Accessible Lodging Factsheet

Definition: What is a “Place of Lodging”?

Places of lodging include:

• traditional hotels

• motels

• inns

• other facilities that offer sleeping rooms for short-term stays (generally 30 days or less) and that meet certain conditions (for more information see ADA Title III Regulations, Section 36.104 Definitions: http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/titleIII_2010/titleIII_2010_regulations.htm).

Any entity that owns, operates, leases, or leases to such a place is covered by the regulations. Facilities that contain no more than five rooms for rent and where the proprietor actually resides are exempt.