlled form any of the beds.
Floors to be either of polished
wood or tiles with a high quality
rug, or covered with wall to wall
carpet.
Central air conditioning.
In each unit, with remote control.
In each unit.In each unit, for local (UAE) calls,
with international calls.
6. Bathrooms Shower or bath tub with
handle and shower in each
bathroom. Electrical shaver
point with mirror.
Bath tub with handle and shower
in each bathroom. Dual voltage
(110/220 volts) shaver point with
lit mirror. At least two bathrooms
to be available in apartments withmore than one bedroom.
7. Kitchen The kitchen to be equipped
with a refrigerator.
The kitchen to be equipped with a
refrigerator with separate freezer
compartment, washing machine
and spin dryer, and an exhaust fan.
8. House-
keeping
Services
Cleaning and bed-making
services with bed linen and
towel changing, to be
provided free of charge
twice a week, with
additional services availableon request against the price
thereof. It may be agreed
otherwise if the lease
contract is for six months or
more.
Cleaning and bed-making services
with bed linen and towel
changing, to be provided free of
charge 3 times a week, with
additional services available on
request against the price thereof. Itmay be agreed otherwise if the
lease contract is for six months or
more.
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Administrative Order No. (3) of 1998
Concerning the Rules and principles for Inspection
Of Hotels, Guest Houses and Furnished Apartments
- Having perused Law No. (1) of 1997 Concerning the Establishment of the
Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing;
- Bye-law No. (1) for the year 1998 concerning Licensing and Classificationof Hotels, Guest Houses and Furnished Apartments;
and- Decree No. (1) of 1997 Concerning the Appointment of a Director General
for the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing.
And upon the requirement of public interest, the following has been decided:
Article (1) The Department’s competent employees – Director, HumanResources and Licensing; manager, Hotel Classification; Executive,
Hotel Classification; and Hotel Licensing and Classification
inspectors- are entitled to:
a. Inspect any Hotel, Guest house and furnished apartment for
licensing and classification purposes or for the renewal of either
of them.
b. Conduct unannounced inspections of any hotel establishment to
ensure the extent of its compliance with the provisions of Bye-law
No. (10 of 1998 concerning the Licensing and Classification ofHotels, Guest House4s and Furnished Apartments or to
investigate complaints file by guests or others against the
establishment of any of its facilities.
Article (2) The inspection shall be carried out as per the following principles and
rules:
a. Access to any hotel establishment’s units or facilities shall be
in presence of one or two of the establishment’s employees.
b.
The number of units to be inspected shall be as follows:Establishments with 30 units
100 units of less.
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Establishment with 20% of the number of units
101 to 200 units
Establishment with 15% of the number of units
201 to 300 units
Establishment with 100% of the number ofunits
301 or more
c. Inspection should be on vacant units while occupied units shall
only be inspected, if absolutely necessary, while occupants are
not in and so to respect the freedom and privacy of guests.
d.
The following documents may be perused in order to ensurethe extent of compliance with the required criteria and
conditions:
- Room occupancy status report.
- Staff duty roster.
- Labourer and employee attendance roster.
- Services bills
- House keeping report.
- Safe deposit cards
Article (3) Such Order shall become applicable from the date of its publicationin the Official Gazette and all concerned administrations and
divisions are required to observe it.
