Classification of Hotel For many years the majority of resort hotels were seasonally operated and thus open for either the summer or the winter season. Today,however,the trend is for resorts to operate year-round. Many resorts have found the expense of remaining open during the "off season"to be lower than the cost of closing down,maintenance, 意 reopening,and often,recruiting many new staff members. The resort hotel caters to vacationers and recreation-minded resort is free of the large city clamor but is still easily accessible by plane,train,or automobile.Both summer and winter resorts offer the usual hotel service,but because their clientele is made principally of vacationers,they must provide guest entertainme The resort guest,however;expects to be treated as a family and to be completely entertained right on the11 Classification of Hotel For many years the majority of resort hotels were seasonally operated and thus open for either the summer or the winter season. Today, however, the trend is for resorts to operate year-round. Many resorts have found the expense of remaining open during the “off season” to be lower than the cost of closing down, maintenance, reopening, and often, recruiting many new staff members. The resort hotel caters to vacationers and recreation-minded people. Usually located at the shore, in the mountains, or at a spa, a resort is free of the large city clamor but is still easily accessible by plane, train, or automobile. Both summer and winter resorts offer the usual hotel service, but because their clientele is made up principally of vacationers, they must provide guest entertainment. The resort guest, however, expects to be treated as a member of the family and to be completely entertained right on the premises