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g) The minimum area of hotel serviced apartments, Regarding its dimensions, the doors, the
excluding bathroom and entrance lobby, shall be as locations, the designs of the furniture’s and
followings: location of the electrical switches, the minimum
 For bedroom: 12.0 square meters. maneuvering space to be provided shall be 1.5
meter.
 For studio:18.0 square meters.
c) The room should have a bathroom in accordance
h) Adequate natural lighting should be provided at with Authority’s related code, regarding the
the main entrance, corridors, staircases, rooms and toilet seat, bathtub, washbasin, cabinets,
halls. mirror, the type of flooring, the size of the doors,
the location of the bathroom accessories and
i) Air conditioning shall be provided for all rooms,
halls, restaurants and entrance lobbies. the position of the bars and handles that do not
obstruct the movement within bathroom.
j) Self-illuminating signs must be placed in all the d) Room to have an emergency exit leading directly
corridors, staircases, hallways, reception and outside the building or to a balcony. Means of
places that are used by the public, in case of fire.
safety and security shall be provided for various
k) Fire extinguishers should be positioned in visible categories of people with disability.
and accessible places, with signs indicating where e) Car parking lots to be as near as possible to the
they are to be found. No materials or obstacles main entrances and shall be in accordance with
should be allowed to hamper the use of the Authority’s related code.
extinguishers.

l) Building architectural plan drawing shall be placed
behind the door of each guest’s room, indicating the
fire escape exits, in order to ensure safe evacuation
in case of fire hazard.

The minimum facilities provided to people with
disability, in hotels that are (3) star and above, shall
be as follows:
a) One hotel room, if the total number of rooms and
suites is less than 100. Two rooms if the number
is more than 100 and they should be located on
the first floor.
b) The room shall be in accordance with Authority’s
related code and International Standard
Requirements for people with disability.

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