1.Make a hat out of toilet paper.
2.Do a mini-makeover. Take a bubble bath, moisturize your skin, mask your face, tweeze your eyebrows.
3.Read a good book.
4.Use the stationery to write notes to yourself, to friends, or to whoever uses the room next.
5.Sleep.
6.Call someone you haven't talked to in awhile (watch out for long distance charges, though).
7.Take along a DVD you haven't seen and watch it, if you have a player. Load up TV shows on your mp3 Video.
8.Have a pillow fight. (This works better if you're not alone.)
9.Bring along a game, something that doesn't take up much room; a deck of cards works, or a cribbage board, or a small boxed game like Carcassone.
10.Bring a pre-printed sheet of address labels, and write postcards to everyone you know.
11.Have bathtub races with the soap wrappers, cardboard covers for water glasses, and the foil packets of Coffeemate. Depending on the hotel you may not find all of these, but it can be amusing to see not how fast they go but how long until they sink.
12.Try hotel room cooking. It can be incredibly amusing.
13.Get on the Internet if you brought a laptop with you. Google the city you're staying in; find every single tourist attraction they have. Make plans to visit the weirdest ones.
14.If you can, bring a game console. You can hook it up to the TV and play games.
◦Some hotels provide a game system to use, but require a fee to rent the games.
15.Jump on the beds, but just know that unless you're on the first floor, people staying on the floors under you might complain
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
How to Check Into a Hotel?
Steps :-
1.Locate the main lobby and front desk. Usually the front desk is near the front entrance of the hotel or there will be signs directing you to it.
2.Follow the directions if you have a reservation or not.
◦If you don't, ask if they have any rooms available. If they are full or booked, you'll need to find another hotel.
◦If you do, you'll usually need some identification to verify your name. Some hotels require you to pay for the room before you get your key. Most hotels will require a cash deposit if you do not have a debit or credit card. Cash or credit/debit card is acceptable in most places; some will have a check option, depending on the hotel.
3.Get the hotel key from the reservation desk and ask for directions on how to get to your room. If you are given an electronic key and you are not sure how to use it, ask for directions. Sometimes electronic keys can lose their information during your stay; you will need to return to the desk with some form of ID to have the information re-inserted. If you are staying with others in the room, ask for two keys so that both the adults can come and go without having to rely on one another being there.
4.Enjoy your stay at the hotel.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Top 10 Toronto hotels
1. Artistic experience: The Gladstone Hotel
Ten years ago this 19th-century relic rented rooms by the hour — anyone staying any longer was probably dead from an overdose. In 2002, local architect Eberhard Zeidler and his daughters Kate and Christine took the place over, cleared out the trash (see the film Last Call At the Gladstone Hotel) and turned the place into a nouveau bohemian mecca. Each of the 37 rooms was designed by a local artist; each is unique: The Teen Queen is decorated with posters of 1970s heart-throbs. The Trading Post has fun fur curtains. The Canadiana Room has an antler chandelier and a forest vista along one wall.
· Prices range from C$175 (£89) for a standard room to C$475 (£243) for the two-story Rock Star Suite. No smoking.
2. Chic and cheerful: The Hazelton Hotel
The Hazelton stands ready to Hoover your bank account: it will cost you $1.50 a night for each thread of the 300-thread-count Italian linens. The latest addition to the flash Yorkville district, it opened its doors in the summer of 2007 and quickly established itself as the place to park one's Lamborghini. It's all here: the 42-inch plasma TV, the bathroom with heated floors, the complimentary bottled water and a designer restaurant – Mark McEwan's ONE -- for preening. There's even a private 25-seat screening room in case you want to screen that film you directed.
· Room rates start at C$450 (£230).
3. Idyllic: Smiley's B&B, Algonquin Island
This is most assuredly not for everyone, particularly as Smiley's B&B has but two accommodations: the four-person studio suite and the grandiosely-named Belvedere, a small room with more windows than floor space. But this is all about location. Accessible only by ferry – a 15-minute journey from downtown -- and vehicle-free, the Toronto Islands are a pastoral idyll from the noise and smog of the city. There's even a nude beach – weather-permitting.
