A Business Identification Number (NIB) identifies the business. Opening safely also requires evidence for this villa's premises, health, fire protection, water, staff and daily procedures.
Indonesia's Tourism Ministry Regulation 6/2025, published under the then-current villa activity code KBLI 55193, classifies that activity as medium-low risk and defines it as private houses rented specifically to tourists, with facilities, and managed by the owner. The official table for Indonesia's business-activity classification (KBLI) maps old code 55193 to new code 55203. That code change does not remove the operating standard. The current result in the Online Single Submission licensing system (OSS) must be checked against the current tourism rules before the business relies on it. Regulation 6/2025 requires an operating self-assessment covering facilities, people, service and management, plus a health fitness certificate called an SLS. The NIB alone does not prove that the premises, fire equipment, clean water, organisation, business plan and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are ready.
First check that old code 55193 and new code 55203 describe the real activity
The villa scope in Tourism Ministry Regulation 6/2025 is not a synonym for every furnished property. It describes a villa accommodation business: the building is rented as a whole for a period for tourism, may include supporting entertainment/facilities, and the standard's scope refers to owner management. Keep the old number beside the new one in the article so readers do not mistake one activity for two different licences.
That creates two questions before the checklist begins:
- Is the property tourist accommodation rather than long-term residential letting?
- If a third-party company manages bookings, guests and money, which activity and contractual role covers that manager?
Do not use the owner's accommodation code as a blanket answer for a separate property-management business. The operator, the entity legally responsible for collecting guest payments, the taxpayer and the employer must each be identified.
The mandatory readiness file in plain language
The 55193 section of Tourism Ministry Regulation 6/2025 requires a documented self-assessment of readiness across four areas.
1. Premises and safety
- a readable, visible business identity/name sign;
- an office or administrative area with working equipment;
- functional first-aid equipment and portable fire extinguisher(s);
- clean water that is clear and without colour, odour or taste;
- secure storage; and
- clear ownership or lawful status of the office/business premises.
2. People
The standard says the business should prioritise local/domestic labour. The opening file should identify the employing entity, roles, training and responsible shift contacts rather than leave "staff included" in a management agreement.
3. Guest service
Document information for nearby doctors, hospitals or clinics. In practice, link this to emergency escalation, guest communication and incident reporting.
4. Management system
- current organisation chart and job descriptions;
- a current, documented business plan; and
- current, documented SOPs or technical work instructions.
The same section also requires an SLS (Sertifikat Laik Sehat), a health fitness certificate issued by the health authority after an environmental-health inspection.
Do not convert optional certification criteria into mandatory law
The regulation then describes additional criteria where a villa business voluntarily undertakes business standardisation and certification. These include more detailed facility, service and management items such as staff areas, parking, guest toilets, linen, waste separation, security, emergency knowledge, reservation, check-in/out, cleaning, payment and complaint handling.
Those are useful operational controls and BeeMyGuest can adopt them as a quality standard. But the page must distinguish:
- regulatory obligation in the core 55193 readiness section;
- condition under voluntary standardisation/certification; and
- BeeMyGuest's own higher operating standard.
Combining the three into one unlabelled "legal checklist" would overstate the regulation.
Five checks before accepting the first booking
Do not publish on an online travel agency (OTA) or accept the first guest until five responsible people approve:
- Legal responsibility: rights to the premises, permitted activity and contracts agree.
- Licensing: the NIB, activity code, current certificate status and SLS are documented.
- Safety: first aid, fire, water, emergency and incident procedures have been tested.
- Operations: staff, procedures, the guest journey, complaints and suppliers are ready.
- Finance and tax: the entity collecting guest payments, invoicing, payroll and local and national taxes are identified.
Each check needs a document, a named person who verified it, a date and a clear date or event for the next review. A WhatsApp "done" is not evidence.
Questions owners ask
Does medium-low risk mean no inspection or standards? No. It does not remove the activity standard, self-assessment, SLS, supervision or other land/building/tax obligations.
Can my property manager rely on my villa KBLI? Not automatically. Map the manager's real service, authority, receipts, staff and liabilities separately.
Are all the detailed voluntary criteria irrelevant? No. Many are excellent operating controls. Label them as voluntary certification criteria or BeeMyGuest quality requirements instead of misdescribing them as universal statutory obligations.
Does this replace zoning, building and groundwater checks? No. It is one operating standard within the wider property and business compliance file.
sources checked: 15 July 2026
Primary source: Tourism Ministry Regulation 6/2025, KBLI 55193 Villa section. General information only; not tourism, OSS, health, land, building, tax or employment advice.
Additional official references
Register checked 15 July 2026. The current official source and the project facts remain controlling.
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