Different types of hotels and their categorizations
The term hotel is used to describe the establishment that provides paid lodging, which is basically on a short-term basis. Some of the basic provisions for hotel room include a bed, cupboard, a small table and a washstand, which have been recently replaced with the modernized bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control. Along with these there are some common features that are available in most hotels today and these include a telephone, alarm clock, a television, and Internet connectivity. There are provisions for snack foods and drinks along with a mini-bar, and facilities for making hot drinks. Some of the bigger hotels also provide additional guest facilities like a swimming pool, restaurant, childcare, conference and social function services. One can also get provisions for meals, which are included in the hotel fare and mostly contain of breakfast. The United Kingdom has laws where a hotel is required to serve food and drinks to all guests within certain stated hours but there are some private ones, which are not subjected to this law. There are certain countries like Australia and Canada, where the term hotel may also refer to a pub or bar and in India; it may also refer to restaurants. There are some historically known hotels, which become the cultural heritage of the country and derive their fame from independence movements.
There are some hotels, which also give the name to a certain beverage or meal, like the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, United States which invented the famous Waldorf Salad was first created or the Hotel Sacher in Vienna, Austria, home of the Sachertorte. Along with these there are also some unusual kinds of hotels that have emerged these days and they cater to various demands of users. These include Tree-house hotels, which are built with living trees as structural elements. These include the Costa Rica Tree House in the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge and Costa Rica; the Treetops Hotel in Aberdare National Park, Kenya. Then there are the Cave hotels, which are made in cave style like the Desert Cave Hotel in Coober Pedy, South Australia. Capsule hotels have emerged as popular options in Japan, which are shaped like capsules and are economical. These capsules are compact and have enough space for a person to sleep, with no standing place also. The other unusual styles of hotels include Ice hotels and garden hotels along with underwater hotels like the Utter Inn in Lake Mälaren, Sweden.
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