In February 2011, a normative act allowed tourist accommodation units to classify themselves and authorities were to check whether the number of stars advertised matched the quality of services. Since 2011, nearly 6,000 accommodation units were self-assessed and only close to 2,000 were checked by authorities.
“We’ve decided to eliminate the possibility of self-assessment to increase service quality and not allow hotel owners to interpret the law subjectively,” said ANT president Razvan Filipescu.
The change in accommodation unit assessment rules was achieved by order of the ANT, which became effective mid-June.
Filipescu said the 4,000 self-assessed accommodation units left unchecked so far will be checked by the end of the year and will be reclassified accordingly.
Romania has over 1,300 hotels and the total number of accommodation units, including hotels, motels, guest houses, villas, and camping sites, nears 8,000.