Std number category. Rooms and classification of hotel rooms. STANDARD - Standard Room

When choosing a hotel room, tourists are often faced with incomprehensible foreign designations, words and abbreviations. All of them are very important, since they contain the main information about the room - what will the room be like? and where the windows will go.

Standart room

Room classification

STD - a standard room with a bed.

BDR or BDRM -room with a room and a bedroom.

Superior - a fairly large room, somewhat larger than STD.

Сorner room - literally translated as "corner room", that is, a room at the corner of a building.

Studio - a large one-room suite with a kitchen located in the room itself, looks like a studio apartment.

Family room - a room suitable for family living. It is large in size.

Family studio - also a room for a family, but with two interconnected rooms.

Extra bed - as the name implies, a room with a large bed. These rooms are designed for couples.

Suite- a large room with a bedroom and a living room. Has expensive furnishings and quality equipment.

Junior suite - one room with two beds. Has a large size and improved layout.

De luxe - a room similar to the previous one, but with even more chic furnishings.

Suitesenior orexecutivesuite - a large number of several rooms. Differs in high comfort. Both names may appear.

Business - large enough room for businessmen. Equipped with fax and computer, making it well suited for work. Often used by people traveling on a business trip.

Honeymoon room -a room specially for newlyweds, designed in a romantic style and with a large bed.

Honeymoon room

Сonnected rooms - room combined with others through the doors. Often such rooms are chosen by a vacationing family or a group of friends.

Duplex - a room with two floors. Differs in large size.

Apartment- a room that looks more like a modern apartment. There is a place for cooking. Often this is the name even for a two-three-room apartment for housing foreign tourists.

President -luxurious room with several toilets and bedrooms. There are many rooms, chic furnishings, an office and modern technology. There are few such rooms in the hotel; most hotels do not have them at all.

Balcony - a room with a balcony. This characteristic can be combined with the previous ones.

Apartments

Classification by view from the window

Abbreviations for names are sometimes used.

· City view - windows overlook the city;

· Beach view - windows overlook the beach;

· Pool view - windows overlook the hotel pool;

· Garden view- the window overlooks the garden;

· Ocean view - windows overlook the ocean (not to be confused with the next category);

· SV, Sea view - windows overlook the sea;

· SSV, Side sea view - side sea view (cheaper than the previous category);

· Land view - room with a view of the picturesque area around the hotel;

· Dune view - view of the desert, sands, dunes;

· Mountain view - windows overlook the mountains;

· Park view - view of the park;

· Inside view- view of the interior of the hotel (if the architecture of the hotel allows).

By type of accommodation

MB - accommodation in the main hotel building.

HV - a hotel is a complex of small buildings or bungalows, usually means accommodation in one of these buildings.

BGL, BG - accommodation in a building / bungalow separate from the main building.

Chale - accommodation in an annex to the main building.

Cabana- accommodation in a building on the beach or next to the pool. The building is usually bungalow type.

Cottage - accommodation in a cottage.

Executive floor - accommodation on a floor with a slightly higher quality of service. It is more expensive, but it is provided for the money additional service.

ROH - Accommodation is at the discretion of the hotel. It is rare.

Accommodation according to the number of people and the presence of children:

· SGL- single occupancy;

· DBL - double occupancy - either with one double bed or with two single beds;

· TRPL - double Room with an extra bed, suitable for three people. Sometimes there are full triple rooms;

· QDPL - accommodation for four people;

· ExB - if you wish, you can add an extra bed;

· Chld - placement of a child under 12 (sometimes up to 15) years old. There is also a classification by the age of children. Inf is a child under two years old, ch is a child under six years old and CH is a large child up to 12-15 years old.

Types of accommodation and rooms

When choosing a tour, you can see a variety of descriptions of accommodation options and types of hotel rooms. Some terms are widely used, but in different countries and hotels, the requirements below may vary slightly due to local conditions.

Accommodation options:

SGL (Single)- single.

DBL (Double) - double. At the same time, the room can have one double bed or two separate (double twin).

TRPL (Triple)- triple. Most often, two beds and an extra fold-out bed.

QDPL (Quadriple) - four-bed room.

ExB (Extra Bed) - an extra bed, usually a fold-out bed.

CH (Child) - a child under twelve years old. Sometimes CH is a child from six to twelve years old, and ch is up to six years old. Most often, a child is accommodated with two adults: DC (DBL + Chld) or one: SC (SGL + Chld).

