What is the difference between hotel and restaurant?

We often mix these two words and tend to call a restaurant, a hotel. Many of us might get ridiculed for not knowing the difference between hotel and restaurant. However, to our surprise many signboards of an eating joint on the road claim to be hotels in some places like India. This question might sound absurd to you, but many places serving food call themselves a hotel. The only common factor between hotels and restaurants is that they both are business places that fulfill the different needs of the customers but their purpose is different. 

Read further to understand the detailed difference between hotels and restaurants.

What are hotels?

It is a business module wherein they provide accommodation and lodging services to travelers and tourists.

What Are Hotels?

A hotel is a place that offers accommodation and lodging services to travelers and tourists. It offers to stay with people for a short and long period. 

Basic hotels offer bed and addition of fan or TV and common washroom, mid-segment hotels offer services like bed, TV, air conditioner, wardrobe, decent attached washroom and more. The luxury hotel offers a swimming pool, luxurious washrooms, and play area for kids, beauty services, and a never-ending list of services. Many of these hotels irrespective of the category have a restaurant attached with them, it might not be a necessity but a facility.

And also some of these provide bed and breakfast. 

Hotels are further classified according to their architecture and service and facilities they provide. The operational hotels are broadly classified into two-star systems

Star Category Hotels: - 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star & 1 Star

The star rating is set to create an expectation level of the travelers and for the legislative purpose of the government subsidies. Every hotel is different in size, offers different facilities, and has various pricing.

One and Two-Star Hotels- These are simple accommodations with no frills and are economical

• Some of the basic requirements for one-star hotels are that the minimum size of the bedrooms should be 120 sq. ft.
• They will offer a clean change of bath linen daily & between check-ins.
• Availability of hot and cold running water

 

Three-Star Hotels- Some of the requirements in three-star hotels other than the basic requirements are 

• The minimum size of the bedroom should be 140 sq. ft
• 50% of the rooms should be Air conditioned
• Should have attached bathrooms minimum size 36 sq ft
• Availability of computer with internet access, available for guests
• Availability of Parking space
• Each bedroom must have a lock and key
• Presence of 1 restaurant or coffee shop.
• 24 hours room service

 

Ibis Hotels near Meraaki kitchen is a perfect example of a 3-star hotel.

Four-Star Hotels- Some of the requirements in four-star hotels other than the basic requirements are

• The minimum size of the bedroom should be 140 sq. ft
• All of the rooms should be Air conditioned
• Should have attached bathrooms minimum size 36 sq ft and should offer bathtub options to guests
• Availability of computer with internet access, available for guests
• Availability of Parking space
• Each bedroom must have a lock and key. In-room safe, mini bar, and fridge.
• Presence of 1 restaurant or coffee shop and 1 specialty restaurant.
• 24 hours room service

Holiday Inn and Hilton Hotels near Meraaki kitchen are perfect examples of a 4-star hotel.

Five-Star Hotels

5 start hotels offer top-notch services, they are other names of luxury and royalty. Some of the requirements in five-star hotels other than the basic requirements are 

• Availability of One Multi-cuisine Restaurant cum 24 hr. a coffee shop / all-day dinner, one Specialty Restaurant and 24 hr. room service.
• The minimum size of bedroom excluding bathroom should be 200 sq. ft
• It must have trained staff; formally qualified Heads of Departments, the supervisory or the skilled staff may have training or skilled certification.
• Swimming pool and conference facilities are also some of the other facilities which 5-star hotels possess.

 

What Is A Restaurant?

A restaurant is a business model wherein food and drinks are served to the customer base. Restaurants serve meals within the hotel and may also provide takeaway facilities. Just like hotels restaurants are varied in size and services they offer.

The restaurants are divided based on the cuisine, preparation methods, price and ambiance they provide.

 

Multi-Cuisine or specialized cuisine

Many restaurants in Jaipur serve multi cuisines like Meraaki Kitchen, Gazeebo, etc. Some restaurants in Jaipur serve a specialized cuisine, like Akuri- It serves only Parsi cuisine.

Preparation Methods, Ambiance & Price Range

Every restaurant in Jaipur has a different price point. Kanha and Meraaki Kitchen both serves multi-cuisine but where Kanha serves food in a price range of 600 for 2, Meraaki Kitchen falls into a luxurious slab as their preparation method and ambience is unique and luxurious and it offers experiment cooking.