· Belvedere C$75 (£38) per night (one or two persons), year-round. The Studio: C$165 (£84) per night or $900 (£459) per week, seasonal.
4. The history buff: The Fairmont Royal York
Canada's first great hotels were built along the railways and the Royal York is the most iconic। Once Canada's tallest building, this landmark slipped into slight shoddiness but reclaimed its grandeur after a $100m renovation. A walk to the CN Tower, the Rogers Centre (baseball), the Air Canada Centre (hockey and basketball), and across the street from the Hockey Hall of Fame. It's crawling with Americans but what would you expect from a truly Canadian experience?
Ten years ago this 19th-century relic rented rooms by the hour — anyone staying any longer was probably dead from an overdose. In 2002, local architect Eberhard Zeidler and his daughters Kate and Christine took the place over, cleared out the trash (see the film Last Call At the Gladstone Hotel) and turned the place into a nouveau bohemian mecca. Each of the 37 rooms was designed by a local artist; each is unique: The Teen Queen is decorated with posters of 1970s heart-throbs. The Trading Post has fun fur curtains. The Canadiana Room has an antler chandelier and a forest vista along one wall.
· Prices range from C$175 (£89) for a standard room to C$475 (£243) for the two-story Rock Star Suite. No smoking.
2. Chic and cheerful: The Hazelton Hotel
The Hazelton stands ready to Hoover your bank account: it will cost you $1.50 a night for each thread of the 300-thread-count Italian linens. The latest addition to the flash Yorkville district, it opened its doors in the summer of 2007 and quickly established itself as the place to park one's Lamborghini. It's all here: the 42-inch plasma TV, the bathroom with heated floors, the complimentary bottled water and a designer restaurant – Mark McEwan's ONE -- for preening. There's even a private 25-seat screening room in case you want to screen that film you directed.
· Room rates start at C$450 (£230).
3. Idyllic: Smiley's B&B, Algonquin Island
This is most assuredly not for everyone, particularly as Smiley's B&B has but two accommodations: the four-person studio suite and the grandiosely-named Belvedere, a small room with more windows than floor space. But this is all about location. Accessible only by ferry – a 15-minute journey from downtown -- and vehicle-free, the Toronto Islands are a pastoral idyll from the noise and smog of the city. There's even a nude beach – weather-permitting.
· Belvedere C$75 (£38) per night (one or two persons), year-round. The Studio: C$165 (£84) per night or $900 (£459) per week, seasonal.
4. The history buff: The Fairmont Royal York
Canada's first great hotels were built along the railways and the Royal York is the most iconic। Once Canada's tallest building, this landmark slipped into slight shoddiness but reclaimed its grandeur after a $100m renovation. A walk to the CN Tower, the Rogers Centre (baseball), the Air Canada Centre (hockey and basketball), and across the street from the Hockey Hall of Fame. It's crawling with Americans but what would you expect from a truly Canadian experience?
5. Sports nuts: Rogers Centre Hotel
The official name of this Marriott property is the Renaissance Toronto Hotel Downtown, but its unique selling point is the view from one of the 70 field-facing rooms. It's the world's only "four diamond" hotel located in a major league sports stadium. If your goal is to watch the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team (or a monster truck rally) while eating dinner in bed, you've checked into the right place.
· Deluxe room is $599 (£306) for up to four persons.
6. Foodie: The Baldwin Inn
The Baldwin is as small as it is charming – there are only six rooms – but it's the location that makes it stand out. An oasis in the centre of downtown Toronto, Baldwin Village has more good restaurants than you could choose from in a week of dining out, all of them within 100m of the front door: from the spectacular Malaysian Mata Hari Grill to the delicious Chinese savoury buns at the Yung Sing Pastry Shop. It's also a short walk to the Frank Gehry-refreshed Art Gallery of Ontario (reopening autumn 2008) and Toronto's most insane piece of architecture, the Ontario College of Art and Design.
· Rooms from C$95 to C$105 (£48 to £54)
7. Live like a poor student: New College Summer Residences, University of Toronto
If you've ever wondered what it's like to live in a North American university dormitory, here is your chance. When the students go home in the summer, you move in. You get an air-conditioned room, a single bed and – this is Canada's largest university – free broadband internet access. There's even a meal plan at the main floor cafeteria. All conveniently located on the downtown campus.
