A restaurant refers to a facility or public dining room that provides food, drinks and other meals to the general public in a certain place.
it may mean the following things: a Restaurant, a shop that provides catering services; Dining Room, a room/facility commonly seen in residential buildings, is sometimes connected with the kitchen or living room.
A hotel (or hotel, hotel) is a place that mainly provides short-term accommodation for tourists. In addition to accommodation, hotels usually provide guests with services such as restaurants, swimming pools or taking care of children. Some hotels also provide conference facilities to attract business organizations to hold meetings, interviews or press conferences. The banquet hall of the hotel can hold weddings, dances and other activities.
The difference between them can be said that there are many different restaurants in the hotel, and the restaurant is only a part of the hotel, and the hotel can also carry out other business such as accommodation. And there may be a restaurant at home.