When you are travelling or working in the tourism industry, it is important to understand what the different types of accommodation are. Fortunately, the tourism industry is multifaceted and diverse.
Types of accommodation can be separated into two categories: catered and not catered.
Catered accommodation provides the tourist with food. The food may or may not be included in the price.
Hotels are the most traditional and common types of accommodation.
Hotels can be large or on the smaller side. They can be independently owned businesses, or they can be a part of a chain of hotels.
This is a type of accommodation that offers a bed and a breakfast. The breakfast offered can range from continental to exotic.
A guest house is essentially a house that welcomes guests. There is a fine line between a guest house and a bed & breakfast. Guest houses are usually bigger than bed and breakfast accommodation. A home stay is intended to facilitate a deep cultural tourism experience for the whole family.
A Guesthouse is a form of accommodation that is sometimes also called simple lodging or Bed and breakfast (B&B). Unlike hotels or holiday-Inns, the characteristic of a Guesthouse is to keep the service aspect to a minimum, as it contains shared rooms, toilets and bathrooms, with no amenities provided, and the accommodation cost is at a minimum or low-cost. More users tend to choose to stay at a Guesthouse rather than a hotel or traditional holiday-inn. In some parts of the world, guest houses are a type of inexpensive hotel-like lodging. In other parts, it is a private home that has been converted for the exclusive use of lodging.
Budget Friendly
When you compare the rates for hotels and guest houses, Guesthouses are a lot more affordable. Even thought the guesthouse is smaller than a hotel, the rooms is not smaller.
Personalized Services
The service and facilities provided by guesthouses is a lot more personalized which make it a better option than Hotels, as it is smaller groups of people that sat at Guesthouses due to limited rooms.
Speedy check-ins and checkouts of rooms
Booking in to a guesthouse is a lot less time consuming, as mentioned above, there are fewer rooms so the process of getting a room is quick and easy. Unless we are fully booked.
Homely Feeling
Guest houses can provide a home-like feeling, due to it mainly being a converted home. There are numerous facilities exactly like you have at home, except these facilities are shared. Depending on the size and amount of rooms available, you might have a lot of privacy.