Requirements of an albergo diffuso
Requirements of an albergo diffuso
Each Italian region will have its own different regulations and requirements for new “diffuso” hotels. These are the requirements of a scattered hotel according to the model developed by Giancarlo Dall’Ara:
- Single management – Accommodation facility managed in an entrepreneurial form in the centre.
- Hotel services – Hotel accommodation facility managed professionally.
- Residential units located in several separate and pre-existing buildings in an inhabited historic centre.
- Common services – Presence of rooms used as common areas for guests, such as a reception, bar, or refreshment point.
- Reasonable distance of the buildings – maximum 200 metres between the housing units and the structure with the reception services.
- A living community – In other words not a complete ghost town. On the other hand you don’t want to discover that the village rock band practice next door every night either.
- An authentic environment – Integration with the social reality and local culture. A good relationship will need to be built with the locals, to make sure they are all on board and recognise the benefits to the village, of being welcoming to guests.
- Recognisability – Defined and uniform identity of the structure; homogeneity of the services offered
- Management style integrated into the territory and its culture
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