Glossary:Hotels and similar establishments

From Statistics Explained

Hotels and similar establishments are tourist accommodation establishments offering overnight lodgings for the traveller which share common characteristics:

• the accomodation is arranged in rooms;
• the total number of rooms exceeds a specified minimum;
• the establishment comes under a common management;
• certain services are provided, including room service, daily bed-making and cleaning of sanitary facilities;
• establishments are grouped in classes and categories according to the facilities and services provided;
• the accomodation does not fall in the category of specialised establishments.

The category 'Hotels and similar establishments' consists of

• hotels, comprising of:

hotels, apartment hotels, motels, roadside inns, beach hotels, residential clubs and similar establishments providing hotel services including more than daily bed-making and cleaning of the room and sanitary facilities;

• similar establishments, comprising of:

rooming and boarding houses, tourist residence and similar accommodation arranged in rooms and providing limited hotel services including daily bed-making and cleaning of the room and sanitary facilities; this group also includes guest houses, Bed & Breakfast and farmhouse accommodation.

Related indicators

• Bed places
• Hotel
• Supply of tourist accommodation

Statistical data

• Tourism statistics