TYPES OF HOTELS
RESORT HOTELS
- beach/ski resorts - seasonal - leisure activities - national/inter. customers. - families - activities and entertainment - regional foods served - can be affected by weather conditions and season changes.
SUITE HOTELS
- cities - individuals, national, owners of major companies - 4/5 nights - must meet needs of business clients - focused on in-room service/room service rather than public areas - minimizing space in public areas --> cutting down cost in F&B.
AIRPORT HOTELS
- in airport - no more than 10 miles away from the airport - intern./national customers, crew members... - 1.2 nights - check-in desks for airlines, conference centers/meeting rooms - fitness centers - have service such as shuttle bus to and from airport and wakeup call, subject to layover, stopovers.
CONVENTION HOTELS
- large facilities near motorway for easy access - national/intern. guests. - 15 nights - business centers, translation service - bigger scale than normal hotels
CASINO HOTELS
- las vegas, macau - individual clients - inter/national clients - concerning access to the casino to minors - 1.2 nights - served as a base to attract clients. - may get discounts for playing
BUDGET HOTELS
- major city centers - urban - access to public transport - airports - budget prioritized guests - 1 night - safe/clean guest rooms - less space to cut cost but has TV
SPA HOTELS
- natural locations/relaxed - individual clients, inter/national, healthy lifestyle market - health related service, gym, professionalism, spas - special food for dieters, sick people - medical staff - honeymoons**
MICROTELS
- near motorway (easy access) - airport - 1 night - reception opens during limited ours - simple breakfast - lots of vending machines, automatic dispensers. - Formula 1 hotel -> provide just the basic for a stop or a night.
COMMERCIAL HOTELS
- near office complex, business centers, city centers - national/intern. guests. - businessman/woman - tourists/tour groups during weekend - monday to friday - 1.4 nights average from mon to fri. - F&B, laundry, spa+fitness - internet - business clients -> quick and fast service.
CONFERENCE HOTELS
- near town centers, business centers - businessman/woman national and intern. - 4/5 nights monday to friday - service provided while customers attend an event/meeting in the same hotel. - smaller scale than convention hotels