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A hotel is an establishment that provides
paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. Hotels often provide
a number of additional guest services such as a restaurant, a swimming
pool or childcare. Some hotels have conference services and meeting
rooms and encourage groups to hold conventions and meetings at their
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Services
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Basic accommodation of a room with only
a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been
replaced by rooms with en-suite bathrooms and, more commonly in the
United States than elsewhere, climate control. Other features found
may be a telephone, an alarm clock, a TV, and broadband Internet connectivity.
Food and drink may be supplied by a mini-bar which often includes
a small refrigerator containing snacks and drinks , and tea and coffee
making facilities i.e. cups, spoons, an electric kettle and sachets
containing instant coffee, tea bags, sugar, and creamer or milk.Japan
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In the United Kingdom a hotel is required
by law to serve food and drinks to all comers within certain stated
hours; to avoid this requirement it is not uncommon to come across
private hotels which are not subject to this requirement.Indonesia
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Boutique hotels: |
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Boutique Hotel is a term originating in
North America to describe intimate, usually luxurious or quirky hotel
environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger
chain or branded hotels by providing an exceptional and personalized
level of accommodation, services and facilities.Australia
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Boutique hotels are furnished in a themed,
stylish and/or aspirational manner. Although usually considerably
smaller than a mainstream hotel ranging from 3 to 100 guest rooms
boutique hotels are generally fitted with telephone and wi-fi Internet
connections, honesty bars and often cable/pay TV. Guest services are
attended to by 24 hour hotel staff. Many boutique hotels have on site
dining facilities, and the majority offer bars and lounges which may
also be open to the general public.Bali
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Treehouse hotels: |
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Some hotels, such as the Costa Rica Tree
House in the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, or Treetops
Hotel in Aberdare National Park, Kenya, are built with living trees
as structural elements, making them treehouses.India
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The Ariau Towers near Manaus, Brazil is
in the middle of the Amazon, on the Rio Negro. Bill Gates even invested
and had a suite built there with satellite internet/phone.Egypt
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Cave hotels: |
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Desert Cave Hotel in Coober Pedy, South
Australia and the Cuevas Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (named after
the author) in Guadix, Spain, as well as several hotels in Cappadocia,
Turkey, are notable for being built into natural cave formations,
some with rooms underground.Ecuador
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Capsule hotels: |
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Capsule hotels are a type of economical
hotels that are quite common in Japan.Argentina
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Ice hotels: |
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Ice hotels, such as the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi,
Sweden, melt every spring and are rebuilt out of ice and snow each
winter.Hongkong
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Snow hotels: |
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The Mammut Snow Hotel in Finland is located
within the walls of the Kemi snow castle, which is the biggest in
the world. It includes The Mammut Snow Hotel, The Castle Courtyard,
The Snow Restaurant and a chapel for weddings, etc. Its furnishings
and its decorations, such as sculptures, are made of snow and ice. |
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Garden hotels: |
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Garden hotels, famous for their gardens
before they became hotels, includes Gravetye Manor, the home of William
Robinson and Cliveden, designed by Charles Barry with a rose garden
by Geoffrey Jellicoe. |
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