FRONT

OFFICE
ASSIGNMENT
 TYPES OF
ROOMS
IN HOTEL INDUSTRY
 Types of Hotel Room
▪ Single Room ▪ Studio Room
▪ Double Room ▪ Jr. Suite Room
▪ Double Double Room ▪ Apartment Rooms
▪ Duplex ▪ Murphy Room
▪ Efficiency Room ▪ Cabana
▪ Hospitality Room ▪ Presidential Suite Room

▪ Triple Room ▪ Adjoining Room

▪ Quad Room ▪ Connecting Room

▪ Queen Room ▪ Adjacent Room

▪ King Room ▪ Accessible Room

▪ Twin Room ▪ Lanai

▪ Hollywood Twin Room ▪ Parlour

▪ Suite Room ▪ Pent House

Single room

• A single
room is a
room
which has
a single bed
• This type
of room is
generally
assigned to
one person
DOUBLE ROOM
◦ A Double room is a room which has a double or a composite
bed. This type of room is normally assigned to two persons.
Double
Double
Room
◦ A DOUBLE-
DOUBLE ROOM
HAS TWO DOUBLE
BEDS AND IS
NORMALLY
PREFERRED BY A
FAMILY OR A
GROUP AS IT CAN
ACCOMMODATE
FOUR PERSONS
TOGETHER.
Duplex
◦ A DUPLEX IS COMPRISES OF TWO
ROOMS SITUATED ON DIFFERENT
FLOORS, WHICH ARE CONNECTED BY
AN INTERNAL STAIRCASE. THE SUITE IS
GENERALLY USED BY BUSINESS GUEST
WHO WISH TO USE THE LOWER LEVEL
AS AN OFFICE AND MEETING PLACE
AND THE UPPER LEVEL ROOM AS A
BEDROOM. THIS TYPE OF ROOM IS
QUITE EXPENSIVE
Efficiency Room

◦ AN EFFICIENCY HAS AN ATTACHED

KITCHENETTE FOR GUEST
PREFERRING LONGER DURATION OF
STAY. GENERALLY, THIS TYPE OF ROOM
IS FOUND IN HOLIDAYS AND HEALTH
RESORTS WHERE GUEST STAY FOR
LONGER TIME.
Hospitality
Room
◦ A HOSPITALITY
ROOM IS DESIGNED
FOR HOTEL GUEST
WHO WOULD WANT
TO ENTERTAIN
THEIR OWN GUESTS
OUTSIDE THEIR
ALLOTTED ROOMS.
SUCH ROOMS ARE
GENERALLY
CHARGED ON
HOURLY BASIS.
 Triple Room
❖ A room that can accommodate

three persons and has been

fitted with three twin beds, one

double bed and one twin bed or

two double beds.

❖ The room size or area of Triple

Rooms are generally between 45

m² to 65 m²
QUAD ROOM
◦ A quad room is set up for four people to stay comfortably. This
means the room will have two double beds. Some, however, may be
set up dormitory-style with bunks or twins, so check with the
property to make sure.
 QUEEN ROOM
◦ A room with a queen-sized bed.
◦ May be occupied by one or more people.
◦ The room size or area of Queen Rooms are
generally between 32 m² to 50m .
KING ROOM
◦ Room with a king sized bed.
◦ It may be occupied by one or more persons.
◦ The room size or area of King Rooms are
◦ generally between 32 m² to 50 m². 7) .
 Twin Room
❖ A room with two twin beds. May be

occupied by one or more people.

❖ The room size or area of Twin Rooms

are generally between 32 m² to 40 m².

Hollywood Twin Bed Room

◦ This is a room which has two single beds with a single

head board common for both.
Studio Room
◦ They are twin adjacent rooms: A living
room with sofa, coffee table and chairs,
and a bedroom. It is also equipped with
fan/air conditioner, a small kitchen
corner, and a dining area. The furniture
is often compact.
Jr. Suite Room
A single room with a bed and sitting
area. Sometimes the sleeping area
is in a bedroom separate from the
parlour or living room.
The room size or area or junior
suites are generally between 60 m²
to 80 m².
Suite Room
◦ Suites come in a few different sizes.
◦ A basic suite or executive suite comes
with a separate living space connected
to one or more bedrooms.
◦ This set up is sometimes also called a
master suite.
◦ A mini-suite or junior suite refers to a
single room with a bed and sitting area.
◦ Some suites also come with
kitchenettes.
◦ The presidential suite, as the name
would suggest, is usually the most
expensive room provided by a hotel.
◦ It will have one or more bedrooms, a
living space, and impressive amenities,
decoration, and tailor-made services.
Apartment Room

This room type can be found in service

apartments and hotels which target
for long stay-guests. Open kitchens,
cooking equipment, dryer, washer etc.
are usually available in the
room. Housekeeping services are only
provided once in a week or two times in
a week.
The room size or area of Apartment
Rooms are generally between 96 m² to
250 m².
MURPHY ROOM

◦ A room that is fitted with a sofa bed or a Murphy

bed (i.e. a bed that folds out of a wall or closet)
which can be transformed from a bedroom in
the night time to a living room in daytime.

◦ The room size or area of Murphy Room Types

are generally between 20 m² to 40 m².
 CABANA

This type of room faces

water body, beach, or a
swimming pool. It
generally has a large
balcony. cabana rooms
open out onto the
swimming pool or have a
private pool attached to the
room. This room type is
more common in boutique
hotels.
Presidential suite
◦ The presidential suite is a suit
which is usually the best group of
room in the hotel
◦ President typically travels with a
large group of people who need
access to working and sleeping
that is why this room suits the
best.
◦ presidential suite is suitable for a
President as well as for the other
head of States
ADJOINING
ROOMS
Two or more rooms having a
common wall but no
connecting door in between.
An adjoining room is
two guest rooms that are
located next to each other
and are connected by a
locked door between them.
Adjoining rooms may be
booked together by request
for one traveling party, or
they may be booked
separately by two different
parties.
INTERCONNECTING ROOM
◦ Rooms are two or more rooms with private connecting doors permitting
access between rooms without having to go into the corridor.
Adjacent Room
◦ Adjacent rooms are two rooms next to
one another in proximity; however,
they don’t necessarily have to “touch,”
as they could be across the hall from
each other, for example.
Accessible Room

This room type is mainly designed

for disabled guests and it is required
by law that hotels must provide a
certain number of accessible rooms
to avoid discrimination.

The room size or area of Accessible

Room Types are generally between
30 m² to 42 m².
Lanai

• This room faces a

landscape, a
waterfall, or a
garden.
parlour
◦ A PARLOUR HAS
A LIVING ROOM
WITHOUT BED
AND MAY HAVE
SOFA AND CHAIN
FOR SITTINGS. IT
IS GENERALLY
NOT USED AS A
BEDROOM.
EUROPEAN TERM
FOR THIS IS
SALON
penthouse
◦ A PENTHOUSE IS GENERALLY
LOCATED ON THE TOPMOST FLOOR
OF HOTEL AND HAS AN ATTACHED
OPEN TERRACE OR OPEN SKY SPACE.
IT HAS VERY OPULENT DECOR AND
FURNISHINGS, AND IS AMONG THE
COSTLIEST ROOMS IN THE HOTELS,
PREFERRED BY CELEBRITIES AND
MAJOR POLITICAL PERSONALITIES