Figure 2. Hotels by Price Segment

Budget $25-$35	Economy $35-$55	Midprice $55-$95	Up Scale $95-$195	Luxury $125-495	All-Suites $65-$125
	Holiday Inn Express	Holiday Inn	Holiday Inn	Crown Plaza
	Fairfield Inn	Courtyard Inn Residence Inn	Marriott	Marriott Mar­quis      Ritz-Carlton	Marriott Suites
		Days Inn	Omni	Renaissance
		Radisson Inn	Radisson		Radisson Suites
	Ramada Lim­ited	Ramada Inn	Ramada	Ramada	Ramada Suites
	Sheraton Inn	Sheraton   Inn Four Points	Sheraton	Sheraton Grande	Sheraton Suites
			Hyatt	Hyatt Regency Hyatt Park	Hyatt Suites
Sleep Inns	Comfort Inn	Quality Inn	Clarion Hotels		Quality Suites Comfort Suites
		Hilton Inn	Hilton	Hilton Towers	Hilton Suites
		Doubletree club	Doubletree		Doubletree Suites
Thrift Lodge	Travelodge Hotels	Travelodge Hotels	Forte Hotels	Forte Hotels
			Westin	Westin
Sixpence Inns	La Quinta
E-Z-8	Red Roof Inn
	Best Western
	Hampton Inn				Embassy Suites

The St. Regis Hotel in New York is another good example of a city center luxury hotel. An example of a midscale hotel in New York is the Ramada Hotel; an economy hotel is the Days Inn; and a suites property is the Embassy Suites [1, 96].

Freeway Hotels and Motels

Freeway hotels and motels came into prominence in the 1950s and 1960s. As Americans took to the open road, they needed a convenient place to stay that was reasonably priced with few frills. Guests could sim­ply drive up, park outside the office, register, rent a room, and park out­side of the room. Over the years, more facilities were added: lounges, restaurants, pools, soft drink machines, game rooms, and satellite TV.

Motels are often clustered near freeway off-ramps on the outskirts of towns and cities. Today, some are made of modular construction and have as few as eleven employees per hundred rooms. These savings in land, construction, and operating costs are passed on to the guest in the form of lower rates [1, 103].

(to be continued)

Vocabulary notes

by virtue (of smth.)                                  благодаря (чему-л.), из-за (чего-либо)

residential hotel                                       отель для постоянных жильцов

ultimate (n.)                                             наилучший, оптимальный вариант

butler                                                       дворецкий

concierge                                                  консьерж, консьержка

secretarial services                                 зд. услуги секретаря

beauty salon                                            салон красоты

time zone                                                  часовой пояс

twenty-four-hour service                       круглосуточное обслуживание

room service                                            обслуживание гостей в номерах; подача еды и                                                               напитков прямо в номер

tennis court                                              теннисный корт

valet                                                          служащий отеля, занимающийся чисткой и                                                                                 глажением одежды гостей

signature restaurant                               дорогой ресторан с изысканной кухней

in waves                                                   зд. неравномерно, стихийно, волнообразно

tax incentives                                           налоговые льготы

boom                                              зд.бум, резкий подъем деловой активности

catalyst                                                     катализатор

vending machine                                     торговый автомат

downtown                                                центр города

freeway (Am. E.)                                     (амер.) многополосное скоростное шоссе в городской                                                  черте для бесплатного движе­ния

off- ramp (Am. E.)                                    (амер.) дорога, отходящая от основного шоссе

to come into prominence                        зд. приобрести важное значение и полу­чить широкое                                                   распространение

frills (pi.)                                                  роскошь, вычурность; излишества, не­нужные                                                                украшения

to cluster                                                  располагаться вместе, группой

outskirts (pl.)                                           пригород, окраина

modular construction                             блочная (модульная) конструкция

soft drink machine                                  автомат по продаже безалкогольных напитков

lounge                                                      холл, комната для отдыха (в отеле, клубе и т.п.)

game room                                               зал игровых автоматов

satellite TV                                              спутниковое телевидение

to pass (smth. on to smb.)                         зд. распространять (что-либо на кого-либо)

operating costs (pl.)                                 текущие расходы; эксплуатационные расходы

rate                                                           зд. тариф; расценка, цена

 

4. Match each word or phrase on the left with the correct equivalent onthe right:

1) drive                                                                    2) advantage                                                   3) occupancy                                                    4) employee                                                      5) flight                                                                                   6) arrive                                                                                 7) passenger                                                                            8) depart                                                                      9) park                                                                                               10) suite

а) пассажир

b) вести машину; ехать на машине

с) многокомнатный номер

d) прибывать

е) преимущество

f) служащий, работник

g) занятость (номеров в отеле)

h) ставить (парковать) машину

i) уезжать

k) авиарейс

 

 

5. Match each word on the left with the correct definition on the right:

1) guest 1) decor

  a) a hotel specially built for people traveling by car  

                                   b) someone who is paying to stay at a hotel or eat in a restaurant                            

2) price                   c) a road that leads off a big highway

3) leisure                     d) a wide fast road in a US city that you do not pay to use

4) freeway                    e) —the time when you are not working or busy; — activities that you do to relax or enjoy yourself

5) off-ramp                  f) the amount of money that you must pay in order to buy something

6) motel                       g) the style of decoration and furniture in a hotel, restaurant, etc. [7], [8]

6. Match the synonyms:

 

a) convenient b) freeway c) suburb d) employee e) frills f) downtown g) reasonably h) main i) different

1) road

2) valet

3) city center

4) various

5) comfortable

6) luxury

7) outskirts

8) moderately

9) major

7. Match the antonyms:

1) arrive

2) downtown

3) low

4) minor

5) open

6) outside

7) many

8) early

9) leisure

a) work

b) depart

c) close

d) inside

e) major

f) outskirts

g) high

h) few

i) late

 

Comprehension

8. Answer the questions on the texts:

City Center Hotels

1. What categories can city center hotels be subdivided into?

2. What guests' needs can city center hotels meet?

3. What might luxury hotels offer their guests?

4. What created favorable economic conditions for hotel develop-In the 1960s.

5. When did another boom for hotel development take place?

Airport Hotels

1. Whom does the guest mix in airport hotels consist of?

2. How many rooms are there in a typical airport hotel?

3.Why are restaurant hours and room service in airport hotels extended?

4.Why are they sometimes offered twenty-four hours?

5. Why do guests in airport hotels feel as if they are in different time zones?

Freeway Hotels and Motels

1. When and why did freeway hotels and motels come into prominence In the U.S.?

2. What facilities are offered to the guests of a typical American motel?

3. Where and why are motels often clustered?

4. How (in what form) are the savings in land, construction, and costs passed on to the guest?