What are the different Hotel types?

There are many types of hotels all over the world. With different names and specifications. If you want to book a hotel from any site, you will find a description next to the name that may mislead you a little. So knowing these types will help you when choosing the right hotel for your delegation. Or just indicate your need and we will clarify the most suitable for you with our Alwofod experts.

Business Hotels

Business Hotel Business Hotels are hotels that cater to guests on business trips and are the largest group of hotel types catering to business travelers.

These hotels are usually located in the city center or near the commercial areas. Although they are business hotels, they attract many tourists and small conference groups. It is suitable if you are traveling for business purposes and do not want to get various services from the hotel.

Airport Hotels

Airport hotels are the hotels usually targeted by airline passengers who have layovers to travel for the night. Also in the case of canceled or delayed flights. Frequently frequented by airline crew and staff and may provide free transportation between the hotel and the airport. They often charge an hourly rate rather than a daily rate.

Suite Hotels

Suite hotels are among the most popular and fastest-growing hotels in the hotel sector. These hotels offer a separate living room and bedroom with a suite bathroom. Preferred by businessmen, executives, lawyers, and accountants. All-suite hotels are particularly attractive because they can simply sleep and work in the same space. This type of hotel provides only basic services to guests.

Extended Stay Hotels

They are mostly suite hotels but have a kitchen in the room. This type of hotel is for people who stay for a long time more than a week in the hotel and do not want to pay a lot of value.

Serviced Apartments

Service apartments or hotel apartments are residential complexes that provide long-term accommodation for guests. This type of apartment provides stays of one month or more in the light of this agreement. The apartment has all basic services and amenities such as a kitchen, washing machine, and dishwasher, with room cleaning service, unlike hotels.

If you are traveling to a city and want to stay for a long time, this is the best option, but the price is a little high.

Resort Hotels

Resorts are usually located near the ocean, hills, beautiful islands, and other areas of natural beauty. Therefore, the classification of resorts depends on the locations, climate, and terrain. The resort offers residents a place to sleep, relax and enjoy. Resorts focus on rest, relaxation, recreation, and health.

It is usually divided into summer resorts, winter resorts, mountain resorts, health resorts, and forest resorts. Beaches, the resort offers facilities such as swimming pools, golf courses, tennis courts, skiing, boating, windsurfing, etc., and many indoor sports that may differ from each other.

Bed and Breakfast / Homestays

It may be symbolized by the symbol B&B and called the Home Stay’s are small hotels targeting guests on transit trips or small recreational trips between cities (which are) usually houses that have been converted into overnight facilities. The owners of the house provide breakfast to the guests.

Timeshares / Vacation Rentals

A new type of term has entered the world of hotels and hospitality. Timeshare hotels are where guests purchase ownership of accommodations for a set period. These owners may also lease the unit out from the management company that runs the hotel.

Floating Hotels

They are hotels that were built on large ships, lakes, and rivers. Old ships that were used to transport passengers are usually converted into hotels with modern facilities. They are called floating hotels. These hotels are located mainly on the surface of the water near the seas, oceans, rivers, and lakes, similar to ordinary hotels, but on the sea.

What is the difference between a hotel and an apartment?

The difference between a hotel and an apartment hotel is that a hotel is a place where you can quickly stay for a short period with basic amenities available for the duration of your stay. On the other hand, a hotel apartment is basically a hotel with additional facilities that make it look more like a home than a hotel room, for example having a washing machine and having an equipped kitchen.

Meal system in hotels

When staying in a hotel, you will make sure that you get a meal. What are the types of meals in the hotel, their names, and terminology in detail?

Breakfast only (Bed and Breakfast)

It is symbolized by the symbol B&B. This means that you will get a morning breakfast only. As for the rest of the meals, you must pay for them or order them from outside the hotel, because they are not provided.

Half board breakfast and dinner

Half Board means morning breakfast and dinner only, it does not include lunch, which you must pay for. It is not included in the reservation, it is symbolized by the symbol HB on some reservation sites.

Full board

Full Board means that the reservation includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner without juices. You will not pay any extra for these meals – inclusive of your reservation and denoted by FB.

All-inclusive soft

It means all-inclusive accommodation and its availability in some hotels is all-inclusive (the three meals) + snacks without juices.

Room Only

Room only means that you will not get any room meal for overnight only and it is symbolized by the symbol RO.

What is the difference between a Full board and All inclusive

Full board means full-board – All inclusive means inclusive stay, All inclusive means breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drinks. And sometimes activities and spa and other things. As for the full board, it means only the three main meals, no extras. This is the main difference between AI full board and FB full board.