2. • Tourism is travel for pleasure; also the theory and practice of
touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and
entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours.[
• Accommodation and tourism business have brought a lot of
income to the country, creating a job opportunity to many
people and decentralize income and prosperity to the rural
area.
3. ACCOMMODATION A VITAL
COMPONENT IN TOURISM INDUSTRY
• In the modern times, the way people spend their vacations has undergone a great change.
• People like to spend good times with family and friend while at the same time exploring various
tourist places across the globe.
• As a result the tourism industry across the globe has seen an unprecedented growth which in turn
has also resulted in tremendous growth in accommodation facilities.
• Comfortable hotels and accommodation facilities play a very important role in popularizing any
tourist destination.
• If a person, who is far away from home, gets to enjoy the same facilities and comforts as he
enjoys at his home, then he is bound to become attached to the place.
• On the other hand if the tourist ends up at a place where the hotels and accommodation facilities
are not satisfactory, it is quite likely that he might never return to that place.
• Perhaps that is why, accommodation facilities being made available at different tourists spots,
have shifted focus on providing maximum comfort to tourists at reasonable rates.
• It is also vital to provide comfortable accommodation to people from diverse economical
backgrounds. While five star hotels can cater to the needs of affluent visitors, small and medium
range hotels and lodging houses are available for use by a middle class traveler.
4. The significance of accommodation services can be cited in two
ways :
The significance to the
• economic
• social
The significance to guests
• Accommodation
• Feel-like-home atmosphere
• Entertainment and relaxation
5. Economic The growth of accommodation and tourism businesses creates income and employment in
the country. Apart from expense on accommodation, income from tourists includes food, sources of
entertainment in the hotel. New kinds of services then emerge to serve customers need
Social : The fact that accommodation services bring about income and employment produces an
effect on the quality of life of people in society. Income has spread to different parts of the community
especially the one where there are many tourist sites through various ways like selling foods, local
products, or souvenirs. In terms of employment, it decrease the problem of unemployment and
migration to the urban areas.
6. Accommodation : Guests are currently able to choose a variety of services
provided by the hotel such as catering service, wedding venue, seminars,
laundry service.
Feel-like-home atmosphere : Many hotels provide home-like services to get
rid of the guests feeling of discomfort while they are away from their home.
All kind of services aim at giving guests an extreme satisfaction with hope
that they would be attracted by services and comeback or recommend them
to others.
Entertainment and relaxation : In almost all the hotels, there is an
entertainment zone that includes bar, club, or food and beverage corner.
Besides, new relaxing kind of services like massage, mineral bath are meant
to satisfy the guests at most.
7. Types of Accommodation
1. Hotel – Short term overnight accommodation.
2. Resort – Accommodation providing a wide verity of amenities and
recreational facilities. It is more about the experience. Usually used for
vacation or getaways.
3. Hostel – Shared bedrooms & bathrooms (anyone they rent them
to no choice of roommates) Some hostels have private bedroom or
bathrooms at an extra price. Mostly used by young single travelers.
4. Pension – Usually a family run Bed and Breakfast
5. Motel – Rooms usually open out to a parking lot. As the name
implies it caters mostly to motorists.
6. Lodge – Usually out in nature, often made from logs, wood or
other natural material.
8. 7. Homestays
Homestay accommodation in a New Zealand home is always comfortable, with friendly hosts who are happy
to introduce your clients to friends and other locals.
8. Farmstays
Farmstays are a unique accommodation option if you want a real taste of rustic, authentic Kiwi farm life.
Often similar to a Bed & Breakfast, with a few extra hands-on activity options thrown in, your clients will stay
in the home of their hosts. Farmstay accommodation lets people feel like part of the farming family and is
great when travelling with a couple of friends or children.
9.Condominiums
Condominiums or ‘condos’ are units in a large building that is often owned by a real-estate company,
units can then be bought or rented from them.
10. Cottage -
In today’s tourism sector, the term cottage is used to describe a small vacation house, typically in a
rural area.
11. Inn
A small establishment offering overnight accommodation, food, and drink to travelers.
9. 11. Penthouse - An apartment situated on the highest floor of a
building, commonly appointed with luxury amenities.
12. Tent - Used outdoors, a tent is a portable shelter made of fabric and
supported by a frame or poles.
13. Yacht - A type of luxury recreational boat offering every modern
convenience. They are classified as sailing yachts and motor yachts, and
are available in a vast range of sizes, styles, and functions.
14. Love Hotel - A category of hotels that offer short stays for couples
looking to engage in sexual activities. Love hotels are particularly
popular in Japan.
