Classification of hotels on the basis of Location.

CITY/DOWNTOWN /COMMERCIAL HOTELS. Located in heart of city. More expensive than sub urban hotels. Patronized by business men and high income tourists. Centrally located and are at a convenient distance from markets , railway station, airport, etc. Duration of stay is few days only….weekend business is slack. Facilities of high standard are provided. Business centre in a commercial hotel is must.

CITY/DOWNTOWN /COMMERCIAL HOTELS. They must have facilities like swimming pool, specialty restaurant , bar , disco , 24 hours room service, health club etc.

SUBURBAN HOTELS Located in suburbs of cities. Patronized by budget guests. Quiet surroundings.

MOTELS Also called motor hotels or transit hotels. Located on highways both national and international. Provide car parking, garage , accommodation , rest facilities and recreational facilities . Generally equipped with filling stations , motor garages , service station ,restaurant etc. Tariff is low as compared to city hotels. Provide various indoor and out door facilities like, billiards , table tennis , cyber café , swimming pool library etc.

RESORT HOTELS Located at islands , hill stations , beaches , with breathtaking beauty and typical scenery. Most of the resorts are seasonal . Meant for the purpose of relaxation, to get away from hectic city life , health reasons, to pursue a specific interest or activity. Guest stay is long ( a week or more). Holiday makers spots men and patients usually stay.

RESORT HOTELS Off season and full season tariff Homely and informal atmosphere. More social contact with the guest. Entertainment items such as beauty contest , floor shows , cabarets , fancy dress parties and stage shows etc are popular.

Resort hotels have facilities like: Tennis court. Golf course. Saddled horses with trainer. Car Parking and garaging and service facilities . Billiards , Squash. Health club. Lawn tennis.

Floatels Located on the surface of water such as sea, lake etc. Provide exclusive and exotic atmosphere. Provides all the facilities of a first class hotel. Luxury suites consisting of drawing room , dinning room , bed room , sitting room , balcony , kitchen etc . Best example of floatels in India is in Dal lake in kashmir.

Floatels Luxury ships are becoming popular for travelling from one part of the country to another. These liners offer the facilities of a 5- star hotel.

ROTELS Hotels which rotate on wheels . Also called motel on wheels. Best example in India is palace on wheels. (It is a luxurious train , fully air conditioned, well furnished , with attached restaurant and bar).

AIRPORT HOTELS Situated near the airport . Main clientele is transit passengers , over night stay and short stay guests. Air line crews are also accommodated in such hotels. Provide transportation facilities from airport to hotel and vice versa. Airport hotels may charge half day room rent in case the guest desires to stay only for few hours. At times airport hotels have more than 200% occupancy. Offer baggage ,personal check in and wake up call facilities.