(1) Where a premises is operated as a guest house or hotel such operation shall be conducted as the case may be in accordance with the following regulations—
(a) all windows in bedrooms are equiped with blinds, curtains or any other device for ensuring privacy;
(b) the furniture, beds, bedsprings, pillows, mattresses, bed linen, blankets and bed covers are maintained in good repair and in a clean and insect free state;
(c) each bedroom is designated by a legible number placed on the door and each door fitted with a lock and key so that the door may be securely fastened from the inside;
(d) in a guest house or hotel which provides accommodation for persons of both sexes there shall be separate toilet facilities for each sex and the facilities shall be separated by a partition extending from the floor to the ceiling and each compartment shall be provided with a door capable of being securely protected by the person using the facilities and in each case the compartment for each sex should be clearly marked thereon.
Provided that the provisions of this regulation shall not apply to the bedroom of a hotel where each bedroom of that hotel is provided with its own toilet facilities.
(2) In any place operated as a guest house or hotel there shall be available on the immediate floor or place where guests are in the habit of using—
(a) an adequate supply of water;
(b) an adequate supply of potable water;
(c) an adequate supply of toilet paper and soap;
(d) at least such number of baths or showers and water closets and wash basins as the environmental health officer requires taking into account the number of persons frequenting that floor or place at any one time, and the possibility of the same facilities in other parts of the building as may deem fit and that the facilities made available under this regulation apply to the provision of such facilities. (Amended by S.I. 35/2020)