DEFINITION OF HOTEL

Definition Hotels, Hotel is a form of buildings, symbols, corporate or business entities that provide accommodation services lodging, food and beverage providers and other service facilities where all services were reserved for the general public, both those who stay at the hotel or those who just use of certain facilities owned by the hotel. Understanding this hotel can be inferred from some hotels such as the definitions below:
a. One type of accommodation that use part or all parts for lodging services, food and beverage and other services to the general public who managed commercially (Ministerial Decree No. Parpostel km 94/HK103/MPPT 1987)
b. The building which managed commercially by providing lodging facilities to the general public with the following facilities:
1) Services inn
2) The service of food and beverages
3) Service of luggage
4) Washing clothes
5) Use of facility furnishings and decorations in it.
(Sri Endar, 1996:8)
c. Means of public housing to provide tourists with room service, food and beverage and accommodation with the terms of payment (Lawson, 1976:27)


Characteristics Hotel
The difference between the hotel and other industries are:
a. Belonging to the hotel industry is capital-intensive industries and labor-intensive, which means in its management requires a large capital to force many workers.
b. Influenced by the state and changes in economic, political, social, cultural, and security where the hotel is located.
c. Produces and markets its products in conjunction with the place where their services produced.
d. Operates 24 hours a day, without a day off in service to hotel customers and society at large.
e. Treat customers like kings but also to treat customers as partners in business since hotel services is highly dependent on the number of customers who use the hotel facilities.

Type of Hotel
Determination of types of hotels can not be separated from the customers' needs and distinctive characteristics or properties owned by tourists (Tarmoezi, 2000):
5) Based on this, can be seen from the location where the hotel is built, thus grouped into:

a. City Hotel
Hotel is located in urban areas, usually reserved for people who intend to stay a while (in the short term). City Hotel is also known as a transit hotel because it is usually occupied by business people who use the facilities and business services provided by the hotel.
b. Residential Hotel
Hotel is located in the area pinngiran big city far from the bustle of the city, but easily reach places of business. The hotel is located in quiet areas, especially as reserved for people who want to stay in a long time. By itself this hotel are equipped with complete residential facilities for the whole family.
c. Resort Hotel
Hotel is located in the mountains (mountain hotel) or by the beach (beach hotel), on the shores of the lake or on the banks of the river. Hotels like this are primarily for families who want to rest on holidays or for those who want to play.
d. Motel (Motor Hotel)
Hotel is located in the suburbs or along the highway that dial-in to a city with other major cities, or on the edge of the highway near the gate or the big city limits. The hotel is designated as a temporary resting place for those who travel by public transport or own car. Therefore, this hotel provides garage facilities for cars.

In terms of Rooms Hotel
According Tarmoezi (Tarmoezi, 2000:3), the number of rooms reserved, the hotel can be divided into:
a. Small Hotel
Number of rooms are available maximum of 28 rooms.
b. Medium Hotel
Number of rooms provided between 28-299 rooms.
c. Large Hotel
Number of rooms provided by more than 300 rooms.