Khalid A. bin Sulayem
Director General
Issued on 1st September, 1998
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Does not meet
Licensing Condition
Meets Licensing conditions only
Renew license andclassify as standard
category with grace
period
Does not meetlicensing
conditions
Closure of
premises
Meets licensing
conditions only
Renew license
and
Classification
Meets licensing
conditions and
deluxe criteria
Renew license
and amend
Classification
Renew license and
classify as standard
category
Renew license and
classify as deluxe category
with grace period
Meets licensing
conditions only
Renew license
and amend
Classification
Mee
c
Ren
Clas
Undertaking by licensee Undertaking by licensee
Inspection after one year Inspection after one year
DTCM/LC/Class/Oct2001
Implementation programme - Existing furnished apartm
Inspection
With in texpiry of
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Does not meet conditions
of any license
Meets conditions of guest house license
Guest houses
license with
grace period
Does not meet
licensing
conditions
Closure of
premises
Meets licensing
conditions only
Renew license
and
Classification
Meets licensing
conditions and
deluxe criteria
Renew license
and amend
Classification
Meets licensing
conditions only
Renew license
and amend
Classification
Meets d
criter
Renew li
and
Classific
Renew hotel license
with one star and
grace period
Guest hotel license Renew hotel license
with one star and
grace period
Meets c
of Hot
Undertaking by licensee Undertaking by licensee
Inspection after one year Inspection after one year
DTCM/LC/Class/Oct2001
Implementation programme - Existing Hotels
Inspection
With in the 30
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Undertaking by licensee
Upon expiry of license Inform DTCM 15 days before receiving guests Inform
Inspection within 15 days of receiving guests Inspe
Inform DTCM 15 days before receiving guests
Inspection within the 30 days preceding expiry license
Inspection within 15 days of receiving guests
Implementation programme – New hotels and furnished
Preliminary approval by DTCM prior to
construction / conversion of building
Primary inspection of completed building by DTCM
Licensing and classification with grace period
Does not open for guests during the first year of
obtaining license
Opens for guests during the last 30 days of the
first year of obtaining licenseOpens for g
Renew license and
classification as before with
a remark that licensing
conditions and classification
criteria must be met prior to
receiving guests
Does not meet
licensing conditions
Closure of premises
Meets licensing conditionsand classification criteria
Renew license andrenew/amend classification
Does not meet
Licensing conditions
Closure of premises
Meets licensing conditionsand classification criteria
Renew license andrenew/amend classification
R
Does not meet licensing conditions
and classification criteria
No action till expiry of license
Meets licensing conditions but does n
classification criteria for category app
Delete remark on license and no act
regards classification until expiry of
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Licensing and Classification Procedures
1- New Establishments
1. Preliminary approval for the construction of a hotel establishment or transformation of anexiting building into a hotel establishment:
Required Documents:
- Passport copy.
- Family record extract.
- Application for preliminary approval regarding the construction of a hotelestablishment or the transformation of an existing building into a hotel establishment.
- Brief about the project “plans and feasibility study”. If available.- Plot map if applying for the construction of hotel establishment.
- Certificate of Building Completion if applying for transformation of an existing
building into a hotel establishment.
Procedures:
a. The concerned party shall submit the required documents to the employee at the
Counter of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) who will
review them and print a computer generated statement of all the applicant's previous
licenses.
The applicant will be given a receipt for follow-up after seven official working days.
b. The transaction shall be submitted to the Director for recommendation.
c. The transaction shall be submitted to the Director General for decision.
d. The transaction shall be returned to the Counter employee to transmit the decision of
the Director General – rejection or approval of application – to the concerned partyupon follow-up.
e. In the event that the application is rejected, the concerned party shall be advised
accordingly in writing. If the application is approved, he shall settle the preliminaryapproval fee. The employee shall give him the preliminary approval letter valid for 6
months and a copy of the licensing conditions and classification criteria.
Pursuant to the preliminary approval, the concerned party/parties shall apply for a
construction or transformation license from Dubai Municipality. If such license is not
obtained within the validity term of the preliminary approval, he/they can renew the
approval validity and thereupon shall receive the most up to date copy of the
licensing conditions and classification criteria to which he/they shall adhere.
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2. Preliminary approval for license:
Required Documents:
- Partners’ passport copy.
- Partners’ family record extract.
- Licensing application.
- Statement of the suggested trade names (Arabic names are preferred).
- Hotels and furnished apartments licensing and classification application orguest house licensing application.
- Civil defense application.- Copy of the commercial Register in the country (if applicant is from AGCC).
Procedures:a.