· Rooms by the night: C$39.50 (£20) (2007 price)
8. Live like a rich student: The Madison Manor
The Madison Manor is a quirky Victorian guest home a block north of the University of Toronto's campus. It's like staying with your posh, if eccentric (and perhaps slightly dipsomaniac), auntie. Connected to The Madison Pub (note the website), one of the most popular university watering holes, the rooms are twee but cozy -- what passes for Old World charm in a nation that came into being in the midst of Victoria's reign. All just steps from the subway.
· Rooms from C$99 to C$129 (£50.50 to £66), suites from C$149 to C$189 (£76 to £96). Breakfast included.
9. Cool: The Drake
By now The Drake is too cool to cut it with the local scenesters, but that doesn't mean its sleek lines and refined rooms have lost their boutique hotel lustre. Once a major flop house, it was purchased by local zillionaire Jeff Stober who transformed it with a seven-figure rethink. Since reopening its doors in 2004, it's credited with reviving the West Queen Street West (WQW) district and driving up the rents for the surrounding tenants. The main restaurant-lounge is a welcoming mix of fashion hang-out and ski-chalet chic. The protected rooftop patio, the Sky Yard, is always alight, particularly with the city's few surviving smokers.
· "Crash pad" rates start at C$179 (£91), "dens" go for C$209, suites start at $289 (£147).
10. Star spotting at the Toronto International Film Festival: The Park Hyatt
Toronto is not LA but it comes close for the 10 nights of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September. Celebrities like Jude Law and Keira Knightley don't stay here, but they certainly drink 10 quid cocktails in the rooftop bar. As a guest of the hotel you'll have guaranteed access; spare a thought for the unwashed as you swan past the velvet rope. And don't even think about how much it costs.
· Room rates during TIFF 2008 (Sept. 4-13) C$749 (£382) with a minimum stay of 10 nights.
· Add 6% Goods and Services Tax, 5% Provincial Sales Tax and 3% Destination Marketing Fee
The official name of this Marriott property is the Renaissance Toronto Hotel Downtown, but its unique selling point is the view from one of the 70 field-facing rooms. It's the world's only "four diamond" hotel located in a major league sports stadium. If your goal is to watch the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team (or a monster truck rally) while eating dinner in bed, you've checked into the right place.
· Deluxe room is $599 (£306) for up to four persons.
6. Foodie: The Baldwin Inn
The Baldwin is as small as it is charming – there are only six rooms – but it's the location that makes it stand out. An oasis in the centre of downtown Toronto, Baldwin Village has more good restaurants than you could choose from in a week of dining out, all of them within 100m of the front door: from the spectacular Malaysian Mata Hari Grill to the delicious Chinese savoury buns at the Yung Sing Pastry Shop. It's also a short walk to the Frank Gehry-refreshed Art Gallery of Ontario (reopening autumn 2008) and Toronto's most insane piece of architecture, the Ontario College of Art and Design.
· Rooms from C$95 to C$105 (£48 to £54)
7. Live like a poor student: New College Summer Residences, University of Toronto
If you've ever wondered what it's like to live in a North American university dormitory, here is your chance. When the students go home in the summer, you move in. You get an air-conditioned room, a single bed and – this is Canada's largest university – free broadband internet access. There's even a meal plan at the main floor cafeteria. All conveniently located on the downtown campus.
· Rooms by the night: C$39.50 (£20) (2007 price)
8. Live like a rich student: The Madison Manor
The Madison Manor is a quirky Victorian guest home a block north of the University of Toronto's campus. It's like staying with your posh, if eccentric (and perhaps slightly dipsomaniac), auntie. Connected to The Madison Pub (note the website), one of the most popular university watering holes, the rooms are twee but cozy -- what passes for Old World charm in a nation that came into being in the midst of Victoria's reign. All just steps from the subway.
· Rooms from C$99 to C$129 (£50.50 to £66), suites from C$149 to C$189 (£76 to £96). Breakfast included.
