What's the difference between a hostel, a hotel and a hotel?

The difference among hotels, guesthouses and guest houses lies in the difference of registered capital.

Many public and private units have set up guest houses in order to cooperate with their staff for business travel and accommodation. Its scale and business form are the same as those of hotels, but there are certain restrictions on accommodation qualifications, which can be used by non-ordinary passengers.

Hotels are basically the same as hotels, and there are no restrictions on their qualifications. But hotels generally refer to star-rated hotels with large scale, good equipment and high comprehensive service quality. The grades and specifications of the hotel are higher than those of the hotel. In addition to guest rooms, the hotel also has bars, shops, business centers, conference rooms and so on. It not only provides accommodation for tourists, but also food and entertainment. The hotel can only solve the accommodation basically.

China is one of the earliest countries with hotels in the world. ?

The post station in Yin and Shang Dynasties was the earliest accommodation facility in China. The buildings that appeared in the Zhou Dynasty were managed by special personnel, providing accommodation for various litigants along the way. Among them, the scale of "Houguan" is relatively large, which is equivalent to the current hotels or senior guest houses. Hotels that received ordinary tourists at that time were generally called "anti-tourism". During the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were also facilities to provide accommodation and services.

In the Tang Dynasty, the development of economy and foreign trade and the growth of population made the hotel industry develop rapidly. At that time, big cities such as Chang 'an, the capital, had hotels of different grades and properties for people from all walks of life to live in, as well as "Sifang Pavilion" dedicated to receiving foreign guests. During the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, hotels specially for foreign businessmen appeared in many big cities and ports. During the Ming Dynasty, there was a "Huitong Pavilion" in Beijing, which was used to receive foreign envoys and representatives of various fraternal nationalities in China.

After the Opium War, with the invasion of imperialism and the influx of foreign businessmen, they successively established many large-scale hotels with restaurants and bars in large and medium-sized port cities in China. These hotels, called Grand Hotels in the south and Grand Hotels in the north, serve imperialist officials, businessmen and dignitaries. For example, Six Kingdoms Hotel in Beijing, Beijing Hotel, Lishunde Hotel in Tianjin, Richard Hotel in Shanghai and Wan Guo Hotel in Guangzhou. After 1927, many guest houses were set up in Beijing, Shanghai, Xi, Qingdao and other cities to receive Chinese and foreign tourists. In addition to providing accommodation and services, there are supporting facilities such as bathrooms, barbershops and recreation rooms. At the same time, some coastal port cities in China, such as Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou, have also built a number of high-rise modern tourist hotels. Such as the International Hotel in Shanghai and Aiqun Hotel in Guangzhou. ?

After the founding of New China, especially after the climax of socialist transformation of 1956, the corporate nature, professional status and clients of hotels have undergone fundamental changes. During this period, not only the old hotels were rebuilt, but also a number of new hotels and hotels were gradually established. These hotels are generally built in provincial capitals and scenic spots in China, and undertake the task of receiving foreign guests. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, China implemented the foreign economic policy, and China's hotel industry embarked on the road of self-financing.