When booking a hotel people often wonder whether they will have a room with a view or a view of the parking lot. How can you tell what type of room you will be getting when you book? We thought we would break this down by giving you a list of the types of hotel categories there are for rooms- a glossary if you will. Although some may seem self-explanatory, below you will find the type of room and what each classification means.

Beach Front  – Hotel rooms with this designation should allow you to walk out of your room and directly onto the beach.

Garden View – Typically these rooms are on a lower floor facing a garden or landscaping of some kind. It could in fact mean your window faces a shrub, however.

Mountain View – You should be able to see mountains from your room’s window.

Ocean Front – This room gives you a full-frontal view of the ocean with little if any obstructions.

Ocean View – You are not facing the ocean, but you should be able to see a good bit of it. This designation is often reserved for the side of the building.

No View – This means you will either see a wall, a parking lot, the interior of the hotel/ hotel walls or some other unexciting view.

Partial Ocean View – These rooms will probably require some straining to see the ocean. You might see some of the ocean between trees or buildings, but since we’re trying to be transparent here, the truth is you’ll barely see the water from this room.

Pool View – Yep, you guessed it! You’re looking at the pool. Sometimes this means you can see all of it, other times you just see part of it.

Water view – Like an ocean view, you’ll be looking at water from your hotel room’s window. Think rivers, lakes, ponds and lagoons. It may not be frontal, but when you look at your window you will see some kind of body of water.

We hope this helps you have a better idea of what type of room to ask for when you’re booking your next trip. Speaking of which, when you are ready to book, call Jody’s Travel!

Jody’s Travel Inc

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