Going on a business trip or just traveling to other countries, almost always have to stay in hotels or hotels. But how to decide among such a huge number of them? For the convenience of getting ideas about the hotels and the services that they provide, they began to make up hotel classifications.
The world system of classifications of hotels includes all classifications created according to the criteria or categories adopted in different countries.
Main classifications of hotels:
- by location: in the city, on the sea coast, in the mountains;
- by capacity: small, medium, large and giants;
- for the duration of the work: year-round or seasonal;
- by the level of the prices of the rooms: budgetary, economical, medium, first-class, apartment, fashionable;
- for functional purposes: business or leisure;
- for the length of stay of guests: long and short;
- on the level of comfort.
Classification of hotels by the level of comfort is determined by categories:
- Number of rooms;
- common premises;
- equipment;
- comfort of housing;
- service;
- Accessibility for disabled people and persons with reduced mobility.
It is this classification of hotels that is considered international, the so-called star system. It relies on the system of classification of hotels in France, where the maximum level of comfort that a hotel can provide to its guests corresponds to the number of stars. This system is used in many countries of the world. Also there are other systems based on the level of comfort existing in other European countries: Great Britain - crowns, Germany - classes, in Greece - letters, in Italy and Spain - categories.
Due to the fact that the international system of classifications of hotels is the classification of the stars, the other systems simply translate to it. To make it easier to disassemble in this, the table shows how the classification according to the stars correlates with other systems of European countries.
What services are provided by hotels according to the stars?
Categories 1 *
Such hotels can be located both in the center and on the outskirts of the city, designed for a small number of rooms, they have a restriction on the arrival time. In such a hotel, a tourist can only count on a bed and a shower, without any food. The room is designed for two or more people. In the room there are beds, bedside tables, chairs, a wardrobe, a washbasin and towels, at the rate of two pieces per person. Bathroom, toilet, refrigerator and TV are located on the floor. Rooms are cleaned every day, linen change once a week, and towels every 3-4 days.
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Category 2 **
In hotels of this type you will be provided with accommodation and a shower, sometimes a continental breakfast. In the building itself there should be a restaurant or a cafe. In the room except the main furniture should be a bathroom and a TV, for the remote control from which you have to pay separately. The telephone, safe, parking, laundry, dry cleaning and breakfast are also available for a fee. Daily cleaning, bed linen change after 6 days, and towels - after 3-4 days.
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Categories 3 ***
The most common type of tourists is the hotel. The rooms can be single, double or triple. On the territory of the hotel there should be a laundry for the guests, a swimming pool, a gym, Internet services, currency exchange and ticket reservation.
In the room: TV, refrigerator, bathroom, sometimes a mini-bar and telephone. Bed linen is changed twice a week, towels are changed daily, in addition they provide soap. In Turkey, the room is air conditioned.
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Categories 4 ****
These hotels are distinguished by a high level of service and comfort. Here you will find accommodation, meals and various entertainments. It is necessary to have a guarded car park, a conference hall, a restaurant, a transfer service , washing, ironing and cleaning of clothes, additional free services: gym, court, pool and discos.
In the room: color TV with remote control, refrigerator, mini-bar, air conditioning, mini-safe, telephone, hairdryer, toiletries (soap, gel, shampoo), etc. Room cleaning and linen change are daily. Room service is round the clock.
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Categories 5 *****
This high-level hotel offers more spacious rooms with a good view. Rooms can even be multi-room. In addition, what is offered in the room of a four-star hotel, there will still be necessary cosmetics for the shower, slippers and bathrobes. The guest receives maximum attention, and almost all his wishes are fulfilled.
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Having become acquainted with the system of classification of hotels of the world and the list provided by each type of services, you will be able to choose the right hotel for your holiday. A hotel that fully meets the requirements - a guarantee of a good holiday!