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There are several bases for the classification of hotel buildings. By capacity:

-small capacity - up to 100 guests;

-average capacity - from 100 to 500 guests;

-large capacity - from 500 to 2000 guests.

In terms of number of floors in domestic design practice, there are various hotels like:

-low-rise - 1–2 floors;

-mid-rise - 3-5 floors;

-multi-storey - 6-10 floors;

-increased number of floors - 11-24 floors;

-high-rise - 25 and more floors, more than 75 m high.

By purpose (the main typological feature for hotel buildings):

-general type hotel;

-apartment hotel;

-conference hotel, congress hotel;

-tourist hotel;

-resort hotel;

-motel;

-camping;

-hostel;

-capsule hotel.

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By the level of comfort categories of hotels,

adopted in Russia correspond to the number of stars according to international standards:

higher A *****

higher B ****

I ***

II **

III *

There are also six-star hotels - fully self-contained and self-sufficient.

There are two main approaches to determining the comfort level of a hotel. The first is based on static signs - a firmly established ratio of rooms of a certain type with a certain set of sanitary equipment, the functional composition of public premises (presence or absence of a pool, sauna, etc.). Another direction is focused not on the quality of the material base, but on dynamic factors, the quality of service.

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Apartment hotel is a hotel created on the principle of flats. This is a complex of apartment-type rooms with the possibility of renting and a full range of hotel services.

Congress hotel, conference hotel, business hotel are special

hotels for business people, designed for congress, conferences, summits, symposia, meetings. They are hotels with a developed block of representative premises:

conference rooms of various capacities, meeting rooms, universal spaces.

Rooms include category rooms suite that fully meets all the requirements of the comfort of the high class for business people.

Tourist hotel is an enterprise, offering accommodation as well as opportunities and appropriate equipment for sports and entertainment, restaurants and shops.

The resort hotel is an accommodation facility located in natural environment and providing additional services on its own basis, having health improving character using natural factors (for example, sea or mineral water), including health procedures.

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Motel is a hotel with a car park providing services to accommodate motorists.

Camping is a limited area with sanitary facilities, which houses chalets, bungalows, tents, caravans,

trailers, mobile caravans, as well as equipped platforms for placing tents, caravans, etc. There are restaurants, shops, sports and entertainment facilities in the campsite at guests' service. However, the above services are optional.

Hostel is an enterprise providing

accommodation and catering services. Accommodation in hostels usually located in multi-bed rooms. It is assumed

the presence of a kitchen for self-cooking, fishing, laundry, leisure facilities.

Capsule hotels include rooms, or capsules, for short

long-term good rest, usually from several hours up to 2-3 days. Capsule is living space 2.0 m long, 1.0 m wide and a height of 1.25 m, designed for one person. On every floor sanitary blocks and showers are provided.

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