Classification of Hotels

According to the type of plan(tariff pattern)
American Plan(AP)
European Plan(EP)
Continental Plan(CP)
Modified American Plan(MAP)
Go plan
Bermuda Plan

According to the size
Small hotels: 25 rooms or less
Average hotels:25 rooms to 90 rooms
Above average hotels:80 rooms to 250 rooms
Large hotels: 250 rooms and above

According type of patronage
Hotels catering to women only
Hotels catering to families only
Hotel catering to commercial men only
Hotel catering to high society
Hotel catering to retired people only
Hotel catering to students only

According to visitors stop over
Transit hotels
Semi transient hotels
Residential hotels

According to the length of operating period
Seasonal hotels
Two-seasonal hotels
Entire year hotels

According to their location
Resort hotels
Suburbs hotels
Airport hotels
Sea side hotels
Transient hotels
Country hotels
Floating hotels
City hotels
Highway hotels
Town center hotels
Space hotels
Hill or mountain hotels
Boa tels
Inland hotels

According to the purpose
International hotels
Commercial hotels
Hostels
Business hotels
Holiday hotels
Resort hotels
Motels
Inns
Clubs
Convention hotels

According to the degree of comfort
Low class hotels/budget hotels
Middle class hotels
Luxury hotels
or
One star hotels
Two star hotels
Three star hotels
Four star hotels
Five star deluxe hotels
or
A class hotels
B class hotels
C class hotels
D class hotels
or
Modern hotels
Comfort hotels
Deluxe hotels
or
Tourist class hotels
Standard hotels
Super class hotels

According to its relationship with transport
Motels
Motor hotels
Railway hotels
Airport hotels
Floating hotels

According to facilities and amenities
Luxury
Quality
Standard
Basic

According to ownership and management
Independent hotels
Chain/group hotels
Private hotels