Guest registration in Galicia: the report goes to SES Hospedajes
Galicia has no police registry of its own: your property’s traveller report is filed with SES Hospedajes, and BookCheckin files it automatically. Plus what the Galician VUT (Decree 12/2017) requires, the REAT, the deadlines and the penalties.
In Galicia the traveller report goes to SES Hospedajes
Unlike Catalonia or the Basque Country, Galicia has no guest-registration police registry of its own. Each guest’s report is filed with SES Hospedajes, the Spanish state platform run by the Ministry of the Interior, under Royal Decree 933/2021. It is the channel for any Galician accommodation, from a hostel on the Camino to a home for tourist use in the old town of Santiago.
So here we do file the report for you: BookCheckin collects the guest’s data, validates the document and sends the report to SES Hospedajes within the deadline, without you having to log into the Ministry’s portal on every arrival.
Official sources
- What SES Hospedajes is — complete guide— The state platform for the traveller report, explained
- BOE-A-2021-17398 — Royal Decree 933/2021— The state regulation behind the registration duty
Who must report in Galicia
The duty to report guests covers every accommodation activity in Galician territory, whatever its size:
- ✓Hotels, hostels and guest houses.
- ✓Homes for tourist use (VUT) and their managers.
- ✓Tourist homes and tourist apartments.
- ✓Rural houses and rural tourism establishments.
- ✓Campsites and camping areas.
- ✓Managers and platforms intermediating the rental of these accommodations.
24-hour deadline and three-year retention
The timing is the state rule: each traveller’s data must be reported to SES Hospedajes within 24 hours of arrival, and the establishment must keep its guest register for three years, available for inspection.
The fields are those of the traveller report: guest identification, document type and number, date of birth, nationality and the stay and payment details. Always copy them exactly as they appear on the document — rushed transcription at the front desk is the leading cause of defective reports.
The Galician authorisation: VUT, Decree 12/2017 and REAT
The traveller report does not replace the tourism authorisation. In Galicia, the home for tourist use (VUT) is governed by Law 7/2011 and Decree 12/2017, which distinguishes the VUT from the tourist apartment and the tourist home. Registration is by declaración responsable before the Galician Tourism Agency and results in enrolment in the Register of Tourism Companies and Activities (REAT), notified within a maximum of fifteen days; the REAT number must appear in all advertising.
BookCheckin does not process that enrolment for you — it is a prior step with the Xunta and, where applicable, the council. What we automate is registering each traveller who arrives afterwards.
Official sources
- Decree 12/2017 — Official Gazette of Galicia— Regulation of apartments, tourist homes and VUT in Galicia
- Tourist licence in Galicia — blog guide— Declaración responsable, REAT, equipment and penalties (in Spanish)
The state Single Registry (NRUA), annulled by the Supreme Court
Do not confuse the Galician REAT enrolment with the Single Rental Registry (NRUA) that Royal Decree 1312/2024 created alongside its Digital Single Window. The Supreme Court annulled it in several 2026 rulings, so you no longer need to obtain the NRUA number to advertise a short-term rental or file its annual report.
That annulment touches neither the REAT enrolment nor the traveller report: the SES Hospedajes filing under RD 933/2021 remains fully in force and independent. What fell is the duplicated state layer, not the regional one or the security one.
Related resources
- Royal Decree 933/2021 — complete guide— The traveller-report duty that stays in force, explained
Penalties: what is at stake
Guest reporting is governed by Organic Law 4/2015 on the protection of public safety: irregularities in completing the registers are a minor infringement, fined €100 to €600, and failing to meet the documentary-registration obligations can be a serious infringement, fined €601 to €30,000.
On top of that, through a separate track, the Law 7/2011 on Galician tourism applies to operating without the required enrolment. They are different proceedings: one looks at the guest register; the other at your authorisation to host. The licence guide covers the second.
Official sources
- BOE-A-2015-3442 — Organic Law 4/2015— Public-safety law (sanctioning regime)
What BookCheckin automates in Galicia
In Galicia, BookCheckin closes the guest-registration loop end to end: the guest completes the online check-in before arrival, scans their document with data validation and signs; the platform files the report with SES Hospedajes within the 24-hour deadline, handles the system’s errors and keeps the receipt.
We do not process your REAT enrolment and we do not store the document image — only the data the law requires — but we do remove the daily manual work of the report. BookCheckin has more than 2,500 accepted reports on SES Hospedajes; you can start from a single property, with no minimums, and try it free for three months.
Related resources
- Royal Decree 933/2021 — complete guide— The traveller-registration duty, explained
- Traveller report template (PDF & Word)— Free model with the Annex I fields for collecting the data
- RD 933/2021 penalties — blog article— What the fines for the traveller report look like
Frequently asked questions
Does the traveller report for my tourist home in Santiago or A Coruña go to SES Hospedajes?+
Yes. Galicia has no police registry of its own, so each guest’s report goes to SES Hospedajes under RD 933/2021. BookCheckin files it automatically for you.
What is the deadline to report in Galicia?+
The state one: 24 hours from the guest’s arrival. You must also keep the guest register for three years, available for inspection.
Does BookCheckin process the REAT enrolment for me?+
No. BookCheckin automates guest registration with SES Hospedajes; the declaración responsable and enrolment in the Register of Tourism Companies and Activities (Decree 12/2017) are things you handle with the Galician Tourism Agency.
Do I still need the NRUA number to advertise my home in Galicia?+
No. The Supreme Court annulled the Single Rental Registry (NRUA) of RD 1312/2024 in 2026, so you no longer need that number or its annual report. The SES Hospedajes traveller report is unchanged.
What is the penalty for not reporting guests in Galicia?+
Organic Law 4/2015 applies: €100 to €600 for minor infringements and €601 to €30,000 where it qualifies as serious. That is a separate regime from the Law 7/2011 sanctions for operating without enrolment.
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