Rhenz S, Escasinas

2015
BSHRM 3-A

November 12,
Classifications of Hotel

Classification of Hotels
Hotels can be classified according to the following three broad categories .
Size (the numbers of room)
Location, clientele and facilities
Star classification.
Classification according to size
Small sized hotel: a hotel with less than 100 rooms
Medium sized hotel: a hotel with 100 to 300 rooms
Large sized hotel: a hotel with more than 300 rooms
Classification according to Location, Clientele and Facilities
1. Downtown or Commercial Hotel- a hotel that is in the heart of the city
its costumers are mostly businessman.
2. Transit Hotel- hotels near the terminals like seaport, airport, and
railway station.
3. Resort Hotel- located at places like hill station, sea beaches, and forest.
4. Motel or Motor Hotel- located along the highway for motorist.
5. Residential Hotel- hotel that its average duration of stay is a month or
more.
Classification according to Star Classification
Star denotes the available standards or facilities in a hotel. A hotel gets
its gradation from the Department of Tourism, Government of India. The
HRACC is formed by the Government of India is responsible for star gradation
of hotels. The categories of various star hotel have some criteria or facilities
that are called END.
E: Essentials (must have)
N: Necessary (should have)
D: Desirables (may or may not have)
In order to assessed for 5 star category a hotel should have the following
Features.
1. Construction
2. Maintenance
3. Parking

4. Swimming pool
5. Bathrooms
6. Reception
7. Lobby
8. Conference Facilities
9. Shopping Facilities
10.
Lifts
11.
Furnishing of Bedrooms
12.
Lighting
13.
Telephones
14.
Radios
15.
Vacuum jugs/ Flasks
16.
Dining room/ Restaurant
17.
Carpeting
18.
Linen/ Blanket/ Towel
19.
Crockery
20.
Bar
21.
Entertainment
22.
Cuisine
23.
Food and Beverage Service
24.
Hygiene
25.
Other Services
26.
Staf
27.
Housekeeping
28.
Fire
Other Types of Hotels
1. Independent Hotel- are hotels that dont have any contract with other
property.
2. Management Contract Hotel- a type of hotel that operate properties
owned by individuals or partners.
3. Chains are hotels or motels that are affiliated with each other.
4. Affiliation- is a contract between two or more hotels or business.
5. Franchise hotel- a owner grants another hotel to ofer the right to
merchandise a product or service for a specified return.
6. International Hotel- are located in metropolitan cities because they
ofer a modern western luxury style to the guest.
7. Casino hotel- a type of hotel is on gambling provision.
8. Apartotel- an apartment building use as a residential hotel.
9. Auberge, Gasthof, Herberge- it is the counterpart of inn in other
countries.
10.
Boutique hotel- are small hotel but a very expensive hotel.