Classification of Hotel 7572738225129221TT211S There are four major classifications of American hotels today:(1)the commercial or transient hotel;(2)the resort hotel;(3)the residential hotel,and (4)the motel----motor hotel.Among the 22,000 hotels approximately 75 percent are commercial, 16 percent are resort,and 9 percent are residential There are approximately 61,500 motels and motor hotels.2 Classification of Hotel There are four major classifications of American hotels today: (1)the commercial or transient hotel; (2)the resort hotel; (3)the residential hotel, and (4)the motel----motor hotel. Among the 22,000 hotels approximately 75 percent are commercial, 16 percent are resort, and 9 percent are residential. There are approximately 61,500 motels and motor hotels