Besides accommodation, hotels often offer a variety of services to their customers, such as restaurants or child care, and the use of facilities such as a swimming pool, sauna, etc. Some offer conferencing services offering rental meeting rooms, encouraging groups to hold conventions and meetings.
Etymologically, the term refers to any hotel building to receive guests. If they are passing, hotel tourist talking. But the term hotel is also applicable to the mayors of major cities (City Hall), hospitals (Hôtel-Dieu), the mansions ...
Hotels differ from motels in that in the latter, access to the room is from the outside of the building, while in hotels, access to the room is usually done from the inside, which can increase the safety of customers and provide a more upscale image to the institution. However, in France, several chains Motels (Campanile, Balladins, Formule 1 and Ibis some) use the term Hotel.
In Australia, a hotel can serve alcoholic drinks and meals, usually in a casual setting, but not necessarily of the accommodation provides. The term "pub" or "bar" in other countries is generally used for this type of establishment, but these terms are considered synonyms in common use in Australia.
Some hotels are distinguished by ecological ecolabel as Green Key or flower, others are restricted to home naturists they are recognized by the French Federation of Naturism and the International Naturist Federation.
history
Hostellerie in Lyon in 1517
Facade of the thirteenth century of the Hostellerie de la Croix d'Or in Provins by Eugène Lefèvre-Pontalis
In ancient times, hostelries offer food and shelter to the traveler. The Roman Empire uses such as a relay for his armies. After the barbarian invasions, still not as packed houses that become most often dens of highwaymen and hotels password.
In the Middle Ages, the hotel (written ostel) still has the sense of "place of welcome for guests hospital" (see Hotel Dieu) before losing the benefit of hostel except in the monastic world and refers almost exclusively a "noble mansion."
During the Renaissance, it refers more particularly the royal household and the dwelling of a prince or lord, and finally that of a bourgeois (a distinction is sometimes made between large hotel occupied year-round, and small hotel, townhouse inhabited during the visitor season called social season ()): It then refers to the mansion, a french concept vocation other than the accommodation on offer. Today the word "hotel" and its English equivalent "hotel" have the same meaning, and the term "townhouse" is used to refer to the former French concept. The French spelling with circumflex accent is commonly encountered in English before, but this is rarely the case today (formerly the French word was spelled "hostel"). Meanwhile, it may involve public buildings: Mint, sales of Foreign Affairs, hotel town1.
The oldest inn in France still in use is the Hostellerie de la Croix d'Or in Provins, whose facade is unchanged since its completion in 1270 the end of 2004, it is a restaurant. It is located opposite the hotel Vauluisant also the thirteenth century.
Rooms and Services
Main articles: Hotel and Suite (hotel) room.
Particularly in industrialized countries, furnished rooms with only summarily a bed, wardrobe, table and sink have largely given way to more comfortable rooms with en suite bathrooms and air conditioning. They can be equipped with a telephone, an alarm clock, a television and a broadband Internet connection. However, the radio receiver is increasingly rare. One can also find mini-bar, which often includes a small refrigerator containing snacks and drinks (to be paid upon departure). Finally, one can also find the need to make tea and coffee: cups, spoons, electric kettle and tea bags, instant coffee, sugar and cream containers or milk.
In the UK, the law requires hotels serving meals and drinks to the public at certain times. However, smaller hotels are not subject to this regulation, they occur quite frequently.
Japanese capsule hotels provide for their accommodations and a minimalist space.
Global hotel classification
The World Rating Agency Hospitality (World Hotel Rating Agency - WHR) offers Hotel Classification Mondiale (World Hotel Classification) depending on the type of room desired by customers. It is based on the characteristics of the environment, the size of the hotel, the atmosphere of the hotel and the type of activities provided by the hotel or directly accessible from the hotel. It distinguishes between nine categories of hotels (or "category-niche" - Copyright © WHR)
Grand Hotel (including businessmen, conferences, etc.);
Leisure hotel (eg spa hotel);
Holiday hotel (eg hotel club);
Grand Hotel Leisure & Golf (combining features of a large hotel and a leisure hotel or vacation);
Boutique hotel (city hotel of up to 100 rooms);
Hotel (rural hotel with up to 50 rooms);
Eco-hotel;
Apart-hotel;
Progress hotel (motel, airport hotel, hotel-metro).
