Comprehensive Report on Managing Accommodation Services in Business

This report provides a detailed overview of accommodation services within the hospitality industry. It begins with an introduction to the sector, explaining its contribution and significance, followed by an examination of different types of accommodation, including commercial and non-commercial businesses such as hotels, motels, hostels, and rental houses. The report then delves into various forms of ownership, like privately owned, leased, managed, and franchised hotels, along with fractional and full ownership models. It also explores the hotel grading system, from 1-star to 5-star, and the services offered at each level. Furthermore, the report analyzes the roles played by online platforms in shaping customer preferences and convenience, and the functions of the front office in different accommodation providers. Finally, it concludes by summarizing the key aspects of accommodation services and their importance in the broader hospitality sector.

Managing Accommodation
services

Table of Content
• Introduction
• Explanation of accommodation sector contributes in industry
• Various types of accommodation services
• Forms of ownership
• Grading system
• Role played by online sites for their potential customers

Table of Content
Functions of front office
Role played of front office
Conclusion
References

Accommodation is defined as a building, room & lodging
that gives shelter to an individual to sleep and stay.
Accommodation management is termed as a service that is
related to the accommodation service provided to the
customers in a proper manner. It is important for the
hospitality sector to set specific standards for maintenance
as well cleanliness in an effective manner. The
accommodation service is needed in both public and private
sector such as conference centres, hotels, hospitals and so
on.
Introduction

Accommodation sector within the hospitality industry is associated with offering a place to customers
to stay and sleep which is temporary in nature. This sector mainly related with the tourism industry
where an individual book trips & enjoy their holidays. Along with this, it also allow local people to
feel relax and take a short break from their day to day routine.
Explanation of accommodation sector contributes
in industry

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Facts
Average occupation rate
Occupancy rate is defined as one of the major
indicator that is adopted in order to measure
performance within the hospitality industry
shows improvement till 2015. It is
determined that hotels of United Kingdom
reached taking charges up to 68 pounds per
rooms.

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Employment contribution in tax: It is determined
that in 2010, the hospitality industry have
been experienced growth & development by
the assistance of providing employment &
reducing tax rates. Along with this, in 2010
United Kingdom hospitality sector stood
approx 3 million employment opportunities
that states 8.8 % of entire UK employment.

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Gross Domestic Product:
Accommodation sector plays significant role in
the growth as well as development of economy of
a country. It has been analysed that industry
contributes a total of around 218 billion pounds to
GDP of United Kingdom. This directly affect on
the economy in a positive manner. In addition to
this, domestic travel is also consider as a major
contributor with in the hospitality industry which
worth around 20 billion pounds that is invested in
every year.

There are various forms of accommodation service within the hospitality industry which is mentioned
below considering commercial and non-commercial businesses:
Commercial Businesses
Motel: These type of Hotels focuses on those people who travel long distance journeys. They
develop as a hotel but provide few service to customers in a proper manner. Motels consist of
parking lot in order to give easy come & leave access to customers. In addition to this, Motels are
comparatively less expensive to hotels as it only provide few services and a place in order to stay on
temporary basis.
Hotels: The hotel offers private rooms to their customers which assist in gaining trust of guests
towards services of Hotel. The hotels offer different range of services which varies from budget
hotels to luxurious hotels.
Various types of accommodation services

Hostels: The another type of accommodation service within the hospitality industry is Hostels. It is
mainly for those people who wants to live in a budgeted place with basic facilities. The owners of
hostels made communal homes which is also known as guest house that is offering to people at
lower prices.
Bed & Breakfast: It is defined as mix of houses as well as hostels & is considered as a part of
attraction. It is basically a comfortable homes for travellers who require a comfortable bed & a
night. Nowadays, the trend of bed & breakfast is in market because of its homely & welcoming
environment.
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Non-commercial Businesses
Rental houses & individually owned units: These houses has owners and charge rent from people.
In addition to this, rented houses are not for commercial and is operated as well as run by a single
person or the owner. These type of accommodation service is suitable for those people who want to
stay for job purpose, study purpose and so on.
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Forms of ownership
Ownership Type Definition Examples
Privately owned hotels Herein, the owner of Hotel is an
individual and consist of several
investors. In addition to this, the owner
has the authority to take decision
regarding activities of hotel which is
considered as one of the advantage for
owners.
In Vancouver, wedgewood hotel which
was established by
Eleni skalbania is recently owned by her
daughter.
Leased hotels In this type, the owner leases hotel to
lessee who is accountable for overall
financial activities and operations of
hotel. It involves higher risk for lessee
which may decline overall market
share of hotel.
Contemporary Boutique hotel and
Beautiful leasehold property.