BO (Bed Only)- accommodation without meals.

ROH (run of the house) - accommodation at the discretion of the hotel.

Room types:

Please be aware that many hotels use their own classification system, so rooms with the same designation may vary greatly from hotel to hotel.

STD (Standart) - standard room;

BDR, BDRM (Bedroom) - room with a bedroom;

Balcony - room with a balcony;

Superior - a room larger than the standard one;

Corner room - corner room;

Studio - studio, one-room suite is larger than a standard one with a built-in kitchen;

Family room - family room, larger than standard;

Family studio- room for a family with two adjoining rooms;

Suite- a room (larger than standard) with a living room and a bedroom, with high quality furniture and equipment;

Suite mini- room of the improved category;

Junior suite - double one-room suite of large size and improved layout;

De luxe- the same room, but with more expensive furnishings;

Executive suite, suite senior- number superior comfort, consisting of two or more rooms;

Business - a large room with office equipment (computer, fax), suitable for work;

Honeymoon room - room for newlyweds;

Connected Rooms - combined rooms with a door-passage from one to another;

Duplex - two-story room;

Apartment - rooms close to the look of modern apartments, with places for cooking, a two-room apartment and more;

President - the most luxurious hotel rooms, several bedrooms, an office, two or three toilets.

Additional useful notation:

Hotel descriptions sometimes use a number of additional designations to describe their features.

MB (Main Building)- the main building of the hotel.

HV (Holiday Village) - a hotel, which is a bungalow complex. There are the first and second categories (HV1 and HV2).

BGL, BG (Bungalow) - bungalow; a building that is separate from the main building. Most often one- or two-story.

Chale - an extension to the main building.

Cabana - building on the beach (or near the pool), like a bungalow, standing separately from the main building and sometimes equipped as a bedroom.

Cottage- a cottage.

Executive Floor- one or more floors in a hotel with a higher level of service.

Classification of views from the windows of the room:

Depending on the view from the window of the hotel room, different abbreviations may be present in the designation of the room.

City view- room with a city view;

Beach view - room overlooking the beach;

Pool view - room overlooking the pool;

Garden view - room overlooking the garden;

Ocean view - room with ocean view;

Land view - room with a view of the surroundings;

Dune view - room with a view of the dunes, sands;

Mountain view - Mountain View;

Park view - room overlooking the park;

SV, Sea view - room with sea view;

SSV, Side Sea view - room with side sea view;

Inside view - view of the atrium or the interior of the hotel;

Valley view - view of the valley.

ROH (run of the house) - hotel accommodation without specifying the type of room and view from the window. At the discretion of the hotel.

Types of food in hotels:

ОВ, NA - only bed - no meals;

Meals à la carte - a limited number of dishes from the menu;

a-la carte - a menu in which each dish is indicated with a price;

BB - bed & breakfast- only breakfast (buffet) is included in the price. Additional meals - for a fee in the restaurants and bars of the hotel;

HB - half board- half board (the price includes breakfast and dinner (buffet), free tea, coffee, water for breakfast);

HB + - half board +, extended half board- extended half board (buffet, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks local production all day);

FB - full board - full board - breakfast, lunch and dinner (buffet);

FB +, EXTFB - full board +, extended half board - extended full board - breakfast, lunch and dinner (buffet), as well as drinks (in some hotels beer and wine) during meals;

Mini all inclusive - full board with local drinks not only with meals, but in limited quantities;

ALL, Al - all inclusive - breakfast, lunch and dinner (buffet). During the day, drinks are offered (locally produced (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) in unlimited quantities, plus additional meals (lunch, afternoon tea, late dinner, light snacks, barbecue in hotel bars, etc.);

Continental Breakfast, Continental breakfast - a light breakfast consisting of coffee or tea, juice, rolls, butter and jam;

English breakfast - full breakfast, usually includes juice, scrambled eggs, toast, butter, jam and coffee (tea);

American breakfast - similar to a continental breakfast, includes various cuts and hot dishes;

HCAL, hign class all inclusive - everything is free, except for shops, phone, doctor, hairdresser, some aquatic species sports and diving;

UAL, UAI - ultra aIl inclusive - breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner (buffet). Decent selection of sweets, desserts, all kinds of snacks, as well as a wide selection of local and imported drinks. Most of the Ultra hotels All Inclusiveoffer guests additional free meals in restaurants with cuisines from different nations of the world. Meals throughout the day, including imported drinks (including alcoholic beverages); Ultra aIl inclusive varieties: Elegance all inc, VIP all inc, Super all inc, De luxe all inc, VC all inc, Superior all inc, MEGA all inc, Superior all inc VIP Service, Royal Class all inc, Ultra de luxe all inc , Extended all inc, Exellent all inc, Max all inc, Imperial all inc.

