Most hostels in Russia will disappear from the market – Moskovsky Komsomolets

This will lead to rise in price of hotel services

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The State Duma unanimously adopted on first reading a bill DO NOT place in apartment buildings hostels. All this, together with the disappearance of low-cost segment of the market will lead to a rise in the cost of hotel services.

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So far, the only document that recognizes the existence of hostels – a national standard “General requirements for the B & B.” But it is a recommendation.

The idea to ban them in residential areas being discussed since early last year. MPs explain the increased attention to the fight against youth hostel rooming house and dens that do not respect the elementary sanitary rules. There even a policeman to come hard, because de jure they are made as apartments. The “hostelerov” want to be required to register as an individual entrepreneur or legal persons, and not merely as people who rent space for rent.

The current Housing Code, under certain conditions, allows for the possibility of translation in non-residential premises of an apartment in house. However, efforts to provide hotel services in any case can be carried out only after the necessary equipment equipping Hostel:. Soundproofed rooms, fire safety devices, alarms, etc.

The amendments prohibit such transfers were made to a group of deputies in September 2015. According to the authors, in particular, the chairman of the Duma Committee on Housing Galina Khovanskaya, hostels violate the rights of the residents living in adjoining apartments. Thus, only the Moscow department of Rospotrebnadzor in 2015-2016 has suspended the work of 26 hostels, which received 550 complaints

«We believe that any placement in a residential area of ​​people who in this room have no relationship,. – is the provision of services. This is not a living and is not regulated by the Housing Code, and is a service business element “- believe the developers. In addition, unauthorized hostels arranged in flats hinder legal business.

However, this can lead to higher prices for hotel services. The fact that the utilities for non-residential premises is much higher than residential. And when you change the status of the cost of the night in the hostel will grow. While the average for the capital and St. Petersburg, it is 600-900 rubles. According to market participants, in the case of a bill of about 2500 hostels will be a maximum of one thousand.