Whois & Analysis for goodhotelguide.com

The Good Hotel Guide is an annual book publication, founded in 1977, listing and describing what they profess to be the finest hotels in Great Britain and Ireland.

It also publishes a Continental Europe edition and a combined Great Britain and Western Europe guide book.

The company has its headquarters based in 50 Addison Avenue, London.

The Daily Telegraph in 2006 said of The Good Hotel Guide: ‘The clear leader in recommending hotels of quality and character while not accepting payment for inclusion or free hospitality.’.

Boutique hotel is a term used initially in the United States and the United Kingdom to describe a small hotel which typically has between 10 and 100 rooms in unique settings with upscale accommodations.

Conference and resort hotels are hotels which often contain full-sized luxury facilities with full-service accommodations and amenities.

These hotels may attract both business conferences and vacationing tourists and offer more than a convenient place to stay.

These hotels may be referred to as major conference center hotels, flagship hotels, destination hotels, and destination resorts.

The market for conference and resort hotels is a subject for market analysis.

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.

Facilities provided may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a fridge and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flatscreen television and en-suite bathrooms.

Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities.

Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, business centre (with computers, printers and other office equipment), childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa and social function services.

Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room.

Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms.

Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement.

In the United Kingdom, a hotel is required by law to serve food and drinks to all guests within certain stated hours.

In Japan, capsule hotels provide a tiny room suitable only for sleeping and shared bathroom facilities.

Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging and, usually, food and drink.

They are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommodation for horses.