HOTEL AND ITS TYPOLOGY

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Sunanda K. Chavan
Since time irremovable, there have been frequent changes in the concept and perception of hotel. There are a number of hotels offering different types of services. The variation in architectural facilities, the size, the facade, the facilities and amenities can't be overlooked. This necessitates a study of its typology.

 Residential Hotel
 Commercial Hotel
 Resort Hotel
 International Hotel
 Floating Hotel

Types of Hotels:

1. Residential Hotel: The residential hotels work as apartment house, often we call them apartment hotels. The hotels charge rent on monthly, half yearly, or yearly basis. The hotels are generally found located in big cities and towns where no meals are served to the customers L Initially, the residential hotels were developed in the LISA. The services offered in the residential hotels are comparable to an average well managed home.

2. Commercial Hotel: The commercial hotels are meant for the people who visit a place of trade and commerce or business purposes and therefore these hotels are found located at the commercial or industrial centres. These hotels focus their attention on individual travellers and are generally run by the owners.

3. Resort Hotel: The resort hotel's are meant for the holiday makers, tourists and for those who need a change in the atmosphere mainly on health ground. These hotels are found located near the sea, mountain and other areas having an attractive landscape and healthy climatic condition . The tourists visit hotels mainly to relax. The entertainment and recreation facilities like swimming pool, tennis courts, boating, golf course, self-riding and other indoor sports in addition to restaurant and cafeteria, conference room, lounge, shopping arcade, entertainment etc., become significant in the resort hotels.

4. International Hotel: The international hotels are modern luxurious hotels, classified on the basis of international guidelines. These hotels are placed in various star categories e.g., Five-star-deluxe, five-star, four-star, three-star, two-star, one-star. The international hotels are mostly owned by the public companies where a board of directors is constituted for its control. The overall management is found in the hands of senior executives.

5. Floating Hotel: The floating hotels are located on the water surface. The place are sea, river, lake. These hotels provide all the facilities and services made available in a good hotel. In the leading tourist generating countries of the world we find the practice of using old luxury ships as floating hotels.
 
Hotels is the fastest growing business sector and highly credible. There are numerous of hotels in India and recently Aiana groups plan to launch 7 new hotels in Asia including India too. Here is the list of top hotel in India, where you can find your space and peace to relax.

  1. The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur
  2. Wildflower Hall, Shimla (Mashobra)
  3. Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur
  4. Orange County Resorts Kabini, Nagarhole National Park
  5. The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur
  6. The Leela Palace, New Delhi
  7. Vasundhara Sarovar Premier, Alappuzha (Kerela)
 
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