Editing Hotel (section)

==Types==
Hotel operations vary in size, function, and cost. Most hotels and major hospitality companies that operate hotels have set widely accepted industry standards to classify hotel types. General categories include the following:

==={{anchor|Luxury}}International luxury===
[[File:Moskva Hotel in MSK (img1).jpg|thumb|[[Four Seasons Hotel Moscow]], Russia]]
[[Image:Mandarin_Oriental_Bangkok_Exec_Suite.jpg|thumb|[[Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok]], Thailand]] [[File:Rosewood London Courtyard.jpg|thumb|[[Rosewood London]], England]]
International luxury hotels offer high-quality amenities, full-service accommodations, on-site full-service restaurants, and the highest level of personalized and professional service in [[major city|major]] or [[capital cities]]. International luxury hotels are classified with at least a [[AAA Five Diamond Award|Five Diamond]] rating or [[Star (classification)|Five Star]] [[hotel rating]] depending on the country and local classification standards. Example brands include: [[Grand Hyatt]], [[Conrad Hotels|Conrad]], [[InterContinental Hotels & Resorts|InterContinental]], [[Sofitel]], [[Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group|Mandarin Oriental]], [[Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts|Four Seasons]], [[The Peninsula Hotels|The Peninsula]], [[Rosewood Hotels & Resorts|Rosewood]], [[JW Marriott Hotels|JW Marriott]] and [[The Ritz-Carlton]].

==={{anchor|Lifestyle}}Lifestyle luxury resorts===
[[File:Main swimming pool, Shangri-La Fijian Resort.jpg|thumb|[[Shangri-La's Fijian Resort]] in [[Yanuca]] Island, Fiji]]
[[Image:Wild-wadi.jpg|thumb|[[Jumeirah Beach Hotel]] in [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates]]
[[File:Raffles Praslin 2015.JPG|thumb|[[Raffles Praslin, Seychelles]]]]
Lifestyle luxury [[resorts]] are branded hotels that appeal to a guest with lifestyle or personal image in specific locations. They are typically full-service and classified as luxury. A key characteristic of lifestyle resorts is focus on providing a unique guest experience as opposed to simply providing lodging. Lifestyle luxury resorts are classified with a Five Star hotel rating depending on the country and local classification standards. Example brands include: [[Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts|Waldorf Astoria]], [[St. Regis Hotels & Resorts|St. Regis]], [[Wynn Resorts]], [[MGM Resorts International|MGM]], [[Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts|Shangri-La]], [[The Oberoi Group|Oberoi]], [[Belmond Limited|Belmond]], [[Jumeirah (hotel chain)|Jumeirah]], [[Aman Resorts|Aman]], [[Taj Hotels]], [[Hoshino Resorts|Hoshino]], [[Raffles Hotels & Resorts|Raffles]], [[Fairmont Hotels and Resorts|Fairmont]], [[Banyan Tree Holdings|Banyan Tree]], [[Regent Hotels & Resorts|Regent]] and [[Park Hyatt]].

==={{anchor|Full}}Upscale full-service===
[[Conference and resort hotels|Upscale full-service hotels]] often provide a wide array of guest services and on-site facilities. Commonly found amenities may include: on-site food and beverage (room service and restaurants), meeting and conference services and facilities, fitness center, and business center. Upscale full-service hotels range in quality from upscale to luxury. This classification is based upon the quality of facilities and amenities offered by the hotel.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Full-Service Vs. Limited-Service Hotels|url = http://traveltips.usatoday.com/fullservice-vs-limitedservice-hotels-106136.html|website = Travel Tips – USA Today|access-date = 23 October 2015|archive-date = 23 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151023122328/http://traveltips.usatoday.com/fullservice-vs-limitedservice-hotels-106136.html|url-status = live}}</ref> Examples include: [[W Hotels]], [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts|Sheraton]], [[Langham Hospitality Group|Langham]], [[Kempinski]], [[Pullman Hotels and Resorts|Pullman]],
[[Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants|Kimpton Hotels]], [[Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton]], [[Swissôtel]], [[Lotte Hotels & Resorts|Lotte]], [[Renaissance Hotels|Renaissance]], [[Marriott International|Marriott]] and [[Hyatt|Hyatt Regency]] brands.

==={{anchor|Boutique}}Boutique===
[[Boutique hotel]]s are smaller independent non-branded hotels that often contain mid-scale to upscale facilities of varying size in unique or intimate settings with full-service accommodations. These hotels are generally 100 rooms or fewer.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.hvs.com/Content/3171.pdf|title = Boutique Hotels Segment|last = Balekjian|first = Cristina|date = September 2011|journal = HVS|access-date = 22 October 2015|archive-date = 26 February 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150226015118/http://www.hvs.com/Content/3171.pdf|url-status = live}}</ref>

==={{anchor|Focused}}Focused or select service===
Small to medium-sized hotel establishments that offer a limited number of on-site amenities that only cater and market to a specific demographic of travelers, such as the single business traveler. Most focused or select service hotels may still offer full-service accommodations but may lack leisure amenities such as an on-site restaurant or a swimming pool. Examples include [[Hyatt Place]], [[Holiday Inn]], [[Courtyard by Marriott]] and [[Hilton Garden Inn]].