9. Cool: The Drake
By now The Drake is too cool to cut it with the local scenesters, but that doesn't mean its sleek lines and refined rooms have lost their boutique hotel lustre. Once a major flop house, it was purchased by local zillionaire Jeff Stober who transformed it with a seven-figure rethink. Since reopening its doors in 2004, it's credited with reviving the West Queen Street West (WQW) district and driving up the rents for the surrounding tenants. The main restaurant-lounge is a welcoming mix of fashion hang-out and ski-chalet chic. The protected rooftop patio, the Sky Yard, is always alight, particularly with the city's few surviving smokers.
· "Crash pad" rates start at C$179 (£91), "dens" go for C$209, suites start at $289 (£147).
10. Star spotting at the Toronto International Film Festival: The Park Hyatt
Toronto is not LA but it comes close for the 10 nights of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September. Celebrities like Jude Law and Keira Knightley don't stay here, but they certainly drink 10 quid cocktails in the rooftop bar. As a guest of the hotel you'll have guaranteed access; spare a thought for the unwashed as you swan past the velvet rope. And don't even think about how much it costs.
· Room rates during TIFF 2008 (Sept. 4-13) C$749 (£382) with a minimum stay of 10 nights.
· Add 6% Goods and Services Tax, 5% Provincial Sales Tax and 3% Destination Marketing Fee
Moccas Court, Herefordshire
If you are planning a house party, are up for a bit of fanciful frock-coat action or you simply like nosing round historic houses, Moccas Court is just the place.
It is one of Herefordshire's grand houses, its name derived from Moch ros, the Welsh for swine moor. Completed in the early 1780s, original plans were commissioned from the Adam brothers, but it was built by John Nash's pupil, Anthony Keck. Similarly in the gardens, designs were submitted by Lancelot "Capability" Brown, but they also benefited from the hand of Humphry Repton. The current owners have reinvented it as a popular party venue (in marquees) during the Hay Festival of Literature, as a wedding location, and as a B&B using five of its numerous bedrooms - which is what Cat and I are doing here tonight.
At the top of a long drive, we can see a red-brick four-storey mansion resting on a semi-basement of Bath stone and illuminated with floodlights. It's huge. Mimi Chester-Master greets us at the door, takes us along the chilly outer hall, through a pair of massive doors ("Windy days ... " starts a notice about not letting doors slam) and we're out of the draught and into the pink Oval Hall, with an ornate blue plasterwork domed ceiling high above. Holy moley, it's like standing in a giant Wedgwood dish.
A cantilevered staircase curves around one wall and soon our footsteps are echoing on the stone as we climb to the first floor landing, a semicircle seemingly suspended between the Wedgwood dish above and the hall below, with curved double doors on either side leading to the bedrooms.
"We're in the poshest B&B in England," shrieks Cat, as soon as we're alone. Four beds could easily fit in this twin, along with the fireplace, magnificent sash windows with wooden shutters top and bottom, antique pieces, thick carpet and even thicker curtains. While the kettle boils we read little notices about not smoking and emergencies.
"None of this is faded grandeur," says Cat approvingly, "it's posh hotel standard." Nothing is contrived, overdone or twee. We have bathrobes and lovely candles. Shame about the ordinary bath, though - surely there's room for rolltop indulgence in all that bathroom acreage.
We're taking the dinner option - husband Ben does the cooking - so down to the library we go for pre-dinner drinks among the portraits, leather-bound books and notes asking us not to touch things. We eat in the Circular Drawing Room which is, as the name suggests, perfectly, stunningly, round. Its decorative wallpaper panels are intact, although the factory they were made in burned down at the start of the French Revolution. The candlelit setting is so awe-inspiring it would vie for attention with food by Alain Ducasse, but Ben gives it a run for its money, bringing us slivers of smoked duck tickled into touch with sage and apple jelly, then roast pheasant with cider gravy, crisp root veg and bread sauce, all cooked on an Aga, and finally his lemon tart with vanilla ice cream.