The documents required for licensing the hotel establishments (hotel/guest
house/furnished apartment) shall be submitted to the Counter employee who shall
examine them, enter them in the computer, save them according to a serial numberand print a computer generated statement of all the applicant’s previous licenses. The
applicant will be given a receipt for follow-up seven official working days.
b. The transaction shall be submitted to the Director for recommendation.
c. The transaction shall be submitted to the Director General for decision and making
the decision on the application form.
d. The transaction shall be returned to the Counter employee. The decision of the
Department shall be saved in the computer until the concerned party goes back for
follow-up.
e. Upon the concerned party’s submission of the follow-up receipt, he shall be advised
accordingly in writing if his application is rejected whereas in the event of approval,
he shall be asked to pay the amount of Dhs. 100 (Preliminary Approval Fee). Theemployee shall type a financial receipt thereof and then choose on of the suggested
trade names after making sure that no similar trade names exist. Then the chosen
name shall be saved in the computer according to its proper serial number. After
stamping the application with a seal indication that the Preliminary Approval is valid
for three months – renewable – the Counter employee shall give the concerned party
an inspection from to be completed and returned upon proceeding with the licensing
procedures.
Pursuant to the preliminary approval, the concerned party/parties shall rent the
building – if not owned by him/them – furnish it, complete the inspection form, then
continue with the licensing procedures.
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3. License and Classification Certificate:
Procedures:a. The concerned party shall follow-up with the Planning Administration
Counter to obtain the required approval.
b. He shall submit to the employee at the DTCM Counter the transaction along
with the complete inspection form, the lease contract and the Certificate of
Completion of Building (or the plot map and the Certificate of Building
Completion if the licensee is the owner of the estate). In the event that the
establishment is a partnership company, the applicant shall also submit theoriginal partnership agreement together with two copies thereof legally
attested. Consequently, the employee shall provide the concerned party withthe contact number of the head of the inspection group to fix the inspection
date which should be within seven official working days thereof.
c. After carrying out the inspection, the inspector shall give the concerned party
a receipt enabling him to follow-up with the counter after seven official
working days to obtain the decision of the Department regarding the licensing
and classification.d.
Follow-up with the Civil Defense Administration Counter to obtain the
required approval.*
e. Follow-up with the Building Administration Counter to obtain the required
approval.*
f. Follow-up with the concerned authorities in the Dubai Police Headquarters to
obtain the required approval.*
g. Follow-up with Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry Counter for
membership and receive a statement with all fees due to be settle later within
the Fees settlement Permit.
h. Follow-up with the Local Fees Counter.
i.
The concerned party shall return the whole transaction to the employee at theDTCM Counter who shall examine it thoroughly to make sure that all the
documents and procedures are satisfied and receive all the required
undertakings. Then, the applicant shall be given a receipt enabling him to
follow-up with the Revenue Division.
The DTMS Counter employee shall keep the transaction.
j. Follow-up with the Commercial Register Counter.
k. The concerned party shall follow-up the Revenue Division to collect the
payment permit covering all the due fees.
l.
By virtue of the Payment Permit, the concerned party shall settle the due fees
to the Treasury and receive a receipt.
m.
The employee at the DTCM Counter shall type the license and submit it to theconcerned party together with a follow-up receipt to collect the classification
certificate and signboard and sign a receipt declaration after three official
working days.
*These procedures may be completed directly after following-up with the Planning Counter.
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II – Existing Establishments Licensed for One Year
Required documents:
-
Licensing Renewal / Amendment Application.
- Hotel and Furnished Apartment Licensing and Classification Application or Guest
Houses Licensing Application.
-
Copy of the tenancy contract of the expatriate manager.
- Statement with the name of employees.
- Valid tenancy contract and a copy.- Original License.
Procedures:
a. The above listed documents shall be submitted within the 30 days preceding the
expiry of the establishment’s license to the DTCM Counter employee who shall
examine the transaction, enter it in the computer and print a statement of the pending
violations and any other remarks regarding the licensee so that the latter may settle
them.The Counter employee shall give the concerned party the appropriate inspection form
to be completed and returned upon resumption of the licensing and classification
renewal procedures.
b. The concerned party shall return the transaction to the Counter employee. The latter
shall consequently give the concerned party the contract number of the head of the
inspection group to fix the inspection date which should be within seven official
working days thereof.
c. After carrying out the inspection, the inspector shall give the concerned party a
receipt enabling him to follow-up with the Counter after seven official working days
to obtain the decision of the Department regarding the licensing and classification.
d.
The concerned party shall return the whole transaction to the employee at the DTCMCounter who shall examine it thoroughly to make sure that all the documents and
procedures are satisfied and receive all the required undertakings. Then, the applicant
shall be given a receipt enabling him to follow-up with the Revenue Division.
