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This article provides a general overview on regional laws and regulations that may affect hosts in Mallorca. Besides these laws, municipalities may have approved zoning regulations and/or restrictions that can impact your activity. You’re required to make sure that you follow the laws and regulations that may apply to your specific circumstances and locality.
We recommend that you do your own research, as this article isn’t comprehensive, and doesn’t constitute legal or tax advice. Also, as we don’t update this article in real time, please check each source and make sure that the information provided hasn’t recently changed. Consult with your legal and/or tax advisor for your specific case.
The Regional Government of the Balearic Islands has specific regulations for tourist accommodations. According to its tourism law, a “tourist accommodation” (“estancias turísticas en viviendas”) are those temporarily rented for short term periods. Tourist accommodation is presumed to be commercialized when made available for immediate use and there is no evidence that the purpose is other than tourism.
Tourist accommodations in the Balearic Islands will need to be offered as an entire place (single unit).
All tourist accommodations rented out for thirty (30) days or less must comply with the obligations and requirements foreseen in the regulation mentioned above. Otherwise, it will fall under a different category of accommodation, such as a “seasonal rental.”
Also, the Balearic Islands allow the rental of the primary residence when carried out by an individual and for a period not exceeding 60 days per year. Please take into account local provisions and requirements in order to carry out this type of rental.
In Mallorca, you need to register your tourist accommodation within the Mallorca Tourism Registry. As part of the process, you will first need to submit a statement of responsibility (DRIAT) to the General Directory of Tourism that declares compliance with the current regulations and any other requirements foreseen at regional and local levels. When doing so, please note that some areas have been declared not unsuitable for the commercialization of tourist accommodation at local level.
After you successfully complete the registration process, a registration number will be assigned to your tourist accommodation (Example:VT-0000).
In order to host in Spain, you may have an obligation to obtain a national registration number with the Property Registry and display it when listing your properties on Airbnb.
Review this article for further information on your national registration obligations and other relevant topics.
Mallorca requires you to display your registration number, as well as the conditions regarding the reservation policy, on any form of advertisement for your tourist accommodations, including Airbnb. There’s a field you can use to include your registration number in the Listing details section.
To learn more about how Ibiza tourist accommodation regulations may be applicable to you or your own property, you can contact the Tourism Regulation Service of Mallorca.
We're committed to working with the local authorities to make the regulations clearer in the context of a collaborative economy, and to help them keep in mind the benefits of Airbnb to our community. Whenever necessary, we will continue to defend any changes to allow private individuals to rent their dwellings.