Maharashtra Tourism Policy-2006

2) MOTELS AND WAYSIDE AMENITIES
The Motel Project should be located on a National Highway, State Highway or Main
District Road (MDR) or within a distance of 1.5 kms., 1 km or 1/2 km. respectively from
such highways/MDR. It should have at least 10 lettable rooms and all the lettable rooms
should have attached bathrooms. The plot on which the motel is located should admeasure a
minimum of 1500 sq.mtrs. It should have restaurant/dinning hall with sitting area of
minimum 30 sq.mtrs. (excluding kitchen, storage). The double rooms and single rooms
should have minimum carpet areas of 12 sq.mtrs. and 10 sq.mtrs. respectively. The
bathroom carpet area should admeasure at least 3 sq.mtrs. It should have telephone with
STD facility. It should have public toilet and first aid centre. It should have car parking
area @ 5 sq.mtrs. per room. The rooms should have adequate furniture, fixtures and linen.
The ownership/lease of land and land use should be in order.
Wayside amenities will be a common facilities centre on the National Highways,
State Highways, and Major District Roads or within a short distance from such roads. They
should ideally have (a) Food Plaza; (b) Public Convenience; (c) ATM/Banking;
(d) Emergency/Medical Facilities; (e) Communication Centre; (f) Petrol Filling Station and
Auto Services. For wayside amenities to be eligible for these incentives, they must have (a),
(b), (c), (d) and (f) among the facilities mentioned above.
3) APARTMENT HOTEL
Apartment Hotel projects should have a minimum of 12 lettable apartments. An
individual apartment should have a minimum of two rooms and a kitchenette. The carpet
area of an apartment should not be less than 30 sq.mtrs. Each apartment should have at least
one bathroom attached to the bedroom. There should be a telephone facility in each
apartment. At least 50% of the apartments should have air-conditioned bedrooms. It should
have at least two of the following four facilities :
a) Indoor Games
b) Swimming Pool
c) Tennis, Badminton or such other Outdoor Games
d) A Health Club
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