The DTCM Counter employee shall keep the transaction.
e. Follow-up with the Commercial Register Counter.
f. The concerned party shall follow-up the Revenue Division to collect the payment
permit covering all the due fees.
g. By virtue of the Payment Permit, the concerned party shall settle the due fees to the
Treasury and receive a receipt.
h. The DTCM Counter employee shall type the license and submit it to the concerned
party together with a follow-up receipt to collect the classification certificate andsignboard and sign a receipt declaration after three official working days.
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III – Existing Establishments Licensed for More Than One Year
Required Documents:
-
Hotel Licensing and Classification Application.
- Original License
Procedures:
a. The above mentioned documents shall be submitted to the DTCM Counter employee
within the 30 days preceding the annual licensing date of the establishment. Theemployee shall examine the transaction and enter it in the computer.
b. The Counter employee shall give the concerned party an inspection form to becompleted and returned.
c. The concerned party shall return the transaction to the Counter employee. The latter
shall consequently give the concerned party the contact number of the head of the
inspection group to fix the inspection which should be within seven official working
days thereof.
d.
After carrying out the inspection, the inspector shall give the concerned party areceipt enabling him to follow-up with the Counter after seven official working days
to be obtained the decision of the Department regarding the licensing and
classification.
e. The concerned party shall return the whole transaction to the employee at the DTCM
Counter who shall examine it thoroughly to make sure that all the documents and
procedures are satisfied and receive all the required undertakings. Then, the applicant
shall be given a receipt enabling him to follow-up with the Revenue Division.
The DTCM Counter employee shall keep the transaction.
f. Follow-up with the Commercial Register Counter.
g. The concerned party shall follow-up the Revenue Division to collect the payment
permit covering all the due fees.h. By virtue of the Payment Permit, the concerned party shall settle the due fees to the
Treasury and receive a receipt.
i. The Counter employee shall type the substitute license expiring as the replaced
license validity term, and then submit it to the concerned party together with a
follow-up receipt to collect the classification certificate and signboard and sign a
receipt declaration after three official working days.
As for the establishments licensed for more than one year and which licenses expire within
the first year of the implementation of the Regulations, they shall submit a license renewal
and classification within the 30 days preceding the expiry of their license and attach all
documents required from the existing establishments which are licensed for one year.
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Inspection Form – Licensing and Classification of New Hotels
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1 "' " "&' 4"# "5 /&# "' /65 " 7$8 "95%2* : / *Keep any gardens or grounds belonging to the hotel in a tidy condition, and maintain any
payments, car parks and roads
27 7$8 ;9 : "1$&? Display a signboard with the name of the establishment in Arabic and English languages
in a prominent place on the building
36 &8 1# : %&' "5 8 Display the classification signboard in a prominent place at the main entrance
4(9 *8 " :? ( " .& Adequate lighting for the public entrance to ensure safety during the hours of darkness
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10"# "=$# 7 ;9 : @ 8 * " (62 8
Display service tariff rates and timings for the provision of services in a prominent place
in the building in Arabic
11 " (62 8 "#& "=$# 7 ;9 : @ 8 * Display service tariff rates and timings for the provision of services in a prominent place
in the building in another foreign language
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: ## Gift shop
40$ %@ Provide an internal telephone
41# ' %; & B 41 4I 4I$ 4"8# E Business services (typing, telex, fax, shorthand and other secretarial services)
45A5 /# : 7 : 5 :In the event that the building is of one storey
' Lift
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In the event that the building is two storeys and a basement exists:
Separate service lift* *!" #$% !$
Separate lift for luggage* &' #(& #$% !$)
*+, !$- ./0 123 445!6 Guest lift to cannot be answered by more than one “yes”
7*! 8!"9 !$ :;' 8 C Supply priced menu for perusal in the dining area
46
D.E9.&F- ./0 123445!6 Lounge/coffee shop service: (cannot be answered with more than on “yes”
9G 7H I$ BJ KJ 9.&F > D. .L 9!3MM7*J
Drink served in the lounge or coffee shop from 6:30a.m. till 11 p.m.I$ BJ KJ 9.&F > D. %%A .L 9!3 9G 7HMM7*JDrink and snacks served in the lounge or coffee shop from 6:30a.m. till 11 p.m.
