On 2013-10-17 09:52, Pieren wrote:
Could someone explain the difference between "tourism=guest_house" and
"tourism=bed_and_breakfast" ?
Both are suggested here:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:tourism%3Dguest_house
but only "guest_house" is really documented in the wiki.
In taginfo, we find 527 "tourism=bed_and_breakfast" and 32382
"tourism=guest_house" (accidentally, taginfo says "Guest house and
Bed&Breakfast for "tourism=guest_house")
In UK terms, they are much the same thing. Some places refer to
themselves as B&Bs, some as guest houses, sometimes both.
Usually a B&B would be smaller, ie one or two rooms, with the owner also
living in the house, and doing most of the work. Whereas a guesthouse
may be bigger, more like a hotel, and more staff etc. But I have seen
plenty of small places calling themselves guesthouses. I don't think
there is any legal distinction.
So it makes sense to tag both as tourism=guest_house. Plus tag the
number of rooms/beds to indicate how big it is.
I'm asking because in France we do have a diffence when guests are in
an independent building (gîte [1]), usually for at least a week or a
week-end, or just special bedrooms (bed&breakfast) as "guests" in
private homes. So, I'm looking if we could reuse the two existing tags
or if I should create a sub-tag like "tourism=guest_house" +
"guest_house=bed_and_breakfast" or
"guest_house=whatever_in_an_independent_building"
If its a separate building (with self-catering), I wouldn't call it a
guest house. That's more like tourism=chalet.
Though maybe a more generic term for holiday chalets/cottages/apartments
etc would be good. And some way of distinguishing a single holiday house
to rent, from a larger 'holiday park'.
Craig
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