Under NFPA 101, bed and breakfast is classified as which occupancy?

• A. Rooming house
• B. Inn
• C. Two-family dwelling
• D. Residential boarding

Answer: (A)

NFPA 101 classifies lodging operations by how they’re used and who stays there, which shapes the fire life-safety requirements. A bed-and-breakfast is treated as a rooming house because it operates as a dwelling that rents out individual rooms to unrelated guests, typically with shared spaces and without providing full hotel-style services. It isn’t an inn, which implies a larger commercial setup with more extensive guest services. It also isn’t a two-family dwelling, which is designed for permanent residents in two separate living units, nor a residential boarding facility, which focuses on long-term residents and meals or care rather than transient lodging.