47
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*Service and luggage lifts out of public view with luggage lift accessible to luggage area,
and service lift identified by signage or separately keyed.
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.L 9!3 KJ ;! ,K 9.&F > D. %%A Drinks and snacks served in the lounge or coffee shop round the clock
O PQ K ,$% 5!K P 8 = KDining room with separate tables 48
A! .G K= > R$"3Reserve area in restaurant for non-smokers 49
;= - ./0 123 445!6 Breakfast: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”
3 ;= .Breakfast provide
.3 ;= .3S AJ T ./> > ;ABreakfast with a choice of 3 or more hot dishes
50
*L *!G &- ./0 123 445!6 Lunch and dinner: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”-
%%A .L 9!3Snacks and soft drinks
%%A .L 5; AB T> .3 Hot and cold dishes, snacks and soft drinks
.3S %%" .L :U 5; AJ T' #' ,K ;AAt least 3 choices of hot and cold dishes in addition to snacks and soft drinks
51
KJ 9G ,= #3MM7*J#' ,K ! = Last order until 11 p.m. in at least one restaurant
52
V.G !A > 8= , !A Room service: Full service for meals at meal times
53
V.G !A- 123 ./0 445!6 Room service: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”)
KJ %%" .L .&3W 9G 7HMX7@Drinks and snacks provided from 6 a.m. till midnight
KJ ;! ,K %%" .L .&3 Drink and snacks provided round the clock
54
Y=- ./0 123 445!6Kitchen: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”)
8 .Q(3 .Z .3)pantry( Pantry available
Y= .3 Kitchen available
55
#' K- ./0 123 445!Dining rooms: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”
9.& > #> K Dining room or cafeteria
8=, .Two dining outlets
K #9 !K .& 8 =, ./> > .S[\ V.Z !K 8 Two or more dinging outlets providing seating for a number equivalent to not less than30% of the number of rooms
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At least one bar, provided hotel holds a liquor license57
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Public Toilets
! > 5! K a 5;# ^&,JG I=L3 : > b =] :. K #9 .3.Ac d. &,JG K #$% d.
One public toilet or more for gents with at least two WCs, two washers or bidets and
two wash basins. Each WC is separate from the wash basins and the other WC
^ &,JG I=L3 : > b =] :. #9 .3 *J, ./> > 5! K a 5; .Ac d. &,JG K #$% d. #e
One public toilet or more for ladies with at least two WCs. Two washers or bidets and
two wash basins. Each WC is separate from the wash basins and the other WC.
58A
58A1
58A2
,$% `&B K 8= K ` In the event that the dining and reception halls are on the different floors:
`&B K !" `&B K > + `., K a 5; .3 Provide a public toilet for gents in the mezzanine or reception area serving the receptionhall
+ *J, K a 5; .3`&B K !" `&B K > Provide a public toilet for ladies in the mezzanine or reception area serving the receptionhall
8= K !" `., K a 5; .3 Provide a public toilet for gents serving the dining hall
.38= K !" *J, K a 5; Provide a public toilet for ladies serving the dining hall
58B
58B1
58B2
58B3
58B4
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One public toilet or more for ladies on the reception floor providing at least two WCs,two washers or bidets and two wash basins. Each WC is separate from the wash basin
and the other WC
:g 8 K # !" `., K a 5; .3 Provide a public toilet for gents serving each additional dining hall
:g 8 K # !" *J, K a 5; .3 Provide a public toilet for ladies serving each additional dining hall
58C
58C1
58C2
58C3
58C4
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1" 2 $ 30 Each toilet shall comprise
5h. ,JG Wash basin with mirror
*=Z B.F d.Lidded WC
I=L3 d > V=] Washer or bidet
i 9 d. ,JG #$%Door separating the WC and wash basin
5; 5; 9; aHot and cold running water
H #CB Liquid soap
($ 9%, 5! Sanitary disposal unit
%L 9! I%2& .Ah i,B> >Towels or any other means for drying the hands
8 T;Toilet tissue
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Bedrooms
.G i ,K :9 ;Affix a number on the door of each room 68
j;" #A! V.G i T@Zg 8FU #CB Means of securing the bedroom doors from the inside and outside
69
. G, k;= PK3 l *.U (C Notice specifying the procedures to be followed in case of emergency in Arabic
70
3 l *.U (C 9+,F G, k;= PK Notice specifying the procedures to be followed in case of emergency in English
71
#A! H 8( ! 5.% .G J ' !( Minimum floor area of each single room excluding the bathroom and the entrance:
m . .&9 sq.m
72A
#A! H 8( ! + .G J ' !( Minimum floor area of each double room excluding the bathroom and the entrance:
MM . .&11 sq.m
72B
g .Z J ' !(S#A! H 8( ! n"]> Minimum floor area of each triple room excluding the bathroom and the entrance:
MS . .&13 sq.m
72C
H 8( ! + 5.% V.G J ' !(#A! Minimum floor area of single and double rooms excluding the bathroom and the
entrance:
.G 5.%m . .&Single room 9sq.m.
