According to Decree-Law No. 162/99 of May 13, which regulates the form and the obligation to indicate prices of goods and services made available to the consumer on the market, we conclude that even the Local accommodation must comply with this obligation as it is a provision of services.
The prices of all provision of services whatever their nature, must be in lists or posters displayed visibly in place where services are offered or provided to the consumer.
Where applicable, the selling price and the price per unit of measure, whatever the medium used to indicate them, referring to the total priceowing include all taxes, fees and other charges passed on to it so that the consumer can know the exact amount he has to pay.
We services provided hour, percentage, task or second any other criteria, prices should always be indicated with reference to the criterion used in the case of Local accommodation should be quoted per night.
If there are travel or other charges previously established, they must be specifically indicated.
Establishments designated as Local accommodation, so should, along with other hotel institutions, have the price list exposed.
Since the law is not showing any binding aspect, they may choose to present minimum and maximum values per night in your accommodation as this is a dynamic stock market.
Since the law provides that the prices of all services must be posted at the place where the services are offered, the interpretation is that including prices in onli platformshuh, through which guests make reservations, there is no need to post them in the establishments.
Yet, if there is reception at the establishment, the prices must appear there.
THE failure to display prices constitutes an infringement of a contra-national nature, which is punishable under the aforementioned Decree-Law, with fines from € 249.40 to € 3,740.98 in the case of individual and from € 2,493.99 to € 29,927.87, in the case of collective person.
Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 162/99, of May 13, amends Decree-Law No. 138/90, of April 26, which regulates the form and the obligation to indicate prices of goods and services made available. of the consumer in the market.
- Decree-Law No. 138/90, of April 26, which regulates the form and the obligation to indicate prices of goods and services made available to consumers in the market.
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