Presented to: DR. Ahmed Fawzy
Presented by: Abanoub Emad
Hotel vs. Resort:
• The hotel is the place mainly for lodging and on-time meal purpose.
Contrary to this, the resort is a place which is linked with factors like
relaxation and recreation other than just accommodation to their
customers.
• The hotel provides facilities like WI-FI, in room service, and laundry. On
the other hand, resorts provide a gym, spa facilities other than the basic
facilities like room service and others.
• Mainly hotels are situated in the center of cities near the popular
destinations like railway stations, airports, and markets. Conversely,
resorts are mainly situated in the picturesque surroundings like beach,
mountains, and forests.
• People live in resorts for a longer time than in the hotels.
Hotels
Resorts
Definition
an establishment that
provides lodging and usually
meals, entertainment, and
various personal services for
the public
a place designed to provide
recreation, entertainment, and
accommodation especially to
vacationers : a community or
establishment whose purpose
or main industry is catering to
vacationers
Main Purpose
Lodging and on-time meal
purpose.
It is linked with factors like
relaxation and recreation, other
than lodging.
Facilities
WI-FI, in room service, and
laundry services.
Green Area ,Gym, spa facilities,
and shopping centers
Situated
Near the popular destinations
like railway stations, airports,
and markets.
They are mainly situated in the
picturesque surroundings like
beach, mountains, and forests.
Hotels
Resorts
Location
Hotels are situated in
popular areas such as
close to an airport or
downtown.
Resorts are located in
mesmerizing surroundings.
Stay
Hotels are for short-term
stays. However, this can
depend on the purpose of
your stay.
Resorts are for long-term
stays such as during your
family vacation.
Extra
A hotel provides its
guests meals and
accommodation only.
Apart from lodgings and
meals, a resort has spaces
for relaxation and
recreation too.
What is Resort?
The resort is a super-luxury place that is situated in the huge area it comes up with
all the facilities that grab the attention of tourists and visitors. People often book
the resorts for the relaxation and recreation purposes. Therefore, the resorts are
beyond the concept of just getting meals or looking for the place for lodging
purpose. The entertainment and recreational factor is a must for the person who
books resort other than just going to the hotel room. The resorts are situated near
some natural and picturesque surrounding which made them a must go for the
travelers looking for a place to have fun in vacations. The resorts are up with
facilities like gym, spa, scuba diving, fishing boating and many others. There are
several types of resorts mainly; one is the beach resort and the other island resorts.
The classification of resorts is done according to the place they are situated. A
misconception regarding the hotels and resort prevails in the minds of people due
to the term ‘hotel resort’ people think that both are the similar places for the
accommodation purpose. The ‘hotel resort’ is the term for the hotel situated within
the resort. It will be pertinent to mention here that resort comprises of huge areas
and they have various hotels, cinemas, shopping centers and other recreational
sports situated within them.
What is Hotel?
Hotels are the places where tourists or travelers used to book while on the move,
away from home. The basic purpose of getting a hotel room book is to get lodging
and the meal. Keeping in view, the comfort of the travelers, hotel administrations
across the globe have tried their very best to provide the home-like atmosphere.
The people with or without family opt the hotels when away from home to take a
nap or sleep at night in the home. The tourist or traveler spend most of their time
outside the hotel room as they are usually away from home due to the purposes
like attending a function, a conference or meeting someone. People usually have a
short-stay at hotels as they are mainly for the purpose of lodging and getting meals
on time, while they are away from home. The modern hotels are up with the
facilities like laundry, Wi-Fi, on room services and much more. In different parts of
the world, hotel rooms are available as in categories like single, duplex room,
master bed, single bed and many others. The hotels are available both at the center
of the cities and on the side way at some historical or the tourist spot. Living up to
the demand of the customer’s hotels nowadays are enormous buildings with
hundreds of facilities on the go. But the thing which is made sure at all the hotels
around the globe is that home-like atmosphere is given to the customer.