What are the penalties for operating a hotel without a license?

Legal analysis: If you operate a hotel without a license, you will be fined not less than 500 yuan but not more than 1,000 yuan; if the circumstances are minor, you will be detained for not more than 5 days or fined not more than 500 yuan.

Legal basis: Article 54 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" Whoever commits any of the following acts shall be detained for not less than ten days but not more than fifteen days, and shall also be fined five hundred yuan A fine of not less than 1,000 yuan and not more than 1,000 yuan; if the circumstances are relatively minor, a detention of not more than 5 days or a fine of not more than 500 yuan: (1) Violating national regulations, conducting activities in the name of a social group without registration, and continuing to carry out activities after being banned (2) A social group whose registration has been revoked in accordance with the law still carries out activities in the name of the social group; (3) Without permission, operating an industry that requires permission from the public security organ in accordance with national regulations. Any conduct listed in the third paragraph of the preceding paragraph shall be banned. If an operator who has obtained a license from the public security organ violates relevant national management regulations and the circumstances are serious, the public security organ may revoke the license.