> I'm unaware of any place in the world requiring a license to sleep and eat breakfast.

This was the third Google hit for "are hotels licensed": http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/Servicesthatrequirea...

Restaurants, too: https://www.sfdph.org/dph/eh/Food/Permits/default.asp

Anyway, it's a completely bogus assumption that licensing is only about ensuring competence.