Daylight reveals the River Wye right outside our window - what a view - and an early ramble in the garden brings us to an old fernery and a riverside walk through fields. Back in the round room breakfast is as beautifully presented as dinner. The visitors' book reveals signatures from past Hay Festival guests: Martin Amis, Joanna Trollope, oh, and Vivienne Westwood. Perhaps she managed an outfit to rival the splendours of this house
It is one of Herefordshire's grand houses, its name derived from Moch ros, the Welsh for swine moor. Completed in the early 1780s, original plans were commissioned from the Adam brothers, but it was built by John Nash's pupil, Anthony Keck. Similarly in the gardens, designs were submitted by Lancelot "Capability" Brown, but they also benefited from the hand of Humphry Repton. The current owners have reinvented it as a popular party venue (in marquees) during the Hay Festival of Literature, as a wedding location, and as a B&B using five of its numerous bedrooms - which is what Cat and I are doing here tonight.
At the top of a long drive, we can see a red-brick four-storey mansion resting on a semi-basement of Bath stone and illuminated with floodlights. It's huge. Mimi Chester-Master greets us at the door, takes us along the chilly outer hall, through a pair of massive doors ("Windy days ... " starts a notice about not letting doors slam) and we're out of the draught and into the pink Oval Hall, with an ornate blue plasterwork domed ceiling high above. Holy moley, it's like standing in a giant Wedgwood dish.
A cantilevered staircase curves around one wall and soon our footsteps are echoing on the stone as we climb to the first floor landing, a semicircle seemingly suspended between the Wedgwood dish above and the hall below, with curved double doors on either side leading to the bedrooms.
"We're in the poshest B&B in England," shrieks Cat, as soon as we're alone. Four beds could easily fit in this twin, along with the fireplace, magnificent sash windows with wooden shutters top and bottom, antique pieces, thick carpet and even thicker curtains. While the kettle boils we read little notices about not smoking and emergencies.
"None of this is faded grandeur," says Cat approvingly, "it's posh hotel standard." Nothing is contrived, overdone or twee. We have bathrobes and lovely candles. Shame about the ordinary bath, though - surely there's room for rolltop indulgence in all that bathroom acreage.
We're taking the dinner option - husband Ben does the cooking - so down to the library we go for pre-dinner drinks among the portraits, leather-bound books and notes asking us not to touch things. We eat in the Circular Drawing Room which is, as the name suggests, perfectly, stunningly, round. Its decorative wallpaper panels are intact, although the factory they were made in burned down at the start of the French Revolution. The candlelit setting is so awe-inspiring it would vie for attention with food by Alain Ducasse, but Ben gives it a run for its money, bringing us slivers of smoked duck tickled into touch with sage and apple jelly, then roast pheasant with cider gravy, crisp root veg and bread sauce, all cooked on an Aga, and finally his lemon tart with vanilla ice cream.
Daylight reveals the River Wye right outside our window - what a view - and an early ramble in the garden brings us to an old fernery and a riverside walk through fields. Back in the round room breakfast is as beautifully presented as dinner. The visitors' book reveals signatures from past Hay Festival guests: Martin Amis, Joanna Trollope, oh, and Vivienne Westwood. Perhaps she managed an outfit to rival the splendours of this house
Hotel check
Why would you want to come here? Bailiffscourt, not too far from Brighton, is the sort of romantic place to go for your first dirty weekend away. Put it on your Valentine's list. It's also worth noting in your address book in case you end up getting married - they have a wedding licence.
Isn't it a bit on the olde worlde side? Yes, definitely. Think mock-medieval tapestry hangings, spiral, wooden, elevated four-poster beds and acres of dark, rich, red upholstery. Many of the rooms are in thatched cottages of a wattle and daub variety built in the Twenties around the grounds. The main house is a maze of small rooms stuffed with huge tapestry-patterned sofas where you can retreat for a fag between courses in the restaurant.
So which room should you choose to really impress your new boyfriend/girlfriend? Forget double beds, this hotel has a double bath - as in two single baths, side by side. Ask for the Baylies suite.
Anything else special about it? Very dog-friendly - several guests brought theirs along and it is right next to a fantastic pebble beach. Oh, there's also an outdoor pool, but this is probably only of interest six days per year in the UK climate.
And the food? Breakfast is superb - freshly squeezed orange juice, home-made croissants and big fry-ups. The tapestry pattern gets everywhere though, even the breakfast menu. Dinner is a big part of the whole experience but is not for the calorie-conscious: lots of foie gras and a wine menu so extensive it comes in a leather-bound volume the size of a phone book.
