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A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, ordinarily on a short-term basis |
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| The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand unfashionable largely been replaced by rooms with contempo facilities, including en-suite bathrooms and ventilation conditioning or climate control |
| Additional everyday accessories found in hotel rooms are a telephone, an alarm clock, a television, and Internet connectivity; snack foods and drinks may be supplied in a mini-bar, and facilities for in charge hot drinks |
| Larger hotels may provide a cipher of additional guest facilities such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or childcare, and have conference and social function services. Some hotels submission multifarious combinations of meals as part of a place and board arrangement |
| In the United Kingdom, a hotel is demanded by law to serve food and drinks to all guests within positive stated hours; to avoid this requirement it is not uncommon to come across private hotels which are not subject to this requirement. In Japan, capsule hotels provide a minimized hunk of room area and shared facilities. In Australia and Canada, hotel may also refer to a pub or bar |
| In India, the confab may also refer to a restaurant since the best restaurants were always situated next to a good hotel. |