Rural tourism includes rural tourism with all activities that are implemented and implemented in that area as part of the offer. The importance, beauty and the very essence of rural tourism has been presented through years of nurtured and presented agricultural production and Croatian tradition. It is a significant factor in the activation and sustainable development of rural areas that seeks to preserve its recognizability, values, customs and environment. Sustainable development of continental tourism is a synergy between the needs of tourists and the domicile population while preserving natural resources and today is becoming a response to mass tourism and its unsustainability. Rural areas can meet the growing demands of tourist demand, so specific forms of continental tourism are increasingly developing: rural tourism, agritourism, eno gastronomic, sports, health, religious, cultural tourism. The development of a new offer of family accommodation is in full swing. Diffuse and integral hotels are a new dimension of the tourist offer in Croatian tourism. Accommodation in households represents almost half of the total accommodation capacity in Croatia, so it needs the most attention. Creating this type of accommodation brings many benefits to the destination in which it is located. Diffuse integral hotels encourage the creation of new tourist products in the destination, involving the local population in the overall offer. Furthermore, they promote the destination in which they are located, which enables cooperation with the destination itself. Joint market promotion will mean cost reduction for both the hotel and the destination. Although the technology of work is the same in both diffuse and integral hotels, they differ in their accommodation offer. Integral hotels offer somewhat more modern accommodation, while diffuse hotels offer their accommodation in old historic cores or old houses. All in all, environmentally responsible business is the goal for both hotels, and it is up to tourists to decide whether to build newer or older buildings. What will certainly contribute to the development of Croatian tourism by designing new types of accommodation facilities is the growth of the quality of the tourist offer, there is also an increase in occupancy but also the extension of the season. By combining different types of facilities, diffuse and integral hotels are created, which definitely raises the overall level of quality of family accommodation in Croatia.