.G +m . .&Double room 9sq.m.
72D
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g V.Z + V.G J ' !(S#A! H 8( ! n"]> Minimum floor area of Double and triple rooms excluding the bathroom and the
entrance:
.G +MM . .&Double room 11sq.m.
.ZU S n"]>MS . .&Triple room 13sq.m.
72E
72E1
72E2
g V.Z + 5.% V.G J ' !(S#A! H 8( ! n"]> Minimum floor area of single, Double and triple rooms excluding the bathroom and theentrance:
.G 5.%m. .&Single room 9sq.m.
.G +MM . .&Double room 11sq.m.
.ZU S n"]>MS . .&Triple room 13sq.m.
72F
72F1
72F2
72F2
H$" Q ,B 9> > j;" 9p. l2( 5;&B > .G && 5;&J 5+P2 5q Window equipped with blinds, opaque curtains or other means of ensuring privacy
73
.% .9.J J ' !( :Minimum dimensions of single bed
`=Mm[ 7.&&BLength 190 cm
d.m[ 7.&&BWidth 90 cm
74A
74A1
74A2
j+ .9.J J ' !( :double bedMinimum dimensions of
`=Mm[ 7.&&BLength 190 cm
d.MS_ 7.&&BWidth 135 cm
74B
74B1
74B2
5.% 5b.B' J ' !( + :double beds&Minimum dimensions of single
.% .9.J ` Mm[ 7.&&BLength of single bed 190 cm
.% .9.J d.K m[ 7.&&BWidth of single bed 90 cm
j+ .9.J ` Mm[ 7.&&BLength of double bed 190 cm
d.K j+ .9.JMS_ 7.&&BWidth of double bed 135 cm
74C
74C1
74C2
74C3
74C4
rB O%" .Z J& s=B t /9! u. 5b.B> Beds with modern mattresses in good condition (even surface not soft the middle)
75
B B t %v .9.B =Z> !CB I].] Clean sheets, pillows and bed covers of appropriate proportions
76
+A > V; > j; t .9.J, Bedside table with closet, drawer of shelf 77
.9.B # ; F(&, #CBMeans of controlling the lights from each bed 78
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Lighting: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”
.9.J l #,v ; ;!$Shaded light by the bedside
.9.J l2 5*., w$A reading light by the bed side
.9.J l2 . #F 5*., w$A reading light for each person by the bedside
79
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Safe means of lighting in the event of power failure80
9+-5. j;> t 6 9+ #2& +P2& 5! > A dressing table (drawer-type table and mirror) or a vanity unit
81
P9 > &F, - 9+6P &F, > 8 .Z # Writing table or equivalent (dressing table) in every bedroom or writing table in the
lobby
82
5.% V.G B. :Chairs in single rooms
.Z # B. One chair in every room
83A
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.9.B ./> > 7+ 7.9.B {(3 .Z # B..% Two chairs in every room containing a double bed or more that one single bed
83B
g V.Z + 5.% V.G B.Sn"]> Chairs in single, double and triple rooms:
.Z # B. 5.%One chair in every single room
g .Z > + .G Sn"]>.9.B ./> > 7+ 7.9.B {(3 .Z # B..%
In every double or triple room: tow chairs in every room containing a double bed or
more than one single bed:
83C
83C1
83C2
K;t B.An armchair 84
./> > $"L J&3 F9;> A settee for two persons or more 85
rB Coffee table 86
$E &' : 5!QLuggage stand 87
|@ F96 Chest of drawers or shelves for clothes (can be part of the above mentioned wardrobe)
90
:g =Z> !CBExtra pillows and covers 91
G$ }> .3 Provision of laundry bags 92
/ #2J& sC .3 G$ #B.3 & iProvision of registration lists for laundry 93
] .3E8 .Z # 9q' ,& 2%Bg Provision of a cloth/sponge for shoe polishing in every bedroom
94A
