Difference: The services provided are different
Nowadays, restaurants have become the mainstream eating places in Hong Kong. Nowadays, restaurants mainly sell dim sum, but Chinese food such as fried noodles, rice, side dishes and barbecued food are also provided in the lunch and dinner markets.
A hotel generally provides a place for guests to stay and eat. Specifically, a hotel is an organization that uses its building as a voucher to provide services to guests by selling guest rooms, catering and comprehensive service facilities, thereby obtaining economic benefits.
The hotel mainly provides tourists with accommodation services, life services and facilities (before bed service), catering, games, entertainment, shopping, business center, banquet and conference facilities.
Extended information:
Hotel development stages:
1. Inn period
It was produced before the 18th century, when it was called an inn , the equipment is simple, the safety is poor, it can only provide accommodation and food, and the service quality is poor.
2. The luxury hotel period
It was produced in the early 19th century. At that time, the British industrial revolution promoted the development of productivity and brought human society into the industrial age. The first luxury hotel villa was built in France. At this time, the hotel's reception targets were mainly princes, nobles, dignitaries, businessmen, and upper-class vacationers. The reception purpose was non-profit and they were often built in cities and along railway lines.
At the same time, due to the emergence of steam engines, commodities were further enriched and transportation began to develop, which led to changes in the location of hotels.
3. Commercial hotel period
Between the early 20th century and World War II, the first commercial hotel appeared in the United States. It was located in the center of the city or beside the highway. At this time, the hotel had already It can provide comfortable, convenient and clean services with safety as its service purpose and reasonable prices. By this time motels had begun to appear.
4. The modern hotel era
It began in the 1940s and continues until now. Hotels at this time have some obvious characteristics, such as hotel chain operations
using high technology (installing the Internet in guest rooms, using new decorative materials, etc.); at the same time, guests require hotels to provide more personalized services . The hotel's market positioning is more professional and various types of hotels are available.