11. Las Casas Filipinas de Azucar
Experience living in the old Hispanic
era at Las Casas Filipinas de Azucar
resort, Bataan. Imagine the scenes
from either El Filibusterismo or Noli Me
Tangere. The exteriors are constructed
with capiz windows and romantic
woodworks and the banquet walls are
made of solid rocks with traditional
brick flooring. Aside from lounging in
the resort’s infinity pool overlooking a
picturesque background, you can also
check out the cultural shows or take a
heritage tour.
12. Hotel H2O
Sleep with marine creatures in
the convenience of your own
room, without getting wet. Hotel
H2O is the only accommodation
in the country that features
aquarium rooms. The rooms are
stylishly chic, modern, and
equipped with luxurious
facilities. As an added bonus,
some rooms also have the
amazing view of the Manila Bay
sunset, and the hotel is built
neighboring the tourist
destination, Manila Ocean
Park.
13. Villa Escudero
Plantations and Resort
Home of the world famous
man-made waterfalls
restaurant, Villa Escudero
Plantations and Resort is
an eight-hundred hectare,
rare majestic destination.
Throwback to the rustic
and local lifestyle – from
the ambiance, cuisine, to
the transportation. This
haven is surrounded by
coconut trees, which you
can witness being
harvested. Breathe in fresh
air while riding colorful
jeepneys, and carriage
drawn by carabaos. Villa
Escudero amenities
include nature appreciation
and a rural village tour.
14. Crown Regency Tower I
Cebu
Are you outrageous
enough for a thrilling
adventure? Then, Crown
Regency Cebu is perfect
for you. After relaxing
inside your hotel room,
climb up to the tower’s
peak and try out different
activities from the Sky
Experience Adventure
Tour like the edge
coaster, skywalk, and
tower zip.
15. Puzzle Mansion Bed and
Breakfast
Home of the Guinness Book of
World Record’s Biggest Puzzle
Collection, Puzzle Mansion Bed
and Breakfast in breezy Tagaytay
is a popular destination for both the
kids, and the kids at heart. Check
out the huge puzzle collection
gallery, with both local and
international cartoons and
personalities. Tour the vicinity
using the special Sarao jeepney,
and be amazed with the cute and
quirky castle-like architecture of the
mansion.
16. Cintai Corito’s Garden
Just a couple of hours away
from the city, Cintai Corito’s
Garden is an amazing and
breathtaking escape. Be
transported to the beautiful
garden that will bring you to
a tranquil sanctuary with
Indonesian-inspired
architecture. Cintai, which
literally means love, is a
place to relax, unwind, and
take a breather. Animal
lovers will adore the unique
animals such as alpacas,
spotted deer, mini horses,
peacocks and a whole lot
more that reside in the
vicinity.
17. Boutique Bed and Breakfast
Nothing is more unique than your
own especially themed room. With
an up-close view of the photogenic
Taal, the country’s smallest volcano,
take your pick from the seven
different luxurious motifs of Boutique
Bed and Breakfast in Tagaytay - I
Escape, I Dare, I Desire, I Dream, I
Love, I Surrender, and I Lust.
18. Aman Resort Amanpulo
is the most luxurious resort in the
Philippines with sky-rocketing rates
that can go over $1,000 per
person. For elites who want only
the best destination especially for
their honeymoon then there’s no
better place than Aman Resorts.
It’s exclusive and private first-class
resort that only the most famous
and wealthy can indulge.You can
reached this resort through private
flights.
19. 9.Marqués De Riscal — Elciego,
Spain
This futuristic hotel and winery
was constructed in Elciego,
and is based on a project
by the legendary Frank Gehry.
The building constitutes
a number of prismatic blocks
that seemingly float above the
ground thanks to their
bearings. The compound
consists of the hotel itself,
a couple of restaurants, and
a spa center that offers ’wine
therapy’.
20. 10.Sheraton Hot Spring
Resort — Huzhou, China
This resort hotel is built
in the shape of a ring
nestled on the shore
of the beautiful Lake
Taihu. The compound
amazes onlookers with its
grace and has become
one of the major symbols
of contemporary Chinese
architecture
21. 11.Kakslauttanen — Saariselka, Finland
Kakslauttanen holiday resort is located
in Lapland, the home of Santa Claus,
and offers its guests a chance to stay
in one of its 20 glass igloos, each with
a transparent ceiling that allows you
to gaze at the marvellous starry night
sky without leaving the comfort
of your bed. Despite the seeming
fragility of these little dwellings, they
are warm and cozy even when it’s
freezing outside.
22. 12.Le Manta Resort — Zanzibar,
Tanzania
One of the accommodation options
at Le Manta Resort is a floating
house with an underwater room.
The deck allows visitors
to sunbathe during the day and
stargaze at night, and the huge
bedroom windows offer a magic
panorama of underwater life. This
is a true paradise for divers and
those who like unusual pastimes.
