Hotels

Hotels

Facilities that are established for the purpose of temporary housing for guests.

Industry: Tourism & hospitality; Travel

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complimentary room

Travel; Hotels

An occupied guest room for which no price is charged. This may include a room occupied by a hotel employee.

Customers purchase fee-simple equity in the units - the hotel's guestrooms. Unit owners may live in the hotels permanently or use them as second and third homes. Depending on the hotel's policy, unit ...

boutique hotel

Travel; Hotels

Historical, classic buildings, remodeled into boutique hotels with usually have less than 30 rooms.

central reservation system (CRS)

Travel; Hotels

The ability of guests to make a reservation for one out of a number of hotels by contacting one agency, contracted by the hotels acting as a group, to operate this "central" reservation service.

bed and breakfast (B&B)

Travel; Hotels

Overnight accommodations usually in a private home or boarding house, often with a full American-style or Continental breakfast included in one rate.

block

Travel; Hotels

A number of rooms, seats, or space reserved in advance, usually by wholesalers, tour operators, or receptive operators who intend to sell them as components of tour packages.