CLASSIFICATION OF HOTEL ON THE BASIS OF LEVEL

CLASSIFICATION OF HOTEL ON THE BASIS OF LEVEL OF SERVICES

Based on level of service hotel is classified as: ▫ Upmarket/Luxury/ World Class Services Hotels/ Full Service Hotel ▫ Mid-market/Mid-range services Hotels/Middle class Service Hotels ▫ Budget/Economy Hotels/ Limited Service Hotels

Upmarket/Luxury Hotel • These hotels offer world class services/luxury services • This kind of hotel target top business executives, celebrities, high ranking political figures, Commercially important persons and wealthy clientele as their primary market, who are affluent people demanding luxury and are not price sensitive. • Hotel provide guest room with world class décor and finish, upscale restaurants and private lounges and dining rooms, conciers service, valet service, uniformed services and opulent meeting halls. • Guest may find larger sized bath towels, bath robes, soap bars, shampoo, shower caps, clock radios and more expensive furnishings, decore and artwork in the hotel guest rooms. • Top end recreational facilities, such as golf course, tennis courts, designer swimming pools with trained life guards and other sports facilities, shopping arcades, beauty salons, health spas with saunas and jacuzzi are regular features

• One of the special features of these hotels is the Club Floor which are separate floors or building constructed for VIP to provide them with more comfortable accommodation and are more specialized and above all provide security as these floors have restricted entry for the staff as well as visitors to ensure complete privacy to the guest.

Example of luxury hotel Oberoi Udaivillas, Udaipur • The oberoi Udaivilas(Udaipur)

Burj al arab- 7 star Hotel in Dubai

GUEST ROOM

Bath room

Restaurant

Swimming pool

Mid market/ Mid service Hotels • These hotels provide modest services without the frills and personalized attention of luxury hotels. • The target market of the hotel are businessmen, families and free individual travellers • The guest rooms are equipped with the basic amenities and supplies required for a comfortable stay.

Example: Taj residency(Lucknow)

Midmarket hotel-guest room

Ramada-Wyndham Hotels & Resorts capitalizes on rapidly growing mid-market hospitality segment in the region

Budget/ Economy Hotel • Budget hotel focus on meeting the most basic needs of guests by providing clean, comfortable and inexpensive rooms. • These hotels mainly cater to the budget minded travellers such as families with children, retired persons, tour groups as well as some travelling business people who require clean and inexpensive guest rooms with least amenities required for a modest stay.

Budget hotel-guest room

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