📍 Province of Granada
Holiday rental software in Granada
Granada combines city tourism around the Alhambra, snow in Sierra Nevada and beaches on the Costa Tropical. In the city, the most visited neighbourhoods no longer accept new tourist homes.
What you need to know in Granada
10% cap per area
On 30 May 2025 the City Council gave final approval to a cap of 10% tourist homes per statistical area. Fígares (24%), the Albaicín (24%), Centro-Sagrario (23%) and Realejo-San Matías (13%) exceed it, so they accept no new ones.
Licence suspension
In July 2025 the Junta listed Granada among the councils that had agreed to suspend licences and responsible declarations for tourist homes while amending their zoning plans.
Official figures
9,608 tourist homes registered in the province and 3,633 in the city (October 2026). INE counted 7,875 listings in the province and 3,098 in the city in May 2026. The Junta cancelled 1,674 registrations in the province in 2024 and the first half of 2025.
Source: INE, tourist dwellings by province (May 2026) · Junta de Andalucía, Tourism Register open data (OpenRTA) · Andalusian Government Council, 16 July 2025
The city has demand all year round; Sierra Nevada fills up in winter and the Costa Tropical in summer, so in the same province you find mandatory heating in winter and air conditioning in summer.
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/GR/ 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 Granada
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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Online check-in with passport and ID scanner
The guest points their phone at their passport, ID card or residence card and check-in fills itself in from the machine-readable zone. The photo is read on their phone and never stored.
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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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Andalusian Tourism Register VUT/VFT and Single Rental Register
Keep track of the Andalusian Tourism Register number (VUT/VFT, tourist apartments, rural houses, VTAR) and the Single Rental Register number of each apartment. Apartop reads them from your listings.
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Cleaning management app for holiday rentals
Every check-out creates its cleaning and notifies the cleaner by Telegram or email. 14-day schedule, overloaded days, pay per clean or by the hour. For holiday rentals in Andalusia.
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Income, occupancy and average price of holiday rentals
Net income, occupancy and average nightly rate, by month, apartment and platform. Amounts fill themselves in from Airbnb and Booking emails.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I open a holiday rental in the Albaicín?
What do I need if I also rent in winter?
What registration code does a tourist home in Granada 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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