What about what the page says?

If you run a lodging establishment and do not want it classified by class or category, you must still register. You need to meet the minimum infrastructure, equipment, services and staffing requirements of the National Building Regulation (Reglamento Nacional de Edificaciones) and the Regulation of Lodging Establishments. The page warns that operating without registration is fined.

What about where to register?

- Lima: the Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima. - Other departments: the DIRCETUR or GERCETUR of your region.

What about requirements?

- RUC (tax registration number). - Municipal operating licence (licencia municipal de funcionamiento). - Sworn declaration form. - A request with the information required by article 113 of the General Administrative Procedure Law (Law 27444).

What about the three steps?

1. Fill in the sworn declaration form with your details. 2. Take it to your regional office and hand in the form and request at the filing desk (Mesa de Partes). In Lima that is the Metropolitan Municipality. In the provinces it is the DIRCETUR or GERCETUR. 3. Receive your certificate of filing. Within a maximum of 5 working days, if everything is in order, you get an email with the registration certificate for the lodging you declared. The page says this document certifies that the lodging meet

What about what the page does not state?

It gives no registration fee, no renewal period and no rules for rental apartments or homestays outside the "lodging establishment" category. It also does not explain how to get the municipal operating licence or the RUC, which are listed as requirements, so ask your district municipality and the tax office how to obtain them.

What about a practical order of work?

1. Get your RUC if you do not have one. 2. Get the municipal operating licence (ask your municipality how). 3. Prepare the sworn declaration and the request. 4. File in person and wait for the email certificate.

Is registration optional if I do not want a star rating?

No. The page says you must register obligatorily even if you do not want classification.

How long does it take?

Up to 5 working days from filing, if everything is in order, according to the page.

The page lists the modality as in person.

What is the penalty for operating unregistered?

The page says a fine, without giving an amount.

What about once you are registered?

Registration makes you legal. Distribution makes you earn. If you plan to list on several booking sites, keep one registration number and one calendar in sync across all of them: the free channel manager guide explains how calendar sync works and where it falls short. Fursat's own guest inventory is in India, so if you also run a property there, start at /list-your-property. New to hosting in general? Read How to Start a Homestay in India for the basics that carry across markets.

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3 min read · 7 October 2026

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