Different Room Types in hotels
In hotels the rooms are
categorized and priced according to the type of bed, number of occupants,
number of bed, decor, specific furnishings or features and nowadays special
even the special theme available in the room.
Later when assigning the guest room before the
arrival of the guest the front desk agent must be
aware of guest room characteristics for each room type available in the hotel.
Also not to forget any guest specific request or room specific request
requested by the guest for eg:- room away from the elevator, King bedded
room, twin bedroom,
non-smoking room etc.
Following room type definitions are
common in the hotel industry:
1) Single: A room
assigned to one person. May have one or more beds.
The room size or area of Single Rooms are generally
between 37 m² to 45 m².
2) Double: A room
assigned to two people. May have one or more beds.
The room size or area of Double Rooms are generally
between 40 m² to 45 m².
3) Triple: A room that
can accommodate three persons and has been fitted with three twin beds, one double bed
and one twin bed or two double beds.
The room size or area of Triple Rooms are generally
between 45 m² to 65 m².
4) Quad: A room assigned to
four people. May have two or more beds.
The room size or area of Quad Rooms are generally
between 70 m² to 85 m².
5) Queen: A room with a
queen-sized bed. May be occupied by one or
more people.
The room size or area of Queen Rooms are generally
between 32 m² to 50 m².
6) King: A room with a
king-sized bed. May be occupied by one or more people.
The room size or area of King Rooms are generally
between 32 m² to 50 m².
7) Twin: A room with two
twin beds. May be occupied by one or more people.
The room size or area of Twin Rooms are generally
between 32 m² to 40 m².
8) Hollywood Twin Room: A room that
can accommodate two persons with two twin beds joined together by a common
headboard. Most of the budget hotels tend to provide many of these room
settings which cater both couples and parties in two.
The room size or area of Hollywood Twin Rooms are
generally between 32 m² to 40 m².
9) Double-double: A Room with
two double ( or perhaps queen) beds. And can accommodate two to four persons
with two twin, double or queen-size beds.
The room size or area of Double-double / Double
Twin rooms are generally between 50 m² to 70 m².
10) Studio: A room with a
studio bed- a couch which can be converted into a bed. May also have an
additional bed.
The room size or area of Studio room types are
generally between 25 m² to 40 m².
11) Suite / Executive
Suite: A parlor or living room connected with to one or
more bedrooms. (A room with one or more bedrooms and a separate living space.)
The room size or area of Suite rooms are generally
between 70 m² to 100 m².
12) Mini Suite or Junior Suite: A single room with
a bed and sitting area. Sometimes the sleeping area is in a bedroom separate
from the parlour or living room.
The room size or area of Junior Suites are
generally between 60 m² to 80 m².
13) President Suite | Presidential
Suite: The most expensive room provided by a hotel. Usually, only one
president suite is available in one single hotel property. Similar to the
normal suites, a president suite always has one or more bedrooms and a living
space with a strong emphasis on grand in-room decoration, high-quality
amenities and supplies, and tailor-made services (e.g. personal butler during
the stay).
The room size or area of Presidential Suites are
generally between 80 m² to 350 m².
14) Apartments / Room for Extended
Stay: This room type can be found in service apartments and hotels which
target for long stay guests. Open
kitchens, cooking equipment, dryer, washer etc. are usually available in the
room. Housekeeping services are
only provided once in a week or two times in a week.
The room size or area of Serviced Apartments are generally
between 96 m² to 250 m².
15) Connecting rooms: Rooms with individual
entrance doors from the outside and a connecting door between. Guests can move
between rooms without going through the hallway.
The room size or area of Connecting rooms are
generally between 30 m² to 50 m².
16) Murphy Room: A room that
is fitted with a sofa bed or a Murphy bed (i.e. a bed that folds out of a wall
or closet) which can be transformed from a bedroom in the night time to a
living room in daytime.
The room size or area of Murphy Room Types are
generally between 20 m² to 40 m².
17) Accessible Room / Disabled Room: This room
type is mainly designed for disabled guests and it is required by law that
hotels must provide a certain number of accessible rooms to avoid
discrimination.
The room size or area of Accessible Room Types are
generally between 30 m² to 42 m².
18) Cabana: This type of
room is always adjoining to the swimming pool or have a private pool attached
to the room.
The room size or area of Cabana Room Types are
generally between 30 m² to 45 m².
19) Adjoining rooms: Rooms with a common
wall but no connecting door.
The room size or area of Adjoining Room Types are
generally between 30 m² to 45 m².
20) Adjacent rooms: Rooms close
to each other, perhaps across the hall.
The room size or area of Adjacent Room Types are
generally between 30 m² to 45 m².
21) Villa: A special
form of accommodation which can be
found in some resort hotels. It is
a kind of stand-alone house which gives extra privacy and space to hotel
guests. A fully equipped villa contains not only bedrooms and a living room but
a private swimming pool, Jacuzzi and balcony. It is suitable for couples,
families and large groups.
The room size or area of Villa’s are generally
between 100 m² to 150 m².
22) Executive Floor/Floored Room: A room
located on the ‘executive floor’ which enables convenient access to the
executive lounge. Besides, some hotels also provide ‘female executive floors’
with their rooms assigned to female guests only due to safety and security
reasons.
The room size or area of Executive Floor are
generally between 32 m² to 50 m².
23) Smoking / Non-Smoking Room: Many hotels
provide both smoking and non-smoking rooms for their guests. In order to
minimize the effects of second-hand smoke exposure on
non-smoking guests.
The room size or area of Smoking / Non-Smoking Room
is generally between 30 m² to 250 m².
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