Glossary of Accommodation Terms

As you can see from the following list IndeXinn has listings of many types of accommodations. Just click on the headings to see the full descriptions.

Bed & Breakfast

A Bed and Breakfast, which can also be referred to simply as a B&B or BB, used to be considered almost exclusively as a type of boarding house…

Boats

Choose the Boats category when you're looking for any accommodation that floats and allows you to move about waterways, canals, etc.

In this…

Boutique Hotels

Boutique Hotels -  is a term originating in North America to describe intimate, usually luxurious or quirky hotel environments. Boutique hotels…

Castle

There are many different types of castles with available accommodations. In the traditional sense, a castle is a defensive structure seen as one of…

Farm

When an accommodation is referred to as a farm, it is actually agritourism. Agritourism is a style of vacation which is normally on farms or working…

Fishing Camp

Fishing Camp - generally accommodations designated as fishing camps are often the remote, fly-in fishing camps that offer a complete wilderness…

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. Hotels often provide a number of additional guest services…

Inn

Inns are establishments where travelers can procure food, drink, and lodging. Found in Europe, they first sprang up when the Romans built their…

Lighthouse

Many lighthouses now offer  a unique accommodation experience. They can also be bed and breakfast or self-catering establishments. We have listed…

Lodge

Lodge often refers to an establishment that has several rooms and a rather rustic feel. There are hunting lodges, fishing lodges, ski lodges to name…

Motel

Entering the dictionaries after World War II, the word motel (portmanteau of "motor" and "hotel" or "motorists' hotel") referred initially to a…

Nudist or Adult

A naturist resort or nude resort is a resort where the users generally wear no clothing. If clothing is optional then, to emphasize that, the terms…

Pub

A public house, usually known as a pub, is an establishment which serves alcoholic drinks — especially beer — for consumption on the premises,…

Ranch

The guest ranch, also known as a dude ranch, is a type of ranch oriented towards visitors or tourism.

Guest ranches arose in response to the…

Resort

A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. A resort is not merely a commercial…

RVs (Recreational Vehicles)

Choose this category if you are looking for a recreational vehicle or caravan (term most often used in Europe).

In North American English the term…

Self Catering

Choose this category if you are looking for an apartment, cabin, cottage, chalet, condo, house or villa for your vacation.

An apartment or condo is…

Spa

A destination spa is a short term residential/lodging facility with the primary purpose of guiding individual spa-goers to develop healthy habits.…

Uncommon

By uncommon accommodations we mean something that is out of the ordinary. An experience you will remember for a life time. Something different that…

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