Going on holiday: international classification of hotels
Going to spend a vacation abroad before packing suitcases and flipping through guidebooks, you need to book a hotel room in advance: after a whole day of excursions, each tourist should wait for a comfortable hotel. spring-based mattressA warm shower and hot tea. In order that during the holidays there are no misunderstandings and you can freely use all the necessary amenities, before booking a room, you must familiarize yourself with the international classification of hotels.
"Star" classification
Most hotels in Europe are classified into one, two, three, four and five-star. It is by the number of stars that you can immediately draw conclusions about whether there will be a TV and a mini-bar, air conditioning and a hair dryer in the room, orthopedic on the bed, bathrobes and slippers. It is worth noting that the star classification corresponds to the level classification of the UK, in which all hotels are divided into categories of tourist, superior tourist, first, superior first and deluxe.
***** (deluxe)
Room area of five-star hotels is not less than 16 square meters. The room has everything: air conditioning, TV, phone, Internet access, personal safe, hair dryer, mini-bar and refrigerator. Having spent one night in a chic bed of such a room, on returning home, you will undoubtedly want the same soft bed linen, mattress and bed linen.mattress to your bedroom. By the way, the change of bed linen, bathrobes and slippers occurs daily: the administration does everything possible to provide comfortable accommodation to its customers. In addition, on the territory of the five-star hotel complex there is a parking, fitness center, beauty salon, bar, restaurant, nightclub, swimming pool, etc. Dry cleaning and laundry services are offered.
**** (superior first)
In the rooms of four-star hotels there is the same as in five-star, but the infrastructure of the hotel is less developed: due to this, the cost is lower. Room area from 13 square meters.
*** (first)
Three stars mean that of the required amenities in the room will be a separate toilet and bathroom, TV, bed (one double or two single for double rooms and one double and one single for triple rooms). Fresh towels are brought daily, and bed linen is changed 2 times a week. Room area on average 10-12 square meters.
** (superior tourist)
In a standard double room of 8-10 square meters there is a wardrobe for clothes, a mirror, chairs, a bed, a pair of towels for each guest. Change of bed linen occurs every 6 days, the room has a toilet and bathroom.
* (tourist)
The rooms of one-star hotels are furnished in the same way as in hotels with two stars, but in addition to the washbasin, there is no other plumbing in the room: the toilet and bathroom are on the floor (one for five rooms). Bed linen is changed every 7-8 days.
Other classifications
In addition to the star classification, there are others. For example, in Turkey there is a system of club hotels Holliday Village, the rooms of which are individual cottages. The level of three to four stars corresponds to the class HV1, and cottages HV2 correspond to two stars. A special classification of hotels is also in China: tourist hotels, which are called "Wine Houses" have the status of 4-5 stars, and the usual "Guest Houses" -2-3.
After reading the international hotel classifications, you can always book the right room at an affordable price.