Extra beds and cots in hotels, tourist apartments and holiday rentals in Andalusia: how many are allowed and how to list them (2026)

Updated 10 November 2026

A family asks for an extra bed or a cot and the question is always the same: how many people can I put in this room? In Andalusia the answer depends on the type of accommodation and on what you have registered with the Andalusian Tourism Register. This guide sums up the rules in force in November 2026, with the official sources at the end. It is not legal advice: for a specific case, ask your provincial Tourism Office (Delegación de Turismo) or your accountant.

Hotels: Decree 47/2004 is no longer in force

A lot of information online still quotes Decree 47/2004 on hotels. That decree was expressly repealed by Decree-Law 13/2020 of 18 May (sole repealing provision, letter a). Today the rules for hotels, aparthotels, hostales, pensiones and hostels are in Decree-Law 13/2020 and its annexes, last amended, according to the Junta's text, by Decree-Law 7/2024. The extra-bed rules are almost the same as in the old decree.

Extra beds in hotels: the rules

According to Annex I of Decree-Law 13/2020:

They are only set up at the guest's express request and removed at the end of the stay (or folded away, if they are sofa beds or similar).
Up to 2 extra beds per bedroom, as long as the floor area exceeds the required minimum by 25 % per extra bed. This area rule does not apply when the beds are used by children under 14.
If the room has only one bathroom or toilet: only 1 extra bed in triples and none in quadruples.
The total number of extra beds in the property cannot exceed 50 % of its number of places (plazas).
In aparthotels, convertible beds can be placed in the living-dining room, at one place per 6 m².
Places are counted from the double, single, bunk and convertible beds installed; the rule does not include extra beds in that count.

Tourist apartments (Decree 194/2010)

Decree 194/2010 does not talk about «extra beds» but about fixed and convertible places. According to the Junta's consolidated text (with the changes of Decree 31/2024):

Up to 4 places per bedroom, with at least 2 in beds that are not bunks.
Up to 2 convertible places in the living-dining room; sofa beds are only allowed in the living room, and no bunks there.
Convertible places count towards the second-bathroom requirement.
Accommodating more people than the unit's maximum capacity is forbidden (article 6.3.b).
A cot, on request, is among the mandatory requirements for apartment buildings and complexes.

Holiday rentals (Decree 28/2016)

As worded by Decree 31/2024 (published 2 February 2024):

Whole home: up to 15 places. Rooms only: up to 6.
Up to 4 places per bedroom, with at least 2 in beds that are not bunks.
A whole home may have 2 convertible places in the living room, which count towards maximum capacity.
14 m² built per place, two bathrooms above 5 places and three above 8.
The decree does not regulate extra beds: anything outside your declared places cannot be offered as an extra place. It does not mention cots either.

Does a cot count as a place?

We found no Andalusian rule that literally says a cot does not count as a place. What the texts do say: for hotels, places are counted from double, single, bunk and convertible beds, with no mention of cots, and the cot appears only as a service «on the guest's request»; for apartments, a cot on request is mandatory equipment; for holiday rentals, the rule says nothing. To be safe, in a holiday rental ask the Tourism Office before advertising «places + cot» above your registered capacity.

Advertised capacity cannot exceed registered capacity

Maximum capacity is part of the responsible declaration (declaración responsable) you file to join the Andalusian Tourism Register. Andalusia's Tourism Law 13/2011 treats altering the accommodation capacity as a serious offence (article 71.20), meaning installing beds or admitting guests above what was declared and above the regulatory limits, and also untruthful or misleading advertising (article 71.11). Inaccurate data in the declaration is a minor offence (article 70.10) and false data a serious one (article 71.5). Under article 78, minor offences carry a warning or a fine of up to 2,000 euros, serious ones 2,001 to 18,000 euros and very serious ones 18,001 to 150,000 euros.

How to list it properly everywhere

The same maximum occupancy, in the same words, on your website, on Google, on Booking and on Airbnb:

Show the maximum occupancy per room or unit including the extra bed (for example: «2 adults + 1 extra bed on request»), never above your registered capacity.
Keep extra beds and cots apart: «baby cot on request, free of charge», or its price if you charge for it.
On Booking and Airbnb, check the maximum occupancy field and the extra-bed and cot policies; make sure the numbers match your website.
If you are a hotel, remember an extra bed is always at the guest's request: do not list it as a fixed place.

Why this also matters for AI

When a family asks ChatGPT or Gemini for a hotel in Cádiz with a room for four, the AI cross-checks what it finds online. If your website says 3 guests, Booking says 4 and Google says nothing, the AI may skip you or give wrong information. A clear, consistent maximum occupancy everywhere is what lets it answer that question correctly.

How iQuota helps

The official page iQuota publishes for each property shows the maximum occupancy of each room and the extra-bed and cot policy in the structured data search engines read. It does not replace any legal procedure, and we cannot guarantee that an AI will recommend you.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Decree 47/2004 still in force?

No. Decree-Law 13/2020 repealed it; the hotel extra-bed rules are now in its Annex I.

How many extra beds can a hotel room have?

Up to 2, if the floor area exceeds the minimum by 25 % per bed (not required for children under 14). With only one bathroom, 1 in triples and none in quadruples. In total, no more than 50 % of the hotel's places.

Can I add an extra bed in a holiday rental?

Decree 28/2016 does not regulate extra beds: it only allows 2 convertible places in the living room, which count towards maximum capacity. You cannot host more people than your declared places.

Does a cot count as a place?

No Andalusian rule we reviewed says so literally. For hotels, the place count does not include cots; for holiday rentals the rule says nothing, so ask the Tourism Office.

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