Classification of tourist hotels [change | change the code]
A small hotel in Mureck, Austria, which has preserved its interior and exterior of the 1960s.
A premium room in an American Renaissance hotel chain.
There are many years of private organizations such as the Michelin Guide or the deceased Touring Club of France, which publish guides publishing a rating or ranking of hotels and restaurants.
Tourist hotels are usually classified by the authorities of the countries into categories according to the degree of comfort and the level of service they offer. Depending on the country, one can find the following categories (the crudest to the most luxurious)
stars (from 1 to 5 (formerly 4 luxury));
letters (A to E);
classes (from the fourth to the first).These rankings are purely domestic, comfort and service levels can vary greatly from one country to another, for the same category. The rankings are based on objective criteria: surface rooms, television, bathroom upstairs or in the bedroom, etc.
The cost and quality of hotel rooms are usually indicative of the range and type of services offered. Due to the enormous growth of tourism in the world in the last decades of the twentieth century, quality has been significantly improved, particularly at smaller institutions. Classification systems, however, were put in place to facilitate comparison between institutions, ranging from one to five stars being the most common.
You can rent a room sometimes to the year, month, at night, and sometimes earlier.
Classification of tourist hotels in France
On 1 January 2009, the entire park hotels classified "Tourism" was as follows: 17 487 612 082 bedrooms2 hotels.
Main article: Classification of tourist hotels in France.
Classification of hotels in Europe since 2009
The hotel industry tourism is the second after the merchant host outdoor accommodation.
Specific types of hotel
Apart-Hotel
The "Flat" (portmanteau word composed of: ("apartment" and "hotel") of the World Rating Agency hotel, is frequently associated signs of a Tourist homes:
Main article: Tourist.
inn
An inn is a tourist accommodation type which offers travelers and tourists temporary accommodation type "Hotel Room" against payment.
Main article: Inn.
Eco-Hotel
Eco-hotel or ecohotel is a term used to describe a hotel or accommodation that has made significant improvements to its structure, its services in order to minimize its impact on the environment ...
Main article: ecohotel.
Boutique hotels
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Born in North America, the concept of the boutique hotel refers to institutions intimate and usually luxurious or original setting. Boutique hotels are distinguished from large hotel chains or hotel brands by offering levels of comfort, service and exceptional and personalized equipment.
Boutique hotels are furnished with elegance and (or) style and according to a specific theme. Although generally much smaller than traditional hotels, boutique hotels, which have between 3 and 100 rooms typically offer phones, Wi-Fi, "honesty bar" and often cable or pay television. The hotel staff provides customer service 24 hours a day. Many boutique hotels have a restaurant, and most have a bar and lounge, which can be also be open to the general public.
A small percentage of the travel market is comprised of seasoned travelers, the latter giving great importance to the tranquility, luxury and quality of service. Because this market is typically composed of business travelers, a segment non-seasonal market, profit and faithful, it is the main target of revenue from boutique hotels owners. It is not uncommon in such hotels, the customer can buy some of the furniture or decorative items presented in the hotel or in the rooms, hence the term boutique hotels.
historic Hotels
A historic hotel offers accommodation in a picturesque place, steeped in history as a typical house, a castle, an ancient building of an historic district. It can be either a very old hotel as a palace or famous who gained fame by receiving VIPs and royalty and organizing important events or a new hotel, but located in a former place whose the interior has been renovated.
Guest House
Common way a guest house is a tourist accommodation, the maximum number of rooms or suites is limited by the laws of the country:
This form of Hospitality's reputation to promote friendship between the traveler and the host, often the rooms are located in the residence (house) of the host or in an adjoining building, hence the name "Guest house ".
in Morocco
Guest house in Essaouira
The "Guest houses" should contain 5 to 30 rooms and suites, they are classified into 3 category3:
2nd category
first class
Charming house
The guest house is a listed characterized by its typical Moroccan architecture, its decoration and furnishings of traditional Moroccan style.
The performance and comfort must be good quality. The breakfast service is mandatory.
The rooms, suites and public spaces shall denote a luxurious look in terms of development and équipement4.
motel
The motel is a hotel tourist accommodation concept widespread in North America.
Main article: Motel.
Cruise ship [change | change the code]
A cruise ship is specialized in transport and hotel accommodation tourist passengers.
Main article: Cruise ship.
Palace (hotel) [edit | edit the code]
Palace, is a label given to some French luxury hotel establishments.