The cost? Definitely somewhere for when you're trying to impress a new catch (you can fall back on a Travel Inn and McDonald's later, when your true colours come out). Dinner bed and breakfast starts at £170 per परसों
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2002/feb/03/hotels.stvalentinesday.observerescapesection
Isn't it a bit on the olde worlde side? Yes, definitely. Think mock-medieval tapestry hangings, spiral, wooden, elevated four-poster beds and acres of dark, rich, red upholstery. Many of the rooms are in thatched cottages of a wattle and daub variety built in the Twenties around the grounds. The main house is a maze of small rooms stuffed with huge tapestry-patterned sofas where you can retreat for a fag between courses in the restaurant.
So which room should you choose to really impress your new boyfriend/girlfriend? Forget double beds, this hotel has a double bath - as in two single baths, side by side. Ask for the Baylies suite.
Anything else special about it? Very dog-friendly - several guests brought theirs along and it is right next to a fantastic pebble beach. Oh, there's also an outdoor pool, but this is probably only of interest six days per year in the UK climate.
And the food? Breakfast is superb - freshly squeezed orange juice, home-made croissants and big fry-ups. The tapestry pattern gets everywhere though, even the breakfast menu. Dinner is a big part of the whole experience but is not for the calorie-conscious: lots of foie gras and a wine menu so extensive it comes in a leather-bound volume the size of a phone book.
The cost? Definitely somewhere for when you're trying to impress a new catch (you can fall back on a Travel Inn and McDonald's later, when your true colours come out). Dinner bed and breakfast starts at £170 per परसों
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2002/feb/03/hotels.stvalentinesday.observerescapesection
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Historic hotels
Some hotels have gained their renown through tradition, by hosting significant events or persons, such as Schloss Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany, which derives its fame from the so-called Potsdam Conference of the World War II allies Winston Churchill, Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin in 1945. Other establishments have given name to a particular meal or beverage, as is the case with the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, USA, known for its Waldorf Salad or the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, where the drink Singapore Sling was invented. Another example is the Hotel Sacher in Vienna Austria, home of the Sachertorte or even the Hotel de Paris where the crèpe Suzette was invented.
There are also hotels which became much more popular through films like the Grand Hotel Europe in Saint Petersburg, Russia when James Bond stayed there in the blockbuster Goldeneye. Cannes hotels such as the Carlton or the Martinez become the center of the world during Cannes Film Festival (France).
A number of hotels have entered the public consciousness through popular culture, such as the Ritz Hotel in London, UK ('Putting on The Ritz'), the Algonquin Hotel in New York City with its famed Algonquin Round Table and Hotel Chelsea, also in New York City, subject of a number of songs and also the scene of the stabbing of Nancy Spungen (allegedly by her boyfriend Sid Vicious). Hotels that enter folklore like these two are also often frequented by celebrities, as is the case both with the Ritz and the Chelsea.
A number of hotels have entered the public consciousness through popular culture, such as the Ritz Hotel in London, UK ('Putting on The Ritz'), the Algonquin Hotel in New York City with its famed Algonquin Round Table and Hotel Chelsea, also in New York City, subject of a number of songs and also the scene of the stabbing of Nancy Spungen (allegedly by her boyfriend Sid Vicious). Hotels that enter folklore like these two are also often frequented by celebrities, as is the case both with the Ritz and the Chelsea.
Services and facilities
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 (to be paid for on departure), and tea and coffee making facilities (cups, spoons, an electric kettle and sachets containing instant coffee, tea bags, sugar, and creamer or milk).
Some hotels offer various combinations of meals as part of a room and board arrangement. These are often advertised as:
European Plan
no meals are included, or only a minimal breakfast
American Plan
all meals included (full board)
Modified American Plan
option of breakfasts and dinners
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.
However, in Japan the capsule hotel supplies minimal facilities and room space
Some hotels offer various combinations of meals as part of a room and board arrangement. These are often advertised as:
European Plan
no meals are included, or only a minimal breakfast
American Plan
all meals included (full board)
Modified American Plan
option of breakfasts and dinners
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.
However, in Japan the capsule hotel supplies minimal facilities and room space
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