,3 9q'- ./0 123 445!6 Shoe polishing: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes’
2 9q' ,3 h .3Provision of a polishing machine free of charge
94B
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~B>; R"L .Pv3 ,9 5h. ~ Full length mirror 95
I3D Telephone
! #A F, I3D A telephone for making local (UAE) calls
b! `@A ! F .3
International calls available via the switchboard operator
96A
96A1
96A2
I3D Telephone ! F ! #A F, I3D
A telephone for making local (UAE) and international calls96B
I3D Telephone
! F ! #A F, I3D {1P > 9+ ,K .Ah .9.J i. ! &F Two telephone apparatus in each room for local (UAE) and international calls: one near
the bed and the other on the dressing or writing table.
96C
b, 9+%,3 •-123 ./0 445!6 Colour T.V.: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”-
`&B K > 8 .Z # b€, 9+%,3 .3 A colour T.V available in every bedroom or at reception
! K F(3 8 .Z # b€, 9+%,3 .3 A colour T.V available in every bedroom with remote control
97
,g ,( #&J9 9+%,3 8v In-house TV system broadcasting local, regional and international channels
98
9;- ./0 123 44!56 Radio: (cannot be answer with more that one “yes”)
l,= !K 9; .3 &9 Provided on request
+ Available
99
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Refrigerator: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”
.GH . Small refrigerator
; -{(9 .GH ..L i.] a #' ,K6 Mini-bar (small refrigerator containing at least potable water and drinks)
100
&Bottle-opener 101
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@P ,B Waste basket 102
.9.B #F J > 2B-9.9.B 5! 52B F6 Carpet or rug for each bed (or one carpet between two beds)
103
.C2J, Q%-A! V.Z 6 Ashtray (in smoking rooms) 104 . G, .& "J d.K
Display a copy of the general tariff rates in Arabic105
f.A> > G, .& "J d.K Display a copy of the general tariff rates in another foreign language
106
T!% !A #Hotel service directory 107
.3 B. :Stationary
&F, T;> Paper
%,G Envelops
8@> Pens ‚(, .& Notepad
9!9. =-#' ,K 5! 6Postcards (at least one)
108
109
110
111
112
, a23g g .L3 @K Affix the Qibla direction 113
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j+ !P2 5h. l9. C.P |MM[EXX[„
Dual voltage (110/220 volts) shaver point near mirror
8(&B d- 123 ./0 445!6 Bath tub: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”)
K #9 O {t 8(&B d_[\8( V.Z Bath tub with handle in at least 50% of bathrooms
{t 8(&B d 8 .Z # OBath tub with handle in every bathroom
122
I=L&, ,B-123 ./0 445!6 Washer: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”)
Vb =] Washer
I=L3 dBidet
123
9+ > F- 123 ./0 445!6 Suitable place for toilet accessories: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”)
9+ > : FPlace for toilet accessories
$"L v #2& .Q(&J : 5.GH +A Small closet for cosmetics and personal toiletries
124
LV.L- 123 ./0 445!6 Hair-dryer: (cannot be answered with more than one “yes”)
9+ i. C.P | l,= !K C.P .] VL .3- .Z ~!"&B 129 8(6
Electric hair-dryer to be available on request, with electric socket near the dressing tablein the bedroom (may not be used in the bedroom)
C.P .] VL .3 > 8( .Z rC ,K „/ 8.A 1. C.P .] VL .3 9+ i. C.P | -8( .Z ~&B 129 6