A hotel provides accommodation and other services to its guests.
A hotel is an establishment that is dedicated to the accommodation of guests or travelers . The term comes from the French word hôtel , which refers to a "terraced house."
The hotel is a building equipped and planned to house people temporarily . Its basic amenities include a bed, a closet and a bathroom. Other common amenities are a television, a small refrigerator and chairs in the room, while other facilities may be for common use by all guests (such as a swimming pool, a gym or a restaurant).
The category of the hotels
There are various classifications of hotels according to the amenities and services they provide to the traveler. The most common is made up of stars : a five-star hotel is the one that offers the highest level of comfort. At the other extreme, one-star hotels only provide a basic service.
Stars are normally used to classify and catalog a hotel with regard to its features, services and facilities. However, we cannot ignore that in other countries in the world this classification is done using letters and even diamonds.
Travelers who wish to stay overnight in a hotel must register in advance at the reception.
Classification according to type
Beyond the category, it is possible to distinguish between different types of hotels.
Thus, for example, we find the so-called rural hotels . As their name indicates, they are those that are located in an environmental setting, surrounded by nature, and away from the hustle and bustle and stress of big cities. In recent years they have become very popular establishments since in them the guest finds tranquility and can do all kinds of outdoor activities such as hiking or horseback riding.
We would also have to talk about what are known as monument hotels . Specifically, these are hotel establishments that are located in a historical building such as a palace, a castle or even a church. In the case of Spain, it is common for accommodations of this type to be known as paradores.
And then there are also the spa hotels . These are establishments where clients not only have each and every one of the services that can be found in any hotel but also have a spa. Thus, thanks to this they can receive all types of thermal and medicinal treatments through massages, bath circuits, muds...
Casino hotels , hostels or mountain hotels are other types of accommodation that we can find.
Apart-hotels, motels and hotels accommodation
An apart-hotel is one that has the necessary structure so that the client can consume food inside the room (for example, by having an oven and refrigerator). Motels are those hotels that have parking next to the room, which has a separate entrance (that is, it is not necessary to go through the reception before entering).
A hotel that rents its rooms by the hour to provide privacy to couples who want to have sexual relations is known as an accommodation hotel or temporary shelter . These hotels do not require passenger registration but rather base their service on discretion.