What do the "stars" say, or what to expect from hotels of different categories?

1* assumes minimal comfort. Located in unremarkable places. As a rule, hotels of this class are very small - up to 10 rooms. Meals are not provided, but a modest breakfast is sometimes available for a fee. Conveniences can be on the floor. Entry after 1 am is most often prohibited.

2* (tourist class) is usually offered to tourists at inexpensive excursion routes... By European and American standards, the room must have a bathroom and a TV, but you may have to pay for the TV remote control. There are no restrictions on entering the hotel at night. Continental breakfast. Sometimes the restaurant is located in the lobby of one of the floors.

Z *- the most common type of hotels. Amenities in the room, in the bathroom there is a small bar of soap and shampoo, sometimes a hairdryer is provided. There is a telephone and TV, often a mini-bar, air conditioning. There is such a pattern: the better the hotel's location, the poorer the range of its services, the lower the level of comfort.

American Z * are close to four in Europe. And in Asia, the presence of minibars, refrigerators and TVs in three-star hotels is not mandatory, so most often you will not find them in your room.

4* awarded for a high level of service. Hotels of this class are designed for people with average income by European standards. The category provides for a good location: in the city center or on the first line of the beach.

Ideally required: a guarded parking lot, free gyms, courts and swimming pools, hotel shows, discos. In the room: a bathroom equipped with a bidet and a hairdryer, air conditioning, a color TV with remote control, a refrigerator, a mini-bar, an air conditioner, a mini-safe, a telephone with an intercity connection.

Often 4 * hotels have improved layout rooms: studios, suites, etc. Some hotels are no different from neighboring five-star hotels, but they themselves assign themselves a lower category in order to reduce tax costs.

According to the standard in 4-star hotels, up to 10% of rooms can be triple.

5* that fully comply with the standard, resemble a self-sufficient town with the necessary infrastructure: several bars and restaurants (from European and national cuisine), a nightclub, shops, hairdressers and beauty parlors, laundries, fitness rooms and business centers, swimming pools. Rooms - from single with one bed to multi-room apartments. For business people there are executive suites - with multi-line telephone communication, computer, fax and meeting room. The room has everything: air conditioning, mini-bar, telephone, color TV, etc. The large bathroom is equipped with a bidet, a large reclining bath, often a Jacuzzi and a separate shower. The client is offered a wide arsenal of cosmetics, as well as bathrobes and slippers.

According to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), a hotel of any category must meet safety and hygiene requirements, provide round-the-clock service, emergency medical care, safety of valuables, laundry, and postal services.

In a number of countries, there is an alternative classification of hotels.

There is a system of club hotels (Holliday Village), which are divided into:

HV1- Hotel of the club system of the first category with accommodation in cottages. Corresponds to about 4-5 stars. They are distinguished by good animation, a large green area.

HV2 - Club hotel of a lower 2nd category. Corresponds to a 3 star hotel.

When booking hotel rooms, we often come across their abbreviated names, so below I will describe the main types of rooms and give their names in abbreviated form.

Hotel room types

STD (Standard)- Standart room. As a rule, this is the most cheap room In a hotel. This room has one large double bed or 2 single beds and basic amenities (TV, telephone, private toilet with shower, minibar). This type of room is most often chosen by vacationers.
Superior- superior standard room. This is a spacious one-room suite with the same amenities as a standard room.
Studio - a large one-room suite with a built-in kitchen or a one-room suite with an additional sofa bed for guests.
Suite - a large superior room, consisting of 2 rooms (living room and bedroom).
Apartment - rooms by the type of apartments, close to apartments, with their own toilet and shower.
Family room - family room, larger than standard.
Family studio - a room for a family with two adjoining rooms.
Deluxe - luxury room. One of the most expensive types of hotel rooms. As a rule, deluxe rooms are at least 35 square meters. A deluxe room usually includes several rooms (bedroom and living room), they are furnished with more expensive furniture than standard rooms. Some hotels also have a separate kitchen in the deluxe rooms. These rooms usually offer beautiful city views.
BGL, BG (Bungalow) - bungalow; a small house located separately from the main building. It can be one- or two-story.
King suite- royal number. Superior room, most often found in five-star hotels. As a rule, such a room has several bedrooms and bathrooms, a living room, and a large balcony.
President Suite - presidential number. The same as the royal room, with the difference that there can be several royal rooms in the hotel, and only one presidential room. Some hotels have two-story presidential rooms.

