Hotel, apartment and holiday home prices in Andalusia: do you have to display them or notify them? The 2026 rules

Updated: 10 November 2026

Many Andalusian owners remember having to notify their prices to the regional government (Junta de Andalucía) and are not sure whether that still applies. We read Law 13/2011 on Tourism in Andalusia, Decree-Law 13/2020 on hotel establishments, Decree 194/2010 on tourist apartments, Decree 28/2016 on holiday homes (viviendas con fines turísticos), Spain's consumer protection law (Royal Legislative Decree 1/2007) and Andalusia's consumer law 13/2003. Links are at the end. Where we could not confirm something, we say so. This is not legal advice: for your own case, ask a lawyer or your provincial tourism office (Delegación de Turismo).

The short answer

In November 2026, under Law 13/2011 and its decrees:

Prices are free: you decide what you charge, including changing prices with demand (Law 13/2011, art. 32(1); Decree-Law 13/2020, art. 21).
You do not have to notify or declare your prices to the Junta or to the Andalusian Tourism Register: the law does not provide for it.
You do have to keep your rates available to guests at all times and displayed in a visible place in the establishment (art. 32(2)).
Every advertised price, including on your website and on platforms, must be final and complete, with taxes and with additional charges itemised (arts. 24(a) and 32(4)).
Charging, or trying to charge, more than the advertised or displayed price is a serious offence: 2,001 to 18,000 euros (arts. 71(15) and 78).

What applies to everyone (Law 13/2011)

The law covers hotels, apartments and holiday homes:

Guests are entitled to truthful information, before contracting, on the full final price including taxes, with any increases or discounts itemised (art. 21(a)).
Businesses must advertise the full final prices of all services offered, itemising increases, discounts and additional charges (art. 24(a)).
The price is given before contracting or before the service is provided (art. 26(1)(d) and 26(2)).
Rates and invoices itemised by item and written at least in Spanish (art. 32(3)); the invoice must match the prices offered or agreed (art. 24(b)).
If the property is classified, rate sheets and invoices show the classification and its symbols (art. 31).
Guests pay when the invoice is presented or within the agreed period; filing a complaint does not exempt them from paying (art. 22(d)).

Hotels, hostales and pensiones (Decree-Law 13/2020)

Decree 47/2004 has been repealed and replaced by Decree-Law 13/2020 (sole repealing provision). Its articles 20 to 23:

Prices are all-inclusive of the mandatory services and itemised; water, electricity, heating and cooling, cleaning, bed linen and basic bathroom supplies are included in the room price (art. 21).
Accepted payment methods are displayed in a visible place at the entrance (art. 21).
If you require advance payment, it must appear in your advertising (art. 21).
The booking states the room type, board, cancellation policy and the total and itemised price (art. 21); cancellation terms are given before contracting (art. 22).
The registration form (documento de admisión) shows the total price of the stay when you contract directly with the guest (art. 20).
The invoice identifies the property and its registration code and itemises room, meals and extras, unless sold as a package at a single price (art. 23).
These articles do not mention websites or VAT: the tax-inclusive price rule comes from Law 13/2011 and from consumer law, to which art. 21 refers.

Tourist apartments (Decree 194/2010)

In the Junta's consolidated text (amendments up to 2016):

Each apartment must have printed material with the current rates, stating whether they include taxes and the tax rate, plus the free services and the prices of extras (art. 29(b) and (c)).
Water, electricity, waste collection, maintenance, cleaning with linen change and use of common areas are included in the price (art. 26(1) and (2)).
Extras are optional and their prices must be adequately advertised (art. 26(3)).
Prices and their advertising follow national consumer law (art. 26(4)).
Invoice in Spanish, with accommodation and extras shown separately (art. 27).
Not confirmed: whether Decree 31/2024 changed these articles; we could not open the updated copy.

Holiday homes (Decree 28/2016)

Its article 8 refers to art. 32 of Law 13/2011:

Price per night, with water, electricity, heating and cooling included (art. 8(1)).
Price, booking, deposit and cancellation terms are set out and advertised before contracting (art. 8(2)).
On booking, the guest receives a receipt with the total price, deposits and penalties (art. 8(2)); on payment, a payment receipt (art. 8(1)).
Unless agreed otherwise, the maximum deposit is 30% of the stay (art. 8(3)).
The contract states the total price of the stay (art. 7(1)) and all advertising shows the Tourism Register code (art. 9(4)).
Not confirmed: how the «visible place» rule of art. 32(2) applies to a home with no reception. The prudent approach is to leave the rates in writing in the home and on your website. We also did not confirm whether Decree 31/2024 changed these articles (we read the 2019 text).

Consumer law

On top of the tourism rules:

Royal Legislative Decree 1/2007, art. 20(1)(c): commercial offers must include the full final price, taxes included, and any additional charges, including handling fees.
Andalusian consumer law 13/2003, art. 12(c): the authorities check that prices are lawful, transparent and accessible, always stating whether taxes are included; art. 12(h): right to an invoice or receipt.
Mandatory cleaning, supplements and other unavoidable charges: see our guide /total-price-accommodation-cleaning-fees-taxes-2026.
Prices that change with demand: Andalusian law allows them (prices are free), as long as the final price is shown before booking; more in /hotel-dynamic-pricing-demand-personalised-prices-rules-2026.

Offences and fines

Law 13/2011, arts. 70, 71, 78 and 79:

Minor (warning or up to 2,000 euros): not displaying mandatory information (art. 70(5)), not giving the information in art. 26 (70(6)) or breaching the rules on price advertising (70(7)).
Serious (2,001 to 18,000 euros, plus possible suspension or temporary closure of less than six months): untruthful or misleading advertising (71(11)), refusing the contract documentation (71(12)), charging or trying to charge more than the advertised or displayed prices (71(15)), refusing an invoice or an itemised invoice (71(16)) and having no complaint forms or refusing them (71(23)).
The fine can be raised up to three times the price of the services involved (art. 79(3)).
We did not confirm whether these amounts have been updated for inflation.

Quick checklist

Rates in writing and on view at reception (hotel) or in the unit (apartment and holiday home), in Spanish.
The same final price, taxes included, on your website, on platforms and on the bill.
Mandatory cleaning and supplements included in the advertised price, or itemised before booking.
Payment methods on view at the entrance (hotel) and any advance payment stated in your advertising.
Booking receipt with total price and cancellation terms; itemised invoice.
Nothing to notify to the Junta each time you change a price.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I have to notify my hotel or holiday home prices to the Junta de Andalucía?

No. Law 13/2011 says prices are free (art. 32(1)) and does not provide for notifying them to the authorities or to the Tourism Register. It does require you to display your rates in a visible place and to advertise the final price including taxes.

Do I have to display prices at reception?

Law 13/2011 (art. 32(2)) requires rates to be available and displayed in a visible place in the establishment. Hotels must also display accepted payment methods at the entrance (Decree-Law 13/2020, art. 21). In tourist apartments, the rates go in writing in each unit (Decree 194/2010, art. 29).

What is the fine for charging more than the advertised price?

It is a serious offence (Law 13/2011, art. 71(15)): a fine of 2,001 to 18,000 euros, which can rise to three times the price of the services involved (arts. 78 and 79(3)). Breaching the price advertising rules is minor: up to 2,000 euros (art. 70(7)).

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