Main article: Palace (hotel).
Accommodation atypical [edit | edit the code]
Many hotels can be considered destinations in themselves because of the unusual nature of the accommodation offered or its immediate environment.
Hotels-trees [change | change the code]
Some hotels, such as Costa Rica Tree House, located in the natural reserve of Gandoca-Manzanillo in Costa Rica, or the Treetops Hotel in Aberdare National Park in Kenya, are true tree houses as they are built in live trees.
Ariau towers near Manaus in Brazil, are located on the Rio Negro, in the heart of the Amazon. Bill Gates even invested in this property, where he built a suite with telephone and satellite Internet connection.
The Bayram's Tree Houses in Olympos located in Turkey is another one of those trees hotels.
Hotels in haystack
In October 2011 the construction of the Maya Guesthouse began. The Maya Guesthouse will be the first hotel built in straw bales. It is a Nax Mont-Noble, in suisses5 Alps.
hotels bunkers
The Null Stern Hotel in Teufen in Appenzell, Switzerland and the Concrete Mushrooms in Albanie6 fallout shelters are converted into hotels.
capsule hotels
The room of a Japanese capsule hotel.
The capsule hotels designate a particular type of budget hotel quite common in Japan.
Hotels Caverndeep
The Desert Cave Hotel in Coober Pedy in South Australia and the Cuevas Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (named after the author) in Guadix in Spain as well as several hotels in Cappadocia in Turkey have the distinction of having been built in natural caves , some of them also involving underground rooms.
Ice Hotels
Ice hotels, such as the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi in Sweden and the Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada, are made of snow and ice. They melt in the spring and are rebuilt the winter.
Hotels with gardens
These hotels are located in already places famous for their gardens before a hotel there is located. Among them, we find the Gravetye Manor, home of William Robinson, and Cliveden, whose layout was designed by Charles Barry and rose garden by Geoffrey Jellicoe.
Ski hotels
The Mammut Snow Hotel in Finland is located in Kemi Snow Castle, the largest in the world. Besides the hotel, the castle include a courtyard, a restaurant and a wedding chapel. The furniture and decor are made of snow and ice. There's even sculptures.
The Laino Snow Hotel is another example of a snow hotel. It is located in Lapland, near Yllas, Finland.
Hotels underwater
Until 2005, the only hotel with a room available under the water without scuba diving was the Utter Inn in Lake Mälaren, Sweden. However, it has only one room. Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida, accessible only by scuba diving in has just over.
Hydropolis Hydropolis is an ambitious luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, just south of the Persian Gulf, to build 220 suites 20 meters underwater. It will have two domes on the surface of the water and a train tunnel under water, all compounds of transparent materials such as glass or acrylic.
Lifestyle hotels
Other unusual accommodations [change | change the code]
The Library Hotel in New York, a 10-story hotel, has the unique distinction of being arranged according to the Dewey Decimal.
The Rogers Centre, formerly SkyDome (Canada), is the only stage connected to a hotel, which has 70 rooms directly on the ground.
Built on an artificial island, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai in the shape of a sail.
famous hotels
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Some hotels have gained their reputation by hosting prestigious events and characters that have made history, such as:
Schloss Cecilenhof in Potsdam, Germany, made famous by the Potsdam Conference, which includes Winston Churchill, Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin during World War II in 1945
Chateau Frontenac, best known for the Quebec Conference, which regrouped Roosevelt, Churchill and King. The prominence of the hotel in the urban landscape of the city Quebec has also contributed to its reputation.
Other institutions named some dishes or drinks, like the Waldorf Astoria in New York, known for its Waldorf salad, or the Raffles Hotel (in) Singapore, where the Singapore Sling was created. Some hotels have become popular due to the making of films, such as:
Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills residence of Richard Gere aka Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman
Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg (Russia), which stayed in the James Bond blockbuster GoldenEye
Entrance to the hotel La Mamounia in Marrakech
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Hotels that fall within the popular folklore are often frequented by celebrities. Among the famous hotels, include in particular:
La Mamounia, a five star hotel in Marrakech that has a 8-hectare park along the ramparts of the twelfth century, 5 minutes from the Koutoubia and Jemaa El Fna
Raffles (in) and Hemingway bar in Singapore
the Beverly Hills Hotel (USA)
Hotel de Crillon and the Ritz Plaza Athenee Hotel, the George V in Paris (France)
Hotel Danieli in Venice
Hotel Hermitage and Hotel de Paris in Monaco
Negresco in Nice
Normandy Hotel and Hotel Royal in Deauville,
Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (French Riviera)
Carlton and the Martinez in Cannes
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d'Antibes.
