55 Accommodation
This division includes the provision of short-stay accommodation for visitors and other travellers. This division excludes activities related to the provision of long-term primary residences in facilities such as apartments typically leased on a monthly or annual basis classified in real estate (section L).
Where 55 sits in the NK hierarchy
- >I Accommodation and food service activities
- >55 Accommodation
- >55 Accommodation
55 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 1 other system. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
Subcategories of 55 Accommodation
- 55.1Short term accommodation activities
This class includes the provision of accommodation, typically on a daily or weekly basis, principally for short stays by visitors. This includes the provision of furnished accommodation in guest rooms and suites. Services include daily cleaning and bed-making. A range of additional services may be provided such as food and beverage services, parking, laundry services, swimming pools and exercise rooms, recreational facilities as well as conference and convention facilities. This class includes accommodation provided by: - hotels - resort hotels - suite/apartment hotels - motels This class excludes: - provision of homes and furnished or unfurnished flats or apartments for more permanent use, typically on a monthly or annual basis, see division 68
- 55.2Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
This class includes the provision of accommodation, typically on a daily or weekly basis, principally for short stays by visitors, in self-contained space consisting of complete furnished rooms or areas for living/dining and sleeping, with cooking facilities or fully equipped kitchens. This may take the form of apartments or flats in small free-standing multi-storey buildings or clusters of buildings, or single storey bungalows, chalets, cottages and cabins. Very minimal complementary services, if any, are provided. This class includes accommodation provided by: - children's and other holiday homes - visitor flats and bungalows - cottages and cabins without housekeeping services - youth hostels and mountain refuges This class excludes: - provision of furnished short-stay accommodation with daily cleaning, bed-making, food and beverage services, see 55.10 - provision of homes and furnished or unfurnished flats or apartments for more permanent use, typically on a monthly or annual basis, see division 68
- 55.3Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
This class includes: - provision of accommodation in campgrounds, trailer parks, recreational camps and fishing and hunting camps for short stay visitors - provision of space and facilities for recreational vehicles This class excludes: - mountain refuge, cabins and hostels, see 55.20
- 55.9Other accommodation
This class includes the provision temporary or longer-term accommodation in single or shared rooms or dormitories for students, migrant (seasonal) workers and other individuals. This class includes: - student residences - school dormitories - workers hostels - rooming and boarding houses - railway sleeping cars
Other NK codes under 55 Accommodation
Frequently asked questions
- What is NK 55?
- NK 55 is "Accommodation". This division includes the provision of short-stay accommodation for visitors and other travellers. This division excludes activities related to the provision of long-term primary residences in facilities such as apartments typically leased on a monthly or annual basis classified in real estate (section L).
- What does NK 55 include?
- 55 Accommodation contains 4 direct subcategories: 55.1 Short term accommodation activities; 55.2 Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks; 55.3 Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks; 55.9 Other accommodation.
- How does NK 55 map to other classification systems?
- 55 Accommodation has equivalents in NACE Rev 2 (55). These crosswalks let you translate this code between NK and 1 other classification system.
- What is the parent category of 55?
- 55 Accommodation sits under 55 Accommodation in the NK hierarchy.
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