Permits and licensing for a hotel, boarding house or guest home
If you want to open a hotel in Singapore (including lodging house, boarding house, guest home), you must obtain:
- Certificate of Registration to use the premises as a hotel; and
- Hotel-Keeper’s license to enable the person to manage the hotel
Plus, if the activities listed below take place in your premises, you would need to get an additional license for it:
- Housing TVs
- Organizing ad-hoc entertainment
- Playing copyrighted music/videos
- Running a spa
- Selling tobacco products
- Operating a swimming pool
- Halal certification
You can view more details in the Hotels Licensing board
GoBusiness Licensing is a platform where you can find information and apply for licenses and permits. Click here to visit the platform.
