Read the text again and choose the correct answer.

1. Hotels are accommodation at the …

a. budget end of the market. b. high end of the market. c. low end of the market.

2. Guesthouses and B&Bs are different from hotels because they are generally run by …

a. families. b. one person. c. staff 24/7.

3. You can visit a timeshare …

a. all year round. b. at a specific time each year. c. only in the summer.

4. House swapping helps you to …

a.  avoid boredom. b. avoid cooking. c. make friends.

5. Hostels appeal to …

a. couples. b. families. c. young people.

6. Campus accommodation is available for tourists to rent during…

a. the holidays and term time. b. the holidays. c. term time.

7. For comfortable and mobile campsite holidays try …

a. campervans. b. tents. c. tepees.

8.   Which of these isn't a kind of boat?

a. Barge b. Yacht c. Yurt

 

Read three dialogues and write down the type of hotel from each dialogue.

Dialogue 1 ________ Dialogue 2 ________  Dialogue 3 _______

Dialogue 1

Operator:	Good morning. Sawanna Hotel, may I help you?
Mr. Hopkin:	Hello, I’m calling from Australia. My name is Hopkin. Can you tell me a little about the hotel?
Operator:	Yes, I’d be glad to. The hotel is in the center of the city. There are 100 guest rooms with a restaurant, a coffee shop and a bar. It’s ideal for business people.
Mr. Hopkin:	Is there a car park?
Operator:	Yes, there is.

Dialogue 2

Guest:	Could you tell me about your hotel?
Receptionist:	It’s right on the beach. We offer a wonderful health spa and recreation facilities. You’ll like it.
Guest:	Thank you. I’ll call back again.

Dialogue 3

Operator:	Good morning. May I help you?
Caller:	Yes, I am looking for a long-stay accommodation. Can you tell me about your place?
Operator:	Certainly. We are a small type of accommodation with only 15 rooms. It is very quiet and it is much cheaper if you stay longer. The accommodation is like a private home and we have a small restaurant for guests, too.
Caller:	Sound likes what I am looking for. By the way, how much?

Role play the dialogues in Ex. 24.

26.  What the video “Motel vs Hotel. What’s the Difference between Hotel and Motel?”

Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. В Турции ежегодно строится много курортных отелей. В них обслуживают гостей из разных стран. Большинство из них соответствует международным стандартам.

2. Отели класса «люкс» и «суперлюкс» обычно расположены в фешенебельных районах. Они предназначены для обеспеченных клиентов и деловых людей. Номера в таких отелях оснащены современным оборудованием и дорогой мебелью. Гостиные и другие помещения прекрасно обставлены. Гостей обслуживают круглосуточно.

3. Курортные гостиницы располагаются за пределами городских территорий, поскольку используют естественные достопримечательности для привлечения туристов. Они предлагают широкий набор условий для отдыха

4. Дешёвые отели предлагают минимум услуг по невысоким ценам.

5. Отели «люкс» обладают фешенебельным декором и мебелью высокого класса. В гостиничных предприятиях такого уровня высокий процент персонала по отношению к числу номеров.

6. Мотели предоставляют клиентам комфортабельные номера, ужин и стоянку для автомобиля. Это очень удобно для тех, кто любит путешествовать на собственном автомобиле.

7. Согласно европейской классификации. Все гостиницы делятся на 5 категорий – 1, 2, 3, 4 и 5-звёздочные. Основанием для такой классификации служит качество предлагаемого обслуживания и предоставляемые отелем уcлуги.

8. Количество обслуживающего персонала зависит от категории отеля. В гостинице класса «люкс» один номер могут обслуживать до трёх человек. В других отелях количество персонала колеблется от 1 человека на номер и даже 1 человека на несколько номеров.

Read and translate the text.

Hotel Categorization

To grade the hotels according to the range of services and quality of comforts, the star system is used. Normally the hotels are rated from 1-star to 5-star or even 7-star hotels. This system is known as French or European. The more stars the hotel has the higher the quality and wider range of services it provides.

There are also national grading systems like the crown system in Great Britain, the key system in Sweden or the letter system in Greece. In the USA the hotels are graded as super deluxe, deluxe, expensive, moderate and inexpensive.

Hotel categorization isthe basis for determining quality standards in the hotel industry;the process of assigning a certain category to an accommodation facility, depending on a range and level of available services. There are a wide variety of rating schemes used by different organizations around the world. Most of them have a system involving stars, with a greater number of stars indicating greater luxury.

One-star hotel isa low budget, limited-service hotel or inexpensive hotel. Only the basic necessity-services are provided there. These are hotels and inns of small scale. These hotels are modestly furnished. However, rather good facilities are provided for the guests. Thestandard double room should be about 8-10 m². The room should have a wardrobe or a rack, chairs, a wash basin, a mirror, two towels for each guest. Daily cleaning, bedclothes should be changed every 7-8 days, towels – every 3-4 days. Each floor should have at least two bathrooms, and each 5 rooms – at least one WC.

Two-star hotel isa budget, slightly more expensive hotel.The same as hotels 1*, but bedclothes are changed every 6 days. WC and bathroom are usually en suite. The hotel should also have a restaurant or a café and there should be a choice of meals. Bed linen change is every three days.

Three-star hotel is a middle class moderately priced hotel. From category 3* and up each room must have a WC and a bathroom en suite, a dressing table, a luggage stand, a radio etc. Most 3-stars hotel rooms, except for the very cheapest, have TV and A/C. Bedclothes are changed 2 times a week. Towels are changed daily. Only soap will be given as bathroom accessories.

Four-star hotel isa first class, expensive (by middle-class standards) hotel. All that 3* hotels have plus: as a rule, a mini-bar, an individual air conditioner, telephone, safe deposit-box, hair dryer, shampoo, bath gel in every suite. Daily change of bed linen and towels. Offering services such as laundry, ironing, and dry cleaning (minimal period of order is 24 hours). Price-list is available at the reception. Breakfast menu is brought to the room. The hotel territory has a beauty salon, sports and fitness centre, car rent, TV salon, music salon, game hall and conference hall, restaurant, sauna, swimming pool etc. The room area is usually at least 13 m².

Five-star hotel is a luxury hotel. The same as 4*, but on a higher quality level. Besides, sometimes there is a second bathroom unit and a telephone in the bathroom. Rooms are at least 16 m². 4-5* hotels include suites (apartments), several lifts, all kinds of additional services such as laundry, dry cleaning, bringing breakfast and late supper to the room, currency exchange, taxi call, sale of newspapers, souvenirs etc.

Five-Plus Ratings. Hotels rating themselves as six and even seven star hotels can be found, but these designations are almost always made by the hotel itself and are rarely recognized by any outside authority. Examples include the Bug Al Arab in Dubai, the Oriental Bangkok, and the Town House Galleria in Italy.

Alternative classification of hotels:

Some countries use alternative classifications of hotels. For instance, in Turkey you can stay at Holiday Villages which are divided to:

5*HV — First class holiday village with accommodation in bungalows. It corresponds to 5-star hotel differing from it with a good animation, large green territory, while the rooms are smaller.

4*HV — Holiday village of a lower class.