Traveller & Short-Stay Agreement (Luxembourg)
A short-stay accommodation contract for holiday and traveller lettings in Luxembourg, structured as a hospitality occupancy rather than a residential lease. Covers arrival/departure, occupancy limits, damage deposit, cancellation and the commune declaration and guest-registration duties.
What's included
- Hospitality occupancy framing outside residential tenancy law
- Fixed arrival and departure dates and times
- Maximum-occupancy limit and no-party rules
- Refundable damage deposit and card pre-authorisation
- Cancellation and no-show policy
- Commune declaration and tourist-tax notes
- Guest-registration / police accommodation form duty
- House rules and check-out procedure
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🇱🇺 Local law notes — Luxembourg
Short-term tourist stays fall outside the residential lease law (loi du 21 septembre 2006) and are treated as hospitality, so no tenancy or security of tenure arises. Providers must declare furnished tourist rooms in advance to the commune's mayor (with an inventory and stated maximum occupancy), check and transmit guest accommodation forms to the Grand-Ducal Police, and supply data to STATEC. Activity above 90 overnight stays per year generally requires a business permit and a mandatory training course (rules effective since 1 September 2023), and a communal tourist tax may apply.
Inside the document
1. Parties and Nature of the Stay
Identifies the operator (hébergeur) and the guest. States expressly that this is a short-term hospitality stay in furnished tourist accommodation and does not create a residential lease (bail à usage d'habitation) or any security of tenure; the residential lease law does not apply.
2. Property, Dates and Times
Describes the accommodation and fixes the arrival date/check-in time and departure date/check-out time. Late departure without agreement may incur an extra night's charge.
3. Price and Payment
States the total stay price, any cleaning fee, and the applicable communal tourist tax where levied. Sets payment timing (deposit at booking, balance before or on arrival).
4. Occupancy Limit
Sets the maximum number of guests permitted to sleep in the accommodation. Exceeding the limit, or hosting events/parties, is prohibited and grounds for immediate termination without refund.
5. Damage Deposit
A refundable damage deposit or card pre-authorisation is taken, distinct from the residential garantie locative. It is returned after departure less the cost of any damage, missing items or extra cleaning, with an itemised statement.
6. Cancellation and No-Show
Sets the cancellation tiers (e.g. full refund before a stated date, partial thereafter) and treatment of no-shows. States the operator's rights if it must cancel (refund and, where offered, alternative accommodation).
7. Guest Registration and Records
The guest agrees to provide identity details for the accommodation form (fiche d'hébergement); the operator is required to check these and transmit them to the Grand-Ducal Police, and to provide anonymised data to STATEC. Guests must be truthful and provide ID on request.
8. House Rules and Guest Responsibilities
Covers noise/quiet hours, no smoking indoors, pets policy, care of the property, and prohibition of illegal activity. The guest is liable for damage caused by the guest's party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a short holiday stay give the traveller tenant rights in Luxembourg?
No. A genuine short-term tourist stay in furnished accommodation is a hospitality arrangement, not a residential lease under the loi du 21 septembre 2006, so it carries no security of tenure or statutory notice — provided the stay is genuinely short-term and marketed as tourist accommodation.
Do I have to register my short-let property with the commune?
Yes. The provider of furnished tourist accommodation must declare the renting of furnished rooms in advance to the mayor of the commune, stating the maximum number of persons and rent and attaching an inventory. Regular paid hosting is not allowed without this declaration.
Is there a limit before I need a business permit?
Rental activity exceeding 90 overnight stays per year generally requires a business permit and completion of a short mandatory training course; a communal tourist tax may also apply depending on the commune.