Hotels
Savoy Hotel, London
Hotels are places where you can stay on a short-time basis.
These commercial establishments provide meals, lodging and other services (=facilities).
Hotels must have at least 6 letting bedrooms, and half of them must have private bathrooms.
Hotels are usually classified into ‘star’ categories:
- One-star hotels provide a limited number of amenities and services.
- Five-star hotels offer a wide range of guest services in a luxurious environment. They also provide excellent cuisine (table d’hote and a la carte).
No matter which category they rank in, each and every hotel should be clean and neat.
a fitness centre
Here are examples of services and amenities you can expect at a hotel :
- equipped bedrooms (telephone and colour TV) with or without an attached bathroom, a mini bar, air-conditioning and a safe
- a bar or/and a lounge
- room service
- a swimming-pool
- a fitness centre
- conference facilities
Amazing facts and figures about hotels :
- One of the largest hotels is the First World Hotel, Genting Highlands, in Malaysia, – it has 6,118 rooms!!!
- The oldest hotel still in opearation, opened in 718 in Japan!
- The highest hotel is the Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong. It is located in the top floors of Hong Kong’s tallest building!
- The smallest hotel bedrooms are undoubtedly capsule rooms, in some Japanese hotels: they are 2m x 1m x 1m15!
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