this topicis about the various basis of hotel classification. hotels are classified according to size, number of rooms, location, type of clientell, star category, etc

1. CLASSIFICATION OF HOTELS
DR.BHAVYA KHAMESRA

2. ACCORDING TO SIZE
 Small : 1 to 50 rooms
 Medium : 50 to 150 rooms
 Large : 150 to 300 rooms
 Very large : more then 300 rooms

3. HOTELS ARE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO
 Size / Number of rooms
 Star category
 Location
 Type of clientele
 Length of guest stay
 Pricing Plans
 Others

4. ACCORDING TO LOCATION
 Downtown : in city area, near railway station, old
delhi
 Suburban : in outer areas of city, ex. Hiranmagri,
mumbai dadar/
 Resorts : outside the city , have gardens, play
areas, hill resorts, beach resorts, golf resorts,
forest resort,
 Motels : located on highways
 Airport hotels : near airport,
 Camps : riverside, desert( thar, jaiselmer), national
parks( valley of flowers), hill stations( jammu, mt
abu)

5. ACCORDING TO STAR CATEGORY
Category Facilities Size
5*D, 5*, 4* Luxury, should have restaurant, coffee
shop, bar, roomservice,
All rooms , public areas should be air
conditioned
room 200sq.ft
Bathroom 48 sq.ft
3* 50 % rooms should be ac Room 140 sq.ft
b.Room 48 sq.ft
2*, 1* 25% rooms should be ac Room 120 sq.ft
b.Room 36 sq.ft
Unclassified

6. ACCORDING TO CLIENTELE
 Business
 Family
 Tourists
 MICE ( Marriage Incentive Conference And Events)
 Youth : youth hostels, are cheaper,

7. ACCORDING TO LENGTH OF STAY
 Transit : stay less then 24 hours, eg. airport
hotels, railway hotels, motels,
 Medium stay : stay for 1 day to 3/7 days , tourists
 Long stay : stay for 1 week , 1 month or more
eg. Apartments, condominiums, timeshare, guest
house, homestay, hostels,

8. APARTMENTS
 Flats with 1 BHK , 2 BHK( Bedroom Hall Kitchen)
 Are reasonable / cheaper then hotels
 Leela palace, Chennai tariff 10000 rs./ night
 Leela apartment 5000 rs./ night
 Have all facilities like hotels
 Have kitchen , may be well stalked with grocery,
milk, etc.
 All hotel chains like taj, oberoi, marriot, leela, have
apartments in metro cities

9. CONDOMINIUM
 Flats/ apartments but are rented weekly/ monthly to
guests. Just like residential complexes
 Suited for people who come for business/ projects
to other cities. Can set up their office in apartment
only, where they are staying
HOSTELS : Suited for students and youth,Have hall/
dormitory for stay, common toilets, common tv,
YMCA,
BUDGET HOTELS near railway stations, bus stand,
small hotels very reasonable

10. TIMESHARE
 Have resorts all over india . Are attached to RCI
 Club mahindra, sterling holidays, club med
 Pay 1.5 lakh and become member, membership
valid for 25 years, for family,
 Offers 7 days accomodation in any resort for family.
1 studio room for 3 / 4 persons.
 Can go to different destinations, if not used can
carry over to next year, gift to family friends
 Draw back : tough to find rooms when we go
instantly, so plan in advance, situated away from
city,

11. MICE
 Marriages Incentives Conferences And Events
 Very important segment to get bulk business
 Properties have more then 150 rooms, big gardens,
banquet halls, recreation facilities etc.
 Eg. Ananta, radisson, inder residency in udaipur
 Full hotel is booked for events like marriages,
 Eg Tata motors company is conducting dealers
meeting for 300 pax, for 2 days
 All food provided by hotels so 1 day revenue 20
lakh rupees per day

12.  HOMESTAY : 1 to 6 rooms, guests stay with the
family in their home, foreigners like to see the
culture, traditions , food of India
 GUEST HOUSE : more then 6 rooms, owner living
in house welcome guests, are cheaper then hotels,
have dining area, eg. Near jagdish chowk, lal ghat
areas, licence is easy to take from the local rajastha
tourism office.
 BED AND BREAKFAST : home owner provides
bed and breakfast facility to the guest/ tourist.

13. OTHERS
 Carvan : mobile homes , banjaras, horse/ camel
safari for 2-3 days from udaipur to kumbhalgarh,
carry tents, food, etc
 Rotels : rotating hotels , moving double decker
buses, have beds, toilets, for long journey
 Matels : fully automated hotels, through machines
and computers, mobile checkin, e payments and
checkout,
 Sanatoria : spa hotels, kerela , ayurvedic treatment
and massages, inroom sauna, jacuzzi, have
doctors, 10 day package

14.  Luxury trains : palace on wheels, maharaja
express, Deccan odyssey, have cabins, restaurant,
bar, spa, games room, day for sightseeing,
 Government houses : dak banglow, circuit house,
PWD guest house, RTDC/ITDC forest lodges
 Floatels : floating hotels, shikara in kashmir, kerela
houseboats, ships/ cruise like star cruises,
 Dharmshalas / hospices : in temple premises, for
piligrimages, jain temples, chardham yatra, very
reasonable, 400 rs for ac rooms,

15. BASED ON OWNERSHIP
 Independent hotels : hotels are owned by
individuals, family, properitorship firm, company.
Maximum hotels in india are independent
 Chain hotels : a company/ group having many
hotels at different locations , use same brand
Indian brands : Taj( Taj, Ginger ,Vivanta ), Leela,
ITC, Oberoi ( Oberoi, Trident), Ananta,
International brands : Marriott, Radisson, Holiday
Inn, Sheraton, IHG, Ramada,

16. TYPE OF CONTRACTS
 Partnership : between owner of hotel and financer.
Lease agreement. Share profits and liabilities.
 Management contract : owner of a hotel does not
want to run hotel. He gives the hotel to other
company to manage the property. Eg. Sheraton will
manage the hotel, their team of managers, hotel
will get international recognisation and will be
marketed by the chain. Chain will get 3 - 5% of net
income / turnover or 10 -15 % of gross operating
profit

17.  Franchisee : chain will give its brand name/
marketing /central reservation system access to the
hotel. Eg holiday inn / days inn etc. hotel should
maintain the standards set by the chain / brand
 Affiliated : some hotels affiliate / join themselves to
some clubs / chains. Eg club mahindra, RCI(
resorts condominium international), oyo rooms

18. BASED ON PLAN
 EP European plan
includes room tariff only
 CP Continental Plan
room tariff+ continental breakfast
 MAP Modified American plan
room tariff + breakfast + one meal( lunch/dinner)
 AP American Plan
room charges + breakfast + lunch + dinner