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hotel is
an
establishment
that
provides
paid lodging on
a
short-term
basis.
Facilities
provided
may
range
from
a
modest-quality
mattress
in
a
small
room
to
large
suites
with
bigger,
higher-quality
beds,
a
dresser,
a
refrigerator
and
other
kitchen
facilities,
upholstered
chairs,
a
flat
screen
television,
and en-suite
bathrooms.
Small,
lower-priced
hotels
may
offer
only
the
most
basic
guest
services
and
facilities.
Larger,
higher-priced
hotels
may
provide
additional
guest
facilities
such
as
a
swimming
pool,
business
centre
(with
computers,
printers,
and
other
office
equipment),
childcare,
conference
and
event
facilities,
tennis
or
basketball
courts,
gymnasium,
restaurants,
day
spa,
and
social
function
services.
Hotel
rooms
are
usually numbered (or
named
in
some
smaller
hotels
and B&Bs)
to
allow
guests
to
identify
their
room.
Some
boutique,
high-end
hotels
have
custom
decorated
rooms.
Some
hotels
offer
meals
as
part
of
a
room
and
board
arrangement.
In
the
United
Kingdom,
a
hotel
is
required
by
law
to
serve
food
and
drinks
to
all
guests
within
certain
stated
hours.[citation
needed] In Japan, capsule
hotels provide
a
tiny
room
suitable
only
for
sleeping
and
shared
bathroom
facilities.
The
precursor
to
the
modern
hotel
was
the inn of medieval
Europe.
For
a
period
of
about
200
years
from
the
mid-17th
century, coaching
inns served
as
a
place
for
lodging
for coach travelers.
Inns
began
to
cater
to
richer
clients
in
the
mid-18th
century.
One
of
the
first
hotels
in
a
modern
sense
was
opened
in Exeter in
1768.
Hotels
proliferated
throughout Western
Europe and North
America in
the
early
19th
century,
and
luxury
hotels
began
to
spring
up
in
the
later
part
of
the
19th
century.
Hotel
operations
vary
in
size,
function,
complexity,
and
cost.
Most
hotels
and
major
hospitality
companies
have
set
industry
standards
to
classify
hotel
types.
An
upscale
full-service
hotel
facility
offers luxury amenities,
full
service
accommodations,
an
on-site restaurant,
and
the
highest
level
of
personalized
service,
such
as
a concierge, room
service,
and
clothes
pressing
staff. Full
service
hotels often
contain
upscale
full-service
facilities
with
many
full-service
accommodations,
an
on-site
full-service restaurant,
and
a
variety
of
on-site amenities. Boutique
hotels are
smaller
independent,
non-branded
hotels
that
often
contain
upscale
facilities.
Small
to
medium-sized
hotel
establishments
offer
a
limited
amount
of
on-site amenities.
Economy
hotels
are
small
to
medium-sized
hotel
establishments
that
offer
basic
accommodations
with
little
to
no
services. Extended
stay
hotels are
small
to
medium-sized
hotels
that
offer
longer-term
full
service
accommodations
compared
to
a
traditional
hotel.
Timeshare and destination
clubs are
a
form
of
property
ownership
involving
ownership
of
an
individual
unit
of
accommodation
for
seasonal
usage.
A motel is
a
small-sized
low-rise
lodging
with
direct
access
to
individual
rooms
from
the
car
park. Boutique
hotels are
typically
hotels
with
a
unique
environment
or
intimate
setting.
A
number
of
hotels
have
entered
the
public
consciousness
through
popular
culture,
such
as
the Ritz
Hotel in London.
Some
hotels
are
built
specifically
as
a
destination
in
itself,
for
example
at casinos and
holiday resorts.
Most
hotel
establishments
are
run
by
a General
Manager who
serves
as
the
head
executive
(often
referred
to
as
the
"Hotel
Manager"),
department
heads
who
oversee
various
departments
within
a
hotel
(e.g.,
food
service), middle
managers, administrative staff,
and
line-level
supervisors.
The
organizational
chart
and
volume
of
job
positions
and
hierarchy
varies
by
hotel
size,
function
and
class,
and
is
often
determined
by
hotel
ownership
and
managing
companies.