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Managed hotels In this, the property of hotel is limited & the owner
have no such experience within hospitality sector.
In order to manage activities of hotel, managers
decided to acquire a managerial company.
One of the example of managed hotels is
SilverBrich hotel management company
who manages various hotels that are
operate under different franchise brands.
Franchises This ownership type allow a people as well as
investment companies to acquire a hotel instead of
leasing a brand name. By the assistance of
franchise, an organisation can develop a hotel
chain by the assistance of franchisor marketing
strategies & brand image.
Hilton, Marriott, Radisson are such an
example of this type of services.

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Fractional ownership Herein, a portion of shares is sell that leads to
development of financial hotels. In addition to this,
its owners have the right to easily place property
on return and get higher returns.
Penticton and Ski resorts are such an
example of fractional ownership.
Full ownership units It is defined as financing model as hotel owners
develop a new hotel by selling full ownership
units.
The example of full ownership strata units
are Rosewood hotel which is located ta
Georgia and Fairmont pacific hotel.

Grading system
Grading System Definition System Example
1 star These hotels basically
provide basic services to
customers and consist of food
and beverages. The price of 1
star hotels is affordable and
offers good service to
customers.
These type of hotel is
function at small scale and is
privately owned. In addition
to this, the services is mainly
provided by family or the
owners.
The example of 1 star hotel is
School House hotel.
2 stars It is determined as mid-
range hotels and offers
more services as
compare to 1star and
involves wall coverings,
Hereby, hotels is of medium
& small size which are well
equipped & give comfortable
stay to guests. In addition to
this, this hotels provide
cashless payment option to
customers.
For instance, Tartan Logde

Grading system
3 stars These type of hotels provide
extra facilities to their guest
such as amenities, alarm
clock and so on. It involve
services such as swimming
pool, conference rooms and
many more.
3 star hotels consist of
spacious reception along with
the seating arrangements for
their guests so that it is easy
for customers to wait in hotel.
In addition to this, staff
members have the knowledge
of more than one language
which assist them to easily
deal with foreign customers
in a proper manner.
The example of 3 star service
hotel is Ramada Hounslow.
4 stars This type of hotel offers high
quality service to customers
and offer services such as
valet parking, laundry service
and many more.
4 star hotels maintain quality
furnishings & a good
ambience in hotels that
makes customer feel
comfortable at hotel. Along
with this, there bedrooms are
more spacious and consist of
effective employees that
provide effective service to
customers.
Edinburgh Hotel is an
example of 4 star hotel.

Roles played by online sites for their potential customers
Change in customer preferences: There are various websites like tripadvisor, make my trip and many more
plays an essential role and provide service as per the change in customer trends and preferences. Here, reviews or
customer feedback plays a significant role as they post their overall experience & enhance perception of
customers. Along with this, the sites gives an idea to customer about rooms with detailed information in a proper
manner.
Convenience of customers: These site involves many services such as cancellation policies, online
booking, and detail description and so on. By the assistance of this, customers save their time as well as money.
Nowadays, online websites are trendier as it offer good service at just one click only.

functions of front office in various forms of
accommodation provider
Front office manager plays an essential role as they welcome and attend guest in a humble as well as in polite
manner. They have knowledge about room’s availability and performs every day function in an effective manner.
Hotel: The hotels that is 3 to 5 star provide many services to customers such as reservation, amenities and
other facilities. They recruit receptionist who have knowledge about service provide by hotel and deal with
customer queries in a proper manner. Moreover, they put efforts in providing quality service to customers which
assist hotel to retain customer for longer time frame.

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Guest house: Hereby, reservation department of house attend calls and answer queries of their guest effectively
that leads to reservation or booking of guest house. They are prepare with the notes that contain room
availability, facilities given by house and customer preferences. They greet customers in an effective manner
that affect positively on their future sales also.

Role of front office department
Front office department of hotel plays an essential role as their impression made customer mind set
towards service provided by organisation. They are responsible to answer queries and directing of customers.
The role are as follows:

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Security: They are primary staff of hotel that provides security & safety to their customers as well as employees. With
reference to Intercontinental hotels, its security department ensures that its staff members & guest eel secure within
the premises of hotel. Along with this, its head have personal technology gadget due to which they see operation
24*7 of hotel.
Housekeeping: This department is require to perform in a coordinative and cooperative manner which assist hotel to
offer quality service to customers. They check rooms before and after giving room to guests so that clean and
maintained room is provided to their guests. In relation to Intercontinental hotel, its housekeeping department
ensures room cleanliness and availability of goods in rooms in order to ease customer in a proper manner.

From the above study, it has been analysed that the major role play in hospitality industry is
accommodation services. There are various types of services such as hotels, motels, hostels to the
people as they choose according to their budget and convenience. Moreover, there are different of
ownership within the accommodation services which assist in providing better service to customers.
The grading system of hotel involves 1 star to 5 star along with their examples.
Conclusion

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References

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