In Belarus, you can stay in an apartment without any issues, as long as the apartment owner registers your stay with the police, which can be done online. Staying in an apartment helps avoid some problems that can arise with certain hotels, such as curfew restrictions, unstaffed receptions, or the need for guest registration in some hotels..
For peaceful living, especially with neighbors, there are rules to follow, typically to avoid disturbing noises, especially at night. Neighbors could call the police, and this could lead to issues, including hefty fines.
Disturbing public peace is punishable by fines:
- up to about 400 Belarusian rubles for noise and vibrations. This includes activities such as playing musical instruments, speaking or singing loudly, noise from renovation works, and noise caused by animals, from 23:00 to 7:00.
- up to 1,200 Belarusian rubles for noise and vibrations from 23:00 to 7:00, if less than a year ago a sanction was imposed for the same type of violation.
- up to 400 Belarusian rubles for noise and vibrations caused by renovation or reconfiguration works carried out on holidays or weekends, or on weekdays from 19:00 to 9:00.
- up to 800 Belarusian rubles is provided for noise at any time from televisions, radios, recorders, or other loud devices, if it disturbs the peace of other citizens in a residential building.
- up to 1500 Belarusian rubles or socially useful work or administrative arrest for noise accompanied by obscenities or other behaviors that express an evident contempt for society.