1. Hospitality Classifications
According to the AH&LA (American Hotel and Lodging Association – formerly the AHMA) there are several, not necessarily exclusive, categories of hotel and lodging property types.

2. Hospitality Classifications
Commercial or Transient Hotels
Convention Hotels
Motels and Motor Hotels
Condominium Hotels
Residential Hotels
Casino Hotels
All-suite Hotels
Resorts

3. Commercial or Transient
These properties offer temporary accommodations for travelers and business people
Most hotels fit into this category, including those located near airports and those in urban business centers

4. Downtown Atlanta Peachtree Plaza Marriott Marquis Hyatt Regency
The text was written by a westerner into business. It leans in that direction.

5. Convention
These large hotels have extensive facilities and equipment for hosting meeting and conferences
The layout of these hotels often separates the convention areas from the accommodations areas
Convention and non-convention guests may be serviced separately

6. Marriott World Center

7. Marriott World Center 214,000 total square feet of flexible space
Up to 66 break out rooms almost entirely on one level
49,000 sq. ft. Palms Ballroom accommodates 347 8'x10' and 'x10' booths
37,500 sq. ft. Grand Ballroom divides into 14 separate salons, and hosts up to 4480 people for meetings and 3240 people for banquets
39,500 sq. ft. Crystal Ballroom divides into 15 separate salons and hosts up to 4920 people for meetings and 3744 people for banquets
10 Loading docks
14,000 sq. ft. of dedicated space in the exclusive North Tower
High-speed Internet access in all rooms
3 professionally designed boardrooms

8. Motels and Motor Hotels
Traditionally simpler in design, layout and available amenities
Provide ample parking on site, without charge
Located near major highways
Motor Hotel is a term that describes motels that begin to approach hotels in terms of facility offerings

9. Motel

10. Condominium Hotels Individual ownership of unit
Owners may use for a portion of the year and rent for other times of the year
Differs from “time share”where the owner owns for only a specific time period

11. Condominium Hotel
Silver Creek Condo-Hotel, AK
Vail Spa, CO

12. Residential Hotels Permanent accommodations that offer hotel services
Typically appeal to very wealthy individuals
Declining in popularity

13. Residential Hotel

14. Casino Hotels
A hotel in which a casino or other gambling/gaming outlet is the primary profit center
The hotel accommodations are typically to support the on-site gambling
Indian casinos and states with recent changes in gaming laws have spread this type of hotel to areas other than Nevada and Atlantic City

15. Bellagio

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Bellagio

17. All-Suite Hotels Larger guest rooms
Often with kitchen and living spaces
Typically attract longer-term guests and families

18. All-Suite
Northpark, TX “It feels just like home.”

19. Resorts Larger guest rooms
Considerably greater facilities (fitness centers, spas, shopping, entertainment, upscale restaurants, etc.)
Year-round resorts, individual season resorts, spas and health resorts, urban, beach, timeshare, golf, casino, tennis, etc.
Cater predominantly to the leisure market, although resorts have ventured increasingly into the convention market as well

20. Other Classifications
Size (0-99 small, average, 300+ large)
Class (services offered vs room rate)
Ratings (organizational classification of diamonds, stars, etc)
Location (highway, airport, city centre, suburban, etc)
Price