Lesson: 6 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROOMS
- SINGLE ROOM :
Room having a single bed. Room meant for one person. Abbreviation- or s.
- DOUBLE ROOM :
Room having a double bed (one large bed). It is meant for two persons. Abbreviation + or D.
- TWIN ROOM :
Room having two single beds, separated from each other. The room is meant for two persons. Abbreviation = or T.
- TWIN DOUBLE ROOM :
Room with two double beds, separated from each other and meant for four persons. It is also called as double double room.
- HOLLYWOOD TWIN ROOM :
Room with two single beds having common head board. It is meant for two persons.
- PARLOR :
Sitting or living room not used as a bed room.
- STUDIO ROOM :
Parlor set-up with one or two studio beds or sofa-cum-beds.
- Suite :
Parlor connected with one or more bedrooms. Expensive, being larger with more rooms for privacy. Has more facilities like TV, fridge, mini bar, extra complementary, etc.
- LANAI :
Hawaiian term for a room with a balcony that overlooks a garden or swimming pool.
- JUNIOR SUITE :
One large room partitioned into a parlor and a bed room.
- EFFICIENCY ROOM :
Room with a kitchenette attached. Mainly found in motels and residential hotels.
- DUPLEX :
Set of rooms which are not at the same level but are situated on two different floors. The parlor and the bed room are connected with a staircase. One of the most expensive suites.
- PENTHOUSE SUITE :
Suite located to on the topmost floor of the hotel. A part of the room can be open to the sky or with a glass roof. Very expensive and exclusive suite.
- CABANA :
Located close to the swimming pool or beach. Has shower and changing facilities. May have been furnished in bamboo for attractive appearance.
- INTERCONNECTING ROOMS :
Two adjacent rooms allowing entry from one to the other through a connecting door. The connecting door is kept locked if the rooms have to be sold to two different guests separately.
- HOSPITALITY ROOM : A room hired by a guest on hourly basis to entertain his guest. It is generally a banquet room.
- ADJOINING ROOMS :
Rooms with a common wall but no connecting door.
- ADJACENT ROOMS :
Rooms close to each other, perhaps across the hall or the corridor.