==={{anchor|Economy}}Economy and limited service===
Small to medium-sized hotel establishments that offer a very limited number of on-site amenities and often only offer basic accommodations with little to no services, catering to the budget-minded traveler seeking a "no frills" accommodation. Limited service hotels often lack an on-site restaurant but in return may offer a limited complimentary food and beverage amenity such as on-site continental breakfast service. Examples include [[Ibis Budget]], [[Hampton by Hilton]], [[Aloft Hotels|Aloft]], [[Holiday Inn Express]], [[Fairfield by Marriott|Fairfield by Mariott]], and [[Four Points by Sheraton]].

==={{anchor|Extended}}Extended stay===
[[Extended stay hotel]]s are small to medium-sized hotels that offer longer-term full-service accommodations compared to a traditional hotel. Extended stay hotels may offer non-traditional pricing methods such as a weekly rate that caters towards travelers in need of short-term accommodations for an extended period of time. Similar to limited and select service hotels, on-site amenities are normally limited and most extended stay hotels lack an on-site restaurant. Examples include [[Staybridge Suites]], [[Candlewood Suites]], [[Homewood Suites by Hilton]], [[Home2 Suites by Hilton]], [[Residence Inn by Marriott]], [[Element by Westin|Element]], and [[Extended Stay America]].

==={{anchor|Timeshare}}Timeshare and destination clubs===
[[Timeshare]] and [[destination clubs]] are a form of property ownership also referred to as a vacation ownership involving the purchase and ownership of an individual unit of accommodation for seasonal usage during a specified period of time. Timeshare resorts often offer amenities similar that of a full-service hotel with on-site restaurants, swimming pools, recreation grounds, and other leisure-oriented amenities. Destination clubs on the other hand may offer more exclusive private accommodations such as private houses in a neighborhood-style setting. Examples of timeshare brands include [[Hilton Grand Vacations]], [[Marriott Vacation Club International]], [[Westgate Resorts]], [[Disney Vacation Club]], and [[Holiday Inn|Holiday Inn Club Vacations]].

==={{anchor|Motel}}Motel===
A [[motel]], an abbreviation for "motor hotel", is a small-sized low-rise lodging establishment similar to a limited service, lower-cost hotel, but typically with direct access to individual rooms from the car park. Motels were built to serve road travellers, including travellers on road trip vacations and workers who drive for their job (travelling salespeople, truck drivers, etc.). Common during the 1950s and 1960s, motels were often located adjacent to a major highway, where they were built on inexpensive land at the edge of towns or along stretches of freeway.

New motel construction is rare in the 2000s as hotel chains have been building economy-priced, limited-service franchised properties at freeway exits which compete for largely the same clientele, largely saturating the market by the 1990s. Motels are still useful in less populated areas for driving travelers, but the more populated an area becomes, the more hotels move in to meet the demand for accommodation. While many motels are unbranded and independent, many of the other motels which remain in operation joined national franchise chains, often rebranding themselves as hotels, inns or lodges. Some examples of chains with motels include [[EconoLodge]], [[Motel 6]], [[Super 8 Motels|Super 8]], and [[Travelodge]].

Motels in some parts of the world are more often regarded as places for romantic assignations where rooms are often rented by the hour. This is fairly common in parts of [[Latin America]].

In the [[United States]], motels have a reputation for criminal activity such as [[prostitution]] and [[Illegal drug trade|drug dealing]].

==={{anchor|Microstay}}Microstay===
Hotels may offer rooms for [[microstay]]s,<ref>{{cite news|title=By-the-Hour Microstays Add to Big Hotels' Bottom Line|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/24/business/a-room-by-the-hour-to-refresh.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/24/business/a-room-by-the-hour-to-refresh.html |archive-date=3 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=5 September 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> a type of booking for less than 24 hours where the customer chooses the check in time and the length of the stay. This allows the hotel increased revenue by reselling the same room several times a day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hoteliers urged to tap into microstays market to stay ahead|url=http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/Hoteliers-urged-to-tap-into-micro-stay-market-to-stay-ahead|website=www.bighospitality.co.uk|access-date=5 September 2017|archive-date=26 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226190138/http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/Hoteliers-urged-to-tap-into-micro-stay-market-to-stay-ahead|url-status=live}}</ref> They first gained popularity in Europe but are now common in major global tourist centers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The rise of the microstay {{!}} Aetna International |url=https://www.aetnainternational.com/en/about-us/explore/living-abroad/travel/rise-of-microstays.html |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=www.aetnainternational.com |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815204806/https://www.aetnainternational.com/en/about-us/explore/living-abroad/travel/rise-of-microstays.html |url-status=live }}</ref>