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Overview of Visitor Accommodation
The questioning within this system is designed to lead you to one of four conclusions relating to you specific Visitor Accommodation requirements.
They are:
- One let of only one or two nights per year
- Register as a Homestay
- Register as a Holiday Home
- Apply for Resource Consent
For example if you had a homestay facility that could accommodate six guests, you may choose to only allow 5 guests at one time to stay which would allow you to be able to register as a Homestay (2) instead of the more costly and longer process of applying for a Resource Consent (4).
Note:
Keep an eye out for the helpful tips throughout the questioning that will tell you helpful hints like the one above.
Four Alternatives for your VA site: |
Requirements |
Pros |
Cons |
Any Fees to Pay for Application |
Your Rates Prices |
1) One let of only one or two nights per year |
This requires no action, you are free to do this without applying to Council. | No Action | Limited income source | No | Stay the same |
2) Register as a Homestay |
You must live or be present at the time of letting at the residence (or on the same land as the residence) Your guests must be 5 or less at any one time |
No fee's to register Easy form to fill in and send to Council There are no restraints around the number of days you let for Free advertising on the DQ Accommodation Website and Lake Wanaka Tourism's website You will be monitored on your standards to ensure they meet the legal requirements |
Your rates will increase by up to 25% | No | Approx 25% Increase |
Register as Homestay but you limit your letting to one let of no more than 28 days |
Same as above | Same as above | Limited income source | No | Stay the same |
3) Register as a Holiday Home |
You must NOT be present at the residence (or on the same land as the residence) Your house must be a stand-alone or duplex house only (multi unit houses must apply for resource consent under item 4) Each let must have a minimum stay of 3 consecutive nights Your individual lets added together cant be over 90 days You can register only one unit - i.e. if you have a self contained flat on your property as well you must register this separately You can not exceed more than two people per room You can have one let per year for up to 28 days without your rates going up |
No fee's to register Easy form to fill in and send to Council Free advertising on the DQ Accommodation website and Lake Wanaka Tourism's website You will be monitored on your standards to ensure they meet the legal requirements |
Your rates will increase by up to 25% (with the exclusion of one let for up to 28 days) | No | Approx 25% Increase |
Register as Holiday Home but you limit your letting to one let of no more than 28 days |
Same as above | Same as above | Limited income source | No | Stay the same |
4) Apply for a VA Resource Consent |
A resource consent covers all other types of visitor accommodation - and size, any number of people, any number of stays. |
You can specify your own terms and do not need to keep within the boundaries mentioned above Free advertising on the DQ Accommodation website and Lake Wanaka Tourism's website |
Depending on your level of VA your rates will go up and you may be required to pay Development Contributions (larger facilities only) There is an administrative charge around gaining resource consent The process is more complicated and timely |
Yes - an administrative charge to process the resource consent and a Development Contribution Charge | Depending on the value of your property, there could be a 25% to 50% plus increase |