Unusual accommodations are very popular and attract more and more people: yurts, teepees, tree houses, trailers, bubbles, ... the choice is wide. How to create an unusual accommodation on your property? We bring you the answers to develop your tourist activity.
Unusual means original, so take the time to choose the type of accommodation you want to develop.
Take into account the place where you want to set it up and the existing offer near your property.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of possibilities:
Cabins on the ground, perched or suspended in the trees, floating, ...
Tipis and yurt
Dome, sphere or bubble
Trailers
Barrels
Chalets and kotas (Finnish hexagonal chalets)
Ecolodge
Converted car
Tiny house
Boat, barge,
Buried house (hobbit style)
Troglodyte house
The common point between these different types is often an isolated position, far from the crowds and allowing an immersion in the heart of nature.
Geographical area, investment and operating budget, nightly rates, town planning regulations. The realization of a tourist project with unusual accommodations requires an important work and a certain experience.
Don't hesitate to get training for your unusual accommodation project.
Then, as for any project of creation of unusual lodging, it is advisable to speak about figures. You will have to calculate your investment, without forgetting the additional costs that can sometimes rise quickly. You should also find out about the grants and subsidies you can receive for your tourist accommodation project. And then estimate the annual operating revenues and expenses.
You must therefore define your rates for overnight stays, which will vary according to the season, and estimate the occupancy rate. Get in touch with professionals already in place to get an initial idea.
Don't forget to take into account communication costs. You will indeed have to communicate to make known your new tourist activity: logo, business card, website, leaflet, registration on websites, professional photographs, ... *.
And, if you go through a booking platform, think of taking into account the expenses taken by this platform.
And finally, it will be necessary to take into account the current expenses: water, electricity, household, ...
Please note that you cannot set up your tourist accommodations on just any land. Forest and agricultural lands are reserved for these activities. You can't build on them. 
It is always possible to set up a light leisure home (HLL). However, this type of dwelling must be dismountable and must only remain on your property for a few months a year.It is the Local Urbanism Plan (PLU) that determines the type of construction possible according to the classification of the land. Moreover, depending on the type of accommodation you are planning, it is not the same level of authorization that will be required.
You will therefore most often need to obtain a prior modification of the PLU of your municipality. You will then be able to obtain the necessary authorizations from your town hall.
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