In the above room types, the following accommodation options are possible:

SGL (Single) - single occupancy.
DBL (Double) - double occupancy (room with one double bed).
TRPL (Triple) - triple occupancy (room with one double bed + extra bed, or a sofa bed).
QDPL (Quadriple) - four-bed room.
Twin- TWN - double occupancy with two single beds.
ExB (Extra Bed) - an extra bed.
Chld (Child) - the cost of placing a child under 12 years old; inf (infant) - child 0-2 years old.

Meals at the hotel

OB (Only Bed), RO (Room Only) or AO (Accommodation Only) implies accommodation in a hotel room without meals.
BB (Bed and Breakfast) means that the room rate includes only breakfast - continental or buffet style.
HB (Half Board) means half board that the room rate includes two meals a day - breakfast and dinner or breakfast and lunch, depending on the hotel.
HB + (Half Board plus) is an extended half board service that includes local spirits.
FB (Full Board) means full board including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
FB + (Full Board plus) - the same, full board, plus free alcoholic drinks throughout the day.
AI (All Inclusive) - "all inclusive": breakfast, lunch and dinner; various alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (usually locally produced); additional meals (snacks, second breakfast, etc.).
UAI (Ultra All Inclusive) differs from AI in that guests are offered not only local, but also imported alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks in unlimited quantities. UAI is a higher level of food and drink (found in hotels in Egypt and Turkey).

View from the room

Garden view - garden view. These are usually quiet rooms.
Pool view - view to a pool. Think a few times before agreeing to a room with this view, because the pool is rarely quiet.
SV, Sea view - sea view. Rooms with this view are the most expensive
Ocean view - ocean view
SSV, Side Sea view - side sea view. This means that the sea is visible from a certain point on the balcony of your room.
Mountain view - Mountain View.
Inside view - view of the inside of the hotel.

Additional designations that you may meet

Shared bathroom - amenities (toilet and shower) on the floor.

Extra Bed - an extra bed.
MB (Main Building) - the main building of the hotel. The hotel may have several buildings, and the cost of the voucher may depend on this.
HV1 - hotel of the club system of the first category with accommodation in cottages and bungalows. The hotel corresponds to 4-5 stars. These hotels usually have a large green area and good animation. This designation is most often found in Turkey and Egypt.
HV2 - a club hotel of a lower 2nd category. Corresponds to a 3 star hotel.

Often, in the descriptions of tours and hotels, tourists come across only abbreviations of the category of rooms offered for accommodation. Sophisticated or curious travelers know what this or that hotel term means, but for most people this information does not mean anything. It is much better and more convenient to know in advance which room you are going to. In addition to the classification system, it is worth reading existing options accommodation offered by the hotel.

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Accommodation

There are also various types of hotel and hotel accommodation. The type is assigned depending on where the client's number is located, as well as on the number of people living in the room.

Accommodation in the main building of the hotel or hotel is marked with MB. The abbreviation stands for and translates as the main building.
Accommodation that does not include meals is called VO.
A detached building that is being built near the main complex will be indicated in the proposal as BGL or BG.
HV is a hotel complex, which is a few bungalows or small houses, in literal translation the decoding of the abbreviation sounds like “ holiday village”(Weekend village).
The building, which is attached to the main one, is called a hale.
Executive floor - assumes a floor in a hotel on which an increased level of service is provided.
A detached building near the pool or on the beach is labeled Cabana.
DBL - accommodation for two people in one room, one double or two single beds.
SGL - accommodation for one person.
TRPL - according to the number of beds, the room is designed for three people.
ExB - the possibility of completing the room with an extra bed.
QDPL - according to the number of beds, the room is designed for four people.
ROH - the client is accommodated in any room at the discretion of the hotel administration.

With this knowledge, you can always navigate the offers of hotel complexes and hotels.