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. 55 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