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Tourist apartments

The legal tourist flat exists — registration number and identifiable owner — and the city has cut supply to a minority: telling them apart is half the trip.

The registration number

Every legal listing carries its tourism registration number: without it, the stay offered can be an irregular letting with cancellation in sight. Platforms must show it: if it's missing, ask before paying.

What's changing in 2026

City policy advances toward extinguishing tourist licenses: legal supply contracts and concentrates in specific-use buildings. Book early with flexible cancellation and distrust the unexplained bargain.

Flat versus hotel

The flat wins for groups and long stays; the hotel, for short ones and for guarantees — reception, maintenance, clear liability. With small children and kitchens, the legal tourist apartment is the king format.