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> This question also applies to student housing and similar occupancies,
> sometimes generalized as "hospitality",
> but this term is ambiguously understood.
>
> The question _does not_ apply
> to hotels with three or more suites with full kitchens.
> Such hotels are always multifamily dwellings.
Whether hotel rooms are dwelling units
and thus whether are hotels are multifamily dwellings per the NEC definition
is contingent on the AHJ's interpretation
of the requirement for permanent provisions for cooking.
> [!cite] [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Dwelling Unit.| NEC Article 100]] (emphasis added)
> [!cite] [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Dwelling Unit.|NEC Article 100]] (emphasis added)
> ### Dwelling Unit.
>
> A single unit, providing complete and independent living facilities for one or more persons,
> including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, _cooking_, and sanitation.
This definition exactly mirrors the IBC, which also
Anecdotal evidence from [reliable forums](https://forums.mikeholt.com/)
suggests that a cord-and-plug connected microwave
is generally not interpreted to meet the requirement,
however I'm not separating these, at least for now.
The Article 100 definition exactly mirrors the IBC,
which has this additional term:
> [!cite] IBC Chapter 2: Definitions
> ## Sleeping Unit.
@@ -51,11 +61,6 @@ This definition exactly mirrors the IBC, which also
> and either sanitation or kitchen facilities but not both.
> Such rooms and spaces that are also part of a dwelling unit are not sleeping units.
Anecdotal evidence from [reliable forums](https://forums.mikeholt.com/)
suggests that a cord-and-plug connected microwave
is generally not interpreted to meet the requirement,
however I'm not separating these, at least for now.
> [!cite] IBC Chapter 2: Definitions (emphasis added)
> Another example would be a studio apartment with a kitchenette
> (i.e., countertop microwave, sink, refrigerator).