South East Accommodation Stock
Businesses, bedspaces and quality grading by sector
| No. Businesses | No. Bedrooms, units or pitches | No. Bedspaces | % Quality Assured | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caravan and camping | 504 | 46,663 | 216,053 | 33.7 |
| Group | 91 | 14,025 | 18,350 | 25.3 |
| Self catering | 2,903 | 6,294 | 26,613 | 54.1 |
| Holiday centres | 3 | 592 | 1,821 | 100.0 |
| Serviced | 6,544 | 88,749 | 182,043 | 39.3 |
| TOTAL | 10,045 | 156,323 | 444,880 | 43.2 |
Source: TSE accommodation audit 2007
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Serviced accommodation: B&Bs, farm B&Bs, guest houses, hotels, country house hotels, motels or budget hotels, townhouse hotels, castles, restaurants with rooms and inns or pubs. Some university accommodation that offered serviced rooms was also included in this category rather than the group accommodation category. Similarly, serviced apartments were also included in this category.
Self catering accommodation: Cottages, flats, apartments, houses, chalets, bungalows, moored houseboats.
Caravan & Camping: Touring caravans, motor homes, tents, static caravans for hire, owned static caravans, chalets and timber lodges.
Group: YHA hostels, other hostels for visitors, camping barns, university or campus accommodation (that is not let as serviced accommodation), accommodation used for schools, scout and other groups.
Holiday Centres: Offering serviced, self catering or caravan accommodation. Please note some businesses that would be considered to be a holiday centre are listed under self catering or caravan and camping accommodation.
Marina and second home accommodation was not covered in year one of the accommodation audit but will be added in year two.