Gujarat homestay guide

Practical property and application checklist
Reviewed 5 September 2026

### Starting facts
- Exact property address, survey/plot details and district.
- Municipality/municipal corporation/panchayat/development authority.
- Existing/proposed/under-construction/running status.
- Current legal use/classification of property.
- Number of rooms in whole building.
- Rooms proposed for paying guests.
- Proposed guest-bed count.
- Proposed Silver/Gold/Platinum grade.
- Whether food will be prepared/served.
- Whether foreign guests will be accepted.
### Ownership and applicant file
- Sole/joint/inherited/Government-lease/private-lease/entity ownership.
- Current title documents.
- Names and shares of all co-owners.
- Co-owner NOCs where relevant.
- Government lease and term where applicable.
- Confirmation proposed applicant actually lives there.
- Evidence property is applicant's principal residence.
- Owner/family occupancy details.
- Applicant identity/contact information.
- Proposed authorised manager/operator.
- Written Commissioner clarification for company/LLP/private-lessee/operator structure where applicable.
### Property readiness
- Local residential-property status.
- Building/development approvals applicable to exact property.
- BU/occupancy/completion status as locally required.
- 1–6 guest rooms; ≤12 guest beds.
- Room-size measurements.
- Bathroom-size measurements.
- Attached-bathroom position for selected grade.
- Kitchen hygiene.
- Dining area.
- Water/hot-water/sewerage.
- Electrical supply and earthed sockets.
- Internet/cooling/heating as grade requires.
- Parking/road access.
- Fire/smoke/heat requirements.
- Garbage disposal.
- Accessibility/local building obligations.
- Environmental/CRZ/forest/heritage overlays.
- No unauthorised renovation assumed permissible.
### Application
- Create S4 Home Stay account.
- Complete current online form.
- Select grade.
- Complete all current declarations.
- Upload current official document set once reproduced from authenticated portal.
- Obtain Annexure E homeowner Police Verification Certificate.
- Attach co-owner/co-lessee NOCs as applicable.
- Pay correct online grade fee.
- Save application/payment acknowledgements.
- Do not commence operations merely because application has been submitted.
### Inspection
- Keep all uploaded originals/evidence available.
- Check Annexure B line by line.
- Verify room/bath dimensions.
- Verify water, electricity, sanitation and hygiene.
- Verify mandatory grade equipment.
- Correct inconsistencies before inspection.
- Preserve inspection/query correspondence.
- Cure any notified deficiency within the applicable 30-day period.
### Operations
- Display registration certificate.
- Display room and applicable meal charges.
- Maintain Annexure H guest register.
- Retain domestic guest ID/address-proof copies; obtain written retention-period clarification.
- Follow local police safety/security directions.
- Protect guest/CCTV data.
- Report facility changes within 30 days.
- Report ownership changes immediately.
- Set up Form III/FRRO capability before accepting foreign guests.
- Submit foreigner arrival/departure reports within 24 hours and preserve electronic records for at least one year.
- Obtain correct FSSAI registration/licence where food-business law requires.
- Complete GST/Udyam/business registrations where independently applicable.
- Maintain local fire/waste/water/environment compliance.
- Do not assume RGP electricity billing until utility confirms it.
### Renewal
- Calendar certificate expiry.
- Begin readiness review well before the 30-day statutory-policy filing window.
- File online renewal at least 30 days before expiry.
- Pay grade-specific renewal fee.
- Update police/property/ownership documents if the current process requires.
- Notify classification/facility changes.
- Preserve renewal acknowledgement.
- Do not rely on late-renewal discretion as a routine strategy.