Unusual hotel

Hotel can be considered destinations in themselves, by dint of unusual features of the lodging or its immediate environment:

Ice hotel
An ice hotel is a temporary hotel made up of snow, sculpted blocks of ice, and some steel framing. They are promoted by their sponsors and have special features for travelers who are interested in novelties and unusual environments, and thus are in the class of destination hotels. Their lobbies are often filled with ice sculptures, and food and beverages are specially chosen for the circumstances.

All of the ice hotels are reconstructed every year, and are dependent upon constant sub-freezing temperatures during construction and operation. The walls, fixtures, and fittings are made entirely of ice, and are held together using a substance known as snice, which takes the place of mortar in a traditional brick-built hotel.

There are another various unusual hotels providing different means of hospitality facilities:

• Cave hotel
• Bunker hotel
• Tree house hotel etc.
  

Hotel

The word hotel is derived from the french word h^otel(coming from h^ote meaning host).A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short term basis accomodation consist only of a room with bed , a cupboard, a small table and a wash stand and largely been replaced by room with modern facilities air condition or climate control, additional common features found in hotel rooms are telephone , Alarm clock, television,internet snack food and minibar supplying drinks.
Large hotel may provide Additional guest facilities such as conference and social functional service, swimming pools or childcare, restaurant.Hotel are also classified by the service full service or small limited service hotel.

Hotel manager

A hotel manager or hotelier is a person who holds a management occupation within a hotel, motel, or resort establishment. Management titles and duties vary by company. In some hotels the title hotel manager or hotelier may solely be referred to the General Manager of the hotel. Small hotels may have a small management team consisting of only two or three managers while larger hotels may often have a large management team consisting of various departments and divisions.The number one job a hotel manager has is to keep their establishments operating efficiently and profitably. In a small hotel, the manager may overlook all aspects of managing the hotel. In many hotels, the general manager also is the resident manager.

Daily operations include housekeeping, coordinating reservations & room assignments, convention services, restaurant services, laundry services etc.or big hotels, the manager does:
1) administrative function, like managing personnel - - scheduling their assignments for the day, disciplining them, etc.
2) supervises the specialty staff, like the event coordinators, the kitchen staff, the garden employees, room cleaners, porters, etc.
3) meets VIP guests, welcome them and sometimes, accompany them to their suites.

For small hotels, the manager, aside from all those above, also:
1) has planning functions, like budgeting for next year's activities, procurement of capital goods/equipment. Practically, he substitutes for the owners in making decisions, delegated to him by the owner.

Hotel classification

Hotels are classified according to the services:

Commercial Hotels cater mainly to business clients and usually offers room service, coffee-shop, dining room, cocktail lounge, laundry and valet service as well as access to computers and fax services.

Airport Hotels are located near airports and are a conveniently located to provide any level of service from just a clean room, to room service, they provide bus or limousine service to the air lines.

Conference Centers are designed to specifically provide meeting space for groups, they provide all services and equipment necessary to handle conventions.

Economy Hotels provide a limited service, are known for clean rooms at low prices meeting just the basic needs of travelers.

Suite or All-Suite Hotels are hotels which offer spacious layout and design. Business people like the setting, which provides space to work and entertain separate from the bedroom.

Residential Hotels seam to be in the decline. They used to be very popular. The typical residential hotel offers long term accommodations.

Hospitality industry career

Career in the hospitality field one way or the other do require an understanding of direct contact with guest.Hospitality is an true international field of work . Theres various department were you can start your career with are:

1)Front desk department

2)Kitchen department

3)Room service

4)Food and beverage department

5)Bell boy

6)Security

7)Fitness department

8)Housekeeping department

9)Marketing etc.

Hotel management

Hotel management are bundled together and known as the hospitality industry. Hospitality comes from the French word "hospice," meaning to take care of those traveling and provide for the weary. The history of this industry is long as hospitality providers have been around at least as early as 40 B.C. Hospitality has changed dramatically through the years in response to influences such as wars, economic fluctuations and social changes.

It is the study of managing the hotel.As hotels have various department which is needed to managed properly.In order to meet the hotels standard management is most needed.In order to run the hotel soomthly mangement shoul be able to comfort both guest and staffs of the hotel.

Poor management will lead the hotel to doom.Nowadays theres increasing number of management college.Every success rate of hotel depends on the management.