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Medium-range hotel; at least some rooms with private bath; most of the usual public rooms and services are provided. |
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A hotel that is a member of a franchise, chain or referral system. Membership usually provides special advantages, such as the use of a national reservation system. |
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Lodging properties located near a public airport (usually within 5 miles), which derive a significant amount of demand from the airport. Although airport hotels vary widely in service levels and size, they are generally full-service and are more likely than other hotels to have in-room films, call accounting systems and computerised property management systems. |
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A hotel that features suites, which are larger than the typical hotel room, with a separate living space in addition to the bedroom. A suite may also have a whirlpool or kitchenette. |
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Same as an apartment hotel. This term is popular in Spanish-speaking countries. |
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Accommodation in apartment-style units rather than rooms, with in-suite cooking facilities. |
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A small property, typically offering an enhanced level of service and marketed to the affluent. boutique operation. Any business venture that seeks to provide an enhanced level of service, at a premium price, to a select clientele. |
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A (primarily Japanese) hotel system of extremely dense occupancy. Guest space is reduced in size to a modular fibreglass or plastic block, approximately 2 x 1 x 1.25 m, providing just enough room to sleep. These capsules are stacked side by side and two units top to bottom, with steps providing access to the second level rooms. Privacy is ensured by a curtain or a fibreglass door at the open end of the capsule. |
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Most capsules include entertainment facilities such as a television, an electronic console, and wireless Internet connection. Washrooms are communal and most hotels include restaurants, or at least vending machines, pools, and other facilities. |
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This style of hotel accommodation was developed in Japan, although Western variants with larger accommodations and often private bathrooms are being developed in Kuala Lumpur, London, New York and Amsterdam. |
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A hotel that features gambling, with the hotel operation secondary to the gambling operation. |
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Also known as a Transient Hotel. A property, usually located in a city centre or business district, which caters primarily to business clients. Commercial hotels tend to be busiest Monday to Thursday. |
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Same as an apartment hotel. This term is popular in resort areas, e.g. Costa del Sol Spain, Gold Coast Australia, Orlando Florida, Disney World, Miami Beach, Las Vegas and Honolulu. |
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A hotel in which a customer takes title to a specific hotel room. Unit owners may live in the hotel permanently or use it as a second home. Depending on the management company, unit owners have varying degrees of access to their hotel's amenities and services. Unit owners also incur budgeted maintenance and operating expenses. |
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Depending on the hotel's policy, unit owners may rent their units independently when they are not using the room or through the management company's rental program and derive income through a revenue-sharing arrangement. The unit owner generally expects to receive a gain from the increase in value of the hotel over time, as well as receive ongoing income from the rental of their room. |
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A hotel with conference facilities that caters to large groups, usually in the downtown area of major cities. |
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Part of or adjacent to large hotels |
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A hotel offering few amenities |
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Hotel that caters mostly to persons who must be in an area for a week or longer. The guestrooms of extended-stay hotels tend to have more living space than standard hotel guestrooms, and may also have kitchen facilities. Guestrooms in these hotels tend to be less expensive than guestrooms in full-service or all-suite hotels. |
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The term “motel” originated in the early 20th century, meaning a hotel located near a major motorway, with a layout that permits parking near the door. In this sense, many extended stay hotels in the US & Canada can also be considered to be extended stay “motels”. Notable exceptions would be the upscale extended stay hotels located in major urban centers. |
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Extended stay suites are a special type of suite. They vary widely in their features, but all have full kitchens. For a comparison of suite features at extended stay hotel chains, see our extended stay chain guide. |
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A hotel offering top quality services and, usually, a prime location and extensive amenities |
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A hotel with a full range of amenities and services, which may include meeting facilities, fitness centre, onsite restaurant and lounge, pool, business centre, etc. |
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A lodging establishment that has made a commitment to various ecologically sound practices such as saving water, saving energy, and reducing solid waste |
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A personal residence with a small amount of overnight accommodation. Guest houses typically provide breakfast, which is included within the room rate. |
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Facility, as the center of operations, where registration, general sessions, and conference staff office are located. |
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An inexpensive accommodation, typically in dormitory style although hostels are increasingly offering private rooms Usually used by younger travelers, as in "youth hostel" |
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