📍 Province of Jaen
Holiday rental software in Jaen
Jaen is the Andalusian province with the fewest tourist homes: inland tourism, Úbeda and Baeza, the Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas mountains. Few homes, but the same obligations as on the coast.
What you need to know in Jaen
The province with the fewest tourist homes
964 tourist homes registered in the province and 273 in the city (October 2026). It is the only Andalusian province where INE counts more listings (1,220 in May 2026) than registered tourist homes; some may be other types of accommodation, such as rural houses.
Source: INE, tourist dwellings by province (May 2026) · Junta de Andalucía, Tourism Register open data (OpenRTA)
Code with JA
Homes in Jaen are registered as VUT/JA/ plus a number, using the first two letters of the province.
Cancelled registrations
The Junta cancelled 283 tourist home registrations in the province in 2024 and the first half of 2025.
Long weekends, Easter and autumn in the mountains; cold winters, so if you rent between December and March heating is mandatory.
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/JA/ 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 Jaen
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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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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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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Frequently asked questions
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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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