23. 13.Leaprus eco-hotel — Kabardino-
Balkaria, Russia
One of the highest hotels in the world
(12,834 ft), Leaprus clings to the
southern slope of Mount Elbrus. Its
rooms resemble spaceship capsules.
The bedrooms accommodate 12-
18 people, and there is also
a common room. Another one of the
hotel’s peculiarities is that all the
energy it uses is generated by solar
batteries. This place has become
a major attraction for all those who
love winter holidays
24. 14.Conrad Maldives — Rangali and
Rangalifinolu islands, Maldives
This hotel is located in the southern
part of Ari Atoll, surrounded
by lush tropical forest, vast white
sand beaches, and crystal clear
waters with coral reefs and rich
underwater life. The main
attraction of Conrad Maldives
is its underwater restaurant, with
its glass roof that allows the
guests to watch the fish swim by.
25. 15.Hanging Gardens —
Ubud, Indonesia
The Hanging Gardens hotel
consists of separate
traditional Balinese villas
with private terrace
pools where you can
swim and enjoy the
amazing views around
you. This place is so quiet
and peaceful that you’d
never guess it was
a hotel at all — you’ll just
have to see for yourself.
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27. 16.Aqua Blu Resort — Sharm el-Sheikh,
Egypt
Aqua Blu Resort is actually a part of the most
famous waterpark in Egypt. The compound
has three swimming pools, 32 waterslides,
and its own embankment with cafes and
stores, which you could ride along on a real
gondola, and most of this abundance
is in the open air. Aqua Blu Resort is almost
unique in that it’s a hotel that’s part
of a waterpark, and not vice versa.
Sometimes you wonder what attracts the
tourists more — the quiet seashore
vacation or wild partying and riding down
waterslides. Everyone has their own
reasons
28. 17.Ecocamp Patagonia —
Torres del Paine, Chile
This hotel is an amazing
combination of luxury and
working in harmony with
the environment. Each
room is a hemispheric tent
with all the comforts
of civilization, while the
hotel itself is built from eco-
friendly materials and
utilizes renewable energy
resources.
29. 18.Montana Magica Lodge —
Neltume, Chile
This fairy-tale conical structure
could easily be mistaken for part
of the jungle if not for the
window-panes on its sides.
Another peculiarity of this hotel
is that it has no entrance
as we know it — instead, the
guests have to cross a hanging
bridge. On the even more exotic
side, bathtubs here are made
of whole wooden logs.
30. 19.Giraffe Manor — Nairobi, Kenya
This Nairobi suburb would not be so interesting
if it didn’t have the unbelievable six-room
hotel called Giraffe Manor, built in the 19th
century and right in the middle of a local
giraffe safari park. The close proximity of the
graceful savannah dwellers makes the stay
here an unforgettable experience — giraffes
visit the guests during their breakfast, and they
are allowed to feed the animals with the food
from bags that can be found in every room.
31. 20.Mirrorcube Tree House Hotel —
Harads, Sweden
This mirror cube reflects the trees, the
forest glade, and the sky — in other
words, everything that surrounds it,
and the unaided eye will not even
register it at first. The interior of the
hotel, on the other hand, is finished
in birch-tree plywood. Inside there
is a bedroom with a large bed,
a parlor, a bathroom, and even a roof
terrace. This ’’treehouse’’ will
definitely attract the attention
of those who want to be at one with
nature.
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33. 21.Capsule Inn Akihabara —
Tokyo, Japan
Capsule Inn Akihabara is a place
where you can take some rest
in a special box — a sleeping
capsule — arranged as two
rows one atop the other. Each
capsule is equipped with
a bed, a hanging TV set, and
a radio. The boxes look much
like sleeping couches in train
compartments, and the
interior of the hotel is done
in a minimalistic style typical
of Japanese culture.
34. 22.Radisson Blu Lodge — Berlin, Germany
The main attraction and decoration of this stylish
hotel is undoubtedly the world’s biggest cylindrical
fish tank. There are 427 rooms in the compound, all
of which are luxurious. The Radisson Blu Lodge
is rightfully one of the main sights of contemporary
Berlin
35. 23.Ice Hotel — Jukkasjarvi, Sweden
This architectural masterpiece made of snow and ice is already 25 years old. The construction supplies
are taken from the nearby Torne River, but each spring the ice melts, and the rooms look different
from year to year — the walls, decorations, and furniture are never the same. Along with their room
keys, the visitors receive thermal underwear, warm hats, and sleeping bags. However, no matter how
cold it is outside, the interiors of the Ice Hotel are never cooler than 19.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
36. 24.Inntel Amsterdam Zaandamn,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The façade of this hotel is made up of nearly
70 stacked houses – from labourers’
cottages to town houses – which are
typical of the area. Rooms are inspired by
local history and there’s also a spa with a
pool, Turkish steam bath and Finnish
sauna.
