📍 Province of Cordoba
Holiday rental software in Cordoba
In Cordoba almost all of the province's tourist homes are in the city, around the Mezquita and the Jewish Quarter. Since April 2025 opening a new one in the centre is no longer possible.
What you need to know in Cordoba
3-year suspension in Centro and Sur
Since 2 April 2025, when it was published in the BOP, new licences and responsible declarations for tourist homes are suspended for 3 years in the Centro and Sur districts while a zoning plan change is processed.
Source: Cordópolis, 2 April 2025 (press) · Andalusian Government Council, 16 July 2025
Affected neighbourhoods
Among others, Mezquita-Catedral, San Basilio, San Francisco-Ribera, Santa Marina, San Lorenzo, San Pedro and Santiago in Centro, and Campo de la Verdad-Miraflores, Fray Albino, Sector Sur and Barrio del Guadalquivir in Sur.
Source: Cordópolis, 2 April 2025 (press)
Official figures
3,555 tourist homes registered in the province and 3,229 in the city (October 2026): nine out of ten are in the city. INE counted 2,949 listings in the province in May 2026.
Source: INE, tourist dwellings by province (May 2026) · Junta de Andalucía, Tourism Register open data (OpenRTA)
Peaks in spring, with the Patios festival and the May Fair, and weekend breaks the rest of the year; summer is very hot, so air conditioning is essential if you rent from May to August.
Rules common to all of Andalusia
On top of each municipality's own rules, every tourist home in Andalusia has these obligations.
Registration in the Andalusian Tourism Register
Before renting you must file a responsible declaration with the Junta, using a digital certificate. The home gets a code in the format VUT/CO/ plus a number, which must appear in all advertising, including Airbnb or Booking. Old VFT codes remain valid: only the letters change.
Source: Junta de Andalucía: Tourism Register FAQ · Junta de Andalucía: from VFT to VUT (PDF)
Minimum requirements for the home
Since Decree 31/2024: at least 14 m² built per guest place, air conditioning in bedrooms and living room if rented from May to August, heating if rented from December to March, and two bathrooms from 6 places (three from 9).
Town councils can set limits
They can cap the number of tourist homes per building or area (Decree 31/2024) and, while they change their zoning plan, suspend new registrations in the whole municipality or in specific areas for up to 3 years (art. 6 of Decree-Law 1/2025).
Source: Decree 31/2024 (BOJA no. 24, 2 February 2024) · Decree-Law 1/2025 (BOJA no. 41, 3 March 2025)
Zoning compatibility in the declaration
Since March 2025 the responsible declaration includes the cadastral reference, the home's zoning compatibility and, where required, the owners' association's authorisation. One home per cadastral reference.
Guest registration within 24 hours
Every booking and every traveller must be reported to the Ministry of the Interior through SES.Hospedajes within 24 hours, and the data are kept for 3 years.
Source: Royal Decree 933/2021 (BOE) · SES.Hospedajes, Ministry of the Interior
National Single Register, annulled
In 2026 the Supreme Court annulled the Single Rental Register of Royal Decree 1312/2024 and its mandatory number. The Andalusian Tourism Register is still mandatory.
Source: Supreme Court ruling of 19 May 2026 (BOE, 8 June 2026)
No tourist tax
As of October 2026 there is no tourist tax in Andalusia. The regional president would only consider one if a national law provides a common framework.
How Apartop helps you in Cordoba
Online check-in and SES.Hospedajes guest registration
Your guests check in from their phone, sign the check-in form and Apartop generates the guest registration for SES.Hospedajes. For holiday homes in Andalusia.
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Digital guest guide for holiday rentals
Directions, access, wifi, house rules and recommendations on the guest's phone, with nothing to install. Access details only appear after check-in. For holiday homes in Andalusia.
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Key handover management for holiday rentals
Every booking creates its key handover: done by you, your cleaner or a trusted person, who can handle apartments for several owners. With the arrival time the guest provides.
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Signed check-in document and contract
Decree 28/2016 requires you to give the guest a check-in document with contract value. Apartop generates it with the guests' digital signature, ready to print or save as PDF.
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Sync Airbnb, Booking and VRBO calendars
One calendar for all your holiday rentals with bookings from Airbnb, Booking and VRBO. Block dates on the other platforms and avoid double bookings.
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Apartop or Excel to manage holiday apartments
An honest comparison: what an Excel sheet gives you, what Apartop does on its own (calendars, check-in, SES.Hospedajes, cleaning) and when the sheet is enough.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I open a tourist home next to the Mezquita?
And outside the centre?
What registration code does a tourist home in Cordoba have?
Information reviewed in October 2026. Municipal rules change often: always confirm with your town council and the Junta de Andalucía before registering a home. This is not legal advice.
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