These three become the "center of the world" during the festival Cannes7.
Holders hotels world record [edit | edit the code]
The highest [change | change the code]
At 321 meters, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai is the tallest in the world. However, as such it may be delighted by a less famous hotel, the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang (North Korea) that was to 330 meters high and whose construction started in 1987 but abandoned in 1992 Construction resumed in April 2008, the delivery of the site was made in February 2012 for the centenary of Kim Il-Sung
The biggest [change | change the code]
Since 1 January 2008, the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas has 7,000 rooms with its latest extension to 3000 rooms, The Palazzo.
The biggest hotel in the world was the First World Hotel. Located in the mountain resort of Genting Highlands in Malaysia, it has 6,118 rooms in total. Adjacent to the hotel consists of two towers, one finds the First World Plaza, proud of its 46,450 m2 complex composed of an indoor theme park, shopping centers, spaces casino and restaurants.
Previously, the largest hotel in the world was the MGM Grand Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, which then consisted of 5,690 rooms. Following the work, it has 6,852 rooms.
The oldest
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the oldest hotel still in operation is the Hoshi Ryokan8 to Awazu, Japan. Established in 717, it features a spa.
Most photographed
Château Frontenac
This is the Château Frontenac, Québec, which holds the record somewhat inusité9.
Most expensive cities and cheapest [change | change the code]
According to the price index published annually by hotels on hotels.com site, among the largest cities in the world, Riga and Christchurch offer the cheapest while Monte Carlo and Geneva offer the most chères10 hotel rooms.
profession
Called "hotel" owner, president or CEO of a hotel or hotel group.
regulation
In France, it is forbidden for a hotelier to ask his identity card to a customer. However guests under 13 must be accompanied by an adulte11.
Living in the hotel
American billionaire Howard Hughes lived most of his life in hotels. With his entourage, he moved from hotel to hotel in Beverly Hills to Boston before deciding to move to Las Vegas and become a casino mogul. Less than a month after arriving 27 November 1966, Hughes made a bid to to acquire the Desert Inn. The 8th floor of the hotel became the nerve center of his empire and the penthouse on the 9th floor becomes his personal residence. Subsequently, Hughes moved to the Bahamas, Vancouver, London and in many other places, always with an address to the penthouse of the hotel on the top floor. Between 1966 and 1968 he also bought several other casino hotels Mafia: Castaways, New Frontier, The Landmark Hotel and Casino, the Sands and the Silver Slipper.
Cole Porter lived for several years at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
Coco Chanel took up residence at the Hotel Ritz in Paris for more than 30 years, and until his death at the age of 87 in a series that now bears his name.
King Peter II of Yugoslavia spent most of World War II at Claridge London. His son, Aleksandar Karadjordjevic, was born here.
Prince Felix Yusupov lived at the Hotel Vendome in Paris.
It is believed that Alois Brunner, a Nazi war criminal of Austrian origin, have lived in the Meridian Hotel in Damascus, Syria under the name of Georg Fischer.
After being dethroned by his son Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman in 1970, Sultan Said bin Taimour lived at the Dorchester Hotel in London, where he died in 1972.
Eleftherios Venizelos, a diplomat and Greek statesman lived at the Hotel Ritz in Paris during his exile in France from 1935 to 1936.
Michel Polnareff lived for some time at the Royal Monceau in the 1980s.
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Hotel in works of fiction
Hotel Astoria in St Petersburg, in front of which stands the statue of Nicolas II of Russia.
In some policemen, humorous puzzles or novels, the authors have chosen to place the action in a hotel. Indeed, the hotel offers the perfect mysterious and anonymous setting to change the different characters. Hotels are also in movies, TV shows, songs and even rides at theme parks.
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Filmography
The Last Laugh is a German film by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau released in 1924
It's not my fault! is a French film by Jacques Monnet released in France May 19, 1999
The hotel beach is a French film directed by Michel Lang, released in 1978
The Little Boy of the elevator is a film by Pierre Granier-Deferre realized in 1961
Shining is a British-American horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1980
Shining is an American mini-series in three parts of 91 minutes, directed by Mick Garris from a script by Stephen King
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