diff --git a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/views.py b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/views.py
index 47e25bb..9f0e1c9 100644
--- a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/views.py
+++ b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/views.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView, UpdateView, DeleteView
 from django.views import View
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.contrib import messages
-from django.contrib.auth.mixins import UserPassesTestMixin
+from django.contrib.auth.mixins import UserPassesTestMixin, LoginRequiredMixin
 
 from .forms import (
     ExplorerCreationForm, 
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ from .models import Place, PlaceImage, Voucher
 
 # Create your views here.
 
+# BaseView that checks if user is logged in
+class IsAuthenticated(LoginRequiredMixin, View):
+    redirect_field_name = 'redirect_to'
+
 class SignUpView(CreateView):
     form_class = ExplorerCreationForm
     success_url = reverse_lazy('login')
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ class HomeView(View):
         }
         return render(request, 'home.html', context)
 
-class PlaceUpdateView(UpdateView):
+class PlaceUpdateView(IsAuthenticated, UpdateView):
     template_name = 'place/place_update.html'
     model = Place
     form_class = PlaceForm
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ class PlaceUpdateView(UpdateView):
     def get_success_url(self):
         return reverse_lazy('place_detail', kwargs={'pk':self.get_object().pk})
 
-class PlaceCreateView(View):
+class PlaceCreateView(IsAuthenticated, View):
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         place_image_form = PlaceImageCreateForm()
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ class PlaceCreateView(View):
             )
             place_image.save()
 
-class PlaceDeleteView(UserPassesTestMixin, DeleteView):
+class PlaceDeleteView(IsAuthenticated, UserPassesTestMixin, DeleteView):
     template_name = 'place/place_delete.html'
     model = Place
     success_url = reverse_lazy('place_list')