What makes a hotel an inn?

An inn is a small, usually family-owned hotel. Inns are typically located in historic or picturesque areas, and they often have a more personal feel than larger hotels. Many people choose to stay in an inn because they enjoy the intimate atmosphere and the opportunity to meet other guests.



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The original meaning of inn was lodging and food for travelers, although today some inns don't have a restaurant or bar attached. If you own or manage an inn, you're an innkeeper. Inn comes from the Old English inne, inside or within. Definitions of inn. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.

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The term inn historically characterized a rural hotel which provided lodging, food and refreshments, and accommodations for travelers' horses.

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Room types and amenities: Hotels provide a wider variety of room types, ranging from standard rooms to luxurious suites, along with a comprehensive range of amenities and services. Motels and inns offer more basic amenities, with motels focusing on convenience and inns emphasizing a cozy and intimate atmosphere.

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Size and scale: Motels tend to be smaller establishments with fewer rooms, while hotels are larger and offer a more extensive range of facilities. Inns fall somewhere in between, typically smaller in scale compared to hotels but larger than most motels.

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Hotel Rooms by Occupancy
  • Single Room: A room assigned to one person. May have one or more beds.
  • Double Room: A room assigned to two people. May have one or more beds.
  • Triple Room: A room assigned to three people. May have two or more beds.
  • Quadruple Room (for 4 people): A room assigned to four people.


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An innkeeper is someone who owns or manages an inn. When you arrive at an inn, the innkeeper might be the person who checks you in and gives you a key to your room (and maybe a chocolate on your pillow).

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The original meaning of inn was lodging and food for travelers, although today some inns don't have a restaurant or bar attached. If you own or manage an inn, you're an innkeeper. Inn comes from the Old English inne, inside or within. Definitions of inn. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers.

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Hotels are less likely to have those one-of-a-kind spaces, but they are more likely to have a variety of amenities—think a full business center, gym, pool, laundry, breakfast area and restaurant, lobby, and more. In general, inns offer cheaper rates and more discounts than most hotels.

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2. The word for a person who stays at a hotel is guest, but the guest might live in the same city where the hotel is located, or the guest could have traveled across an ocean. The word guest is agnostic about the distance the guest has traveled.

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Any dwelling or lodging. An establishment or building providing lodging and, usually, food and drink for travelers; hotel or motel, esp. one in the country or along a highway. A restaurant or tavern.

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Overview. In some areas of the world, guest houses are the only kind of accommodation available for visitors who have no local relatives to stay with. Among the features which distinguish a guest house from a hotel, or inn is the lack of a full-time staff.

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An inn is primarily a restaurant, cafe, pub, or brewery that: Also offers lodging. Uses fewer than 20 rooms for lodging.

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A single room is intended to sleep one person and most likely has one king or queen bed in the room. Double rooms, sometimes called double-double rooms, have two separate beds.

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If you're short on time, here's a quick answer to your question: A hotel room with two separate rooms is often referred to as a suite or a two-room suite.

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The most luxurious accommodation in a hotel is often called the presidential suite or royal suite.

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