Hotel vs. Ryokan — What's the Difference?

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flat screen television, and en-suite bathrooms.

An inn or hotel in Japan offering traditional Japanese cuisine and furnishings, and usually a large communal bath.

An establishment that provides lodging and usually meals and other services for travelers and other paying guests.

A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.

A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.

An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.

(South Asia) A restaurant; any dining establishment.

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The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses. Category:en:Monopoly

The guest accommodation and dining section of a cruise ship.

(Australia) A pub

A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class.

In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth.

A building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services