hotel. noun. ho·?tel ho-'tel. : an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and personal services for its guests.
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The most common type of accommodation in the hotel industry, a hotel is defined as an establishment that offers overnight accommodation, meals and other services. They are mainly aimed at travelers or tourists, although locals may also use them. Hotels provide private rooms and almost always have en-suite bathrooms.
The word hotel is derived from the French hôtel (coming from the same origin as hospital), which referred to a French version of a building seeing frequent visitors, and providing care, rather than a place offering accommodation.
The term motel originated with the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, originally called the Milestone Mo-Tel, which was constructed in 1925 by Arthur Heineman. In conceiving of a name for his hotel, Heineman abbreviated motor hotel to mo-tel after he could not fit the words Milestone Motor Hotel on his rooftop.
Hospitality means extending a welcome to travelers or offering a home away from home, and the word is derived from the Latin word “hospes” meaning visitor or stranger.
Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, JapanThe oldest hotel in the world, Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan opened in 705 AD and has been passed down through the same family for an astounding 52 generations.
According to Merriam-Webster, the word 'hotel' was coined in 1765 and comes from the French word for an establishment that provides lodging, meals and other services. Merriam-Webster notes that the word 'motel' came about much later (in 1925) and is a blend of the words 'motor' and 'hotel'.
Motels usually offer a basic level of accommodation and simple amenities, as they are designed to meet the needs of people who might only be staying one or two nights. They are often located just off highways and freeways and their room doors typically face the parking lot and are accessed from outside the building.
In the fall of 1794 -- 200 years ago this month -- the first hotel in America opened for business. The City Hotel, at the corner of Broadway and Thames Street near Trinity Church in New York City, was the first American structure to be designed and built as a hotel.