Definitions and Labels of (individual) Lodgings

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Note:
Do not to use machine translations, an English to German translation for lodging guides at world.altavista.com and translate.google.com results in unterbringenführer, which is meaningless in German.

Lodging (top label)

Source:

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Definition:

structures collectively in which people are housed

Source:

encarta.msn.com

Definition:

accommodation: somewhere to stay temporarily

Label:

lodging

Translation:

unterkunft, beherbergung, logement, alloggio, alojamento, alojamiento, hébergement, onderdak, logi

Lodging Guides (main label)

Source:

www.google.com/coop/docs/cse/labels.html

Definition:

no definition

Existing Label:

lodging_guides

Translation:

no translations

Comment:

(1) to be continued with labels, e.g region, country, paid inclusion listing... based on information for guests as well innkeeper interests (2) suggested use of lodging_guides: separates lodging guides from individual lodgings

Individual Lodging (main label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definition

Suggested Label:

individual_lodging

Translation:

no translations

Comment:

(1) already continued with labels... needs some fine tuning (2) labels for individual lodgings are singular (3) suggested use of individual_lodging: separates individual lodgings from lodging guides

Bed and Breakfast (label)

Source:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_and_breakfast

Definition:

often referred to as a B&B, a lodging typically operated out of a single family residence where guests can be accommodated at night in private bedrooms and where breakfast, is served in the morning.

Source:

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Definition:

overnight boardinghouse with breakfast

Source:

rankspot.com

Definition:

typically owned by people who want to earn some extra income

Source:

rankspot.com

Definition:

bed and breakfasts successfully line the bottom of the lodging market

Suggested Label:

bed_breakfast

Rewrite:

bnb OR logies en ontbijt OR bed en brochje OR rum och frukost OR privatzimmer (77)

Abbreviation:

B&B, bnb

Translation:

logies en ontbijt (bed en brochje), Zimmer mit Frühstück, rum och frukost, privatzimmer

Comment:

bnb (abbreviation) in use as part of an Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to avoid &

Boardinghouse (label)

Source:

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Definition:

a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests

Label:

not used

Translation:

no translations

Self Catering (label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definitions

Suggested Label:

self_catering

Rewrite:

self catering OR kitchen OR selbstversorger OR self contained OR selvhushold OR cozinha OR cucina (99)

Translation:

selbstversorger, med selvhushold, com cozinha, con uso di cucina,

Lodge (label)

Source:

www.uws.edu.au/studyoptions/residential/apply/glossaryofterms

Definition:

a detached residence with a group of adjoining single bedrooms of uniform style with shared adjacent common areas

Source:

www.britannica.com

Definition:

... today the word suggests a rustic dwelling or inn in a natural setting, often one used seasonally (e.g., a ski lodge)

Suggested Label:

lodge

Translation:

no translations

Ecolodge (label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definitions

Suggested Label:

ecolodge

Translation:

no translations

Comment:

ecolodge: for the benefit of environment

Pension (label)

Source:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pension_(lodging)

Definition:

family-owned guesthouse, this term is used in some countries as a synonym of cheap hostel, where you usually can get a room with shared bathroom

Source:

encarta.msn.com

Definition:

a boarding house or small inexpensive hotel in continental Europe, especially in France

Source:

wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de

Definition:

Kost und Wohnung

Suggested Label:

pension

Rewrite:

pension OR pensione OR pensionat (32)

Translation:

pensione, pensionat,

Zimmer frei (label)

Source:

rankspot.com

Definition:

german language sign (like open or closed), outside or visible from outside an individual lodging to attract guests

Suggested Label:

not used

Translation:

rooms available!

Guesthouse (label)

Source:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guest_house (Guest House)

Definition:

small hostelry, usually a large private dwelling converted to provide rooms for paying guests to sleep

Source:

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Definition:

a house separate from the main house; for housing guests (!)

Suggested Label:

guesthouse

Translation:

gasthof, gastenverblijf,

Inn (label)

Source:

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Definition:

hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge: a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

Source:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inn

Definition:

Inns are establishments where travellers can procure food, drink, and lodging. In addition to providing for the needs of travellers, inns traditionally acted as community gathering places.

Suggested Label:

inn

Synonym:

hostel

Translation:

no translations

Chambres d'hôtes (label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definition

Suggested Label:

chambres_d_hotes

Translation:

no translations

Refugio (label)

Source:

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Definition:

refuge: a safe place

Source:

rankspot.com

Definition:

affordable or free packpacker style accommodation for pelgrims (monastery)

Suggested Label:

refugio

Rewrite:

rifugio OR refugio OR refuge (28)

Translation:

refuge, rifugio, refúgio,

Gîte (label)

Source:

unknown

Definition:

Lieu où l'on trouve à se loger, où l'on peut coucher, voir: abri, demeure, logement, maison

Suggested Label:

hold

Translation:

no translations

Hostel (label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definition

Suggested Label:

hostel

Rewrite:

hostel OR jugendherberge OR ostello OR vandrerhjem OR vandrarheim OR hostal OR auberge de jeunesse OR jeugdherberg (115)

Translation:

jugendherberge, ostello, vandrerhjem, vandrarheim, hostal, auberge de jeunesse, jeugdherberg, אכסנייה, Хостел

Dormitory (label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definition

Suggested Label:

dormitory

Translation:

no translations

Apartment (label)

Source:

rankspot.com

Definition:

een gebouw met ruimtes waar zich een kleine keuken of kitchinette bevindt, slaapkamer en eetplaats. Hier dient u meestal een waarborg te betalen, de energiekosten komen dikwijls bovenop de huurprijs, voor de reiniging staat uzelf in of mits toeslag. Er is in dit gebouw dikwijls geen receptie en ook geen restaurant.

Suggested Label:

apartment

Rewrite:

apartement OR appartment OR appartement (40)

Translation:

apartamento,

Misspelling:

apartement, appartment, appartement

Farmhouse (label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definition

Suggested Label:

farmhouse

Rewrite:

farmhouse OR bauernhof OR hoeve logies (38)

Translation:

Bauernhof, hoeve logies

Ryokan (label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definition

Suggested Label:

ryokan

Translation:

no translations

Gasthaus (label)

Source:

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasthaus

Definition:

gastronomischer Betrieb in dem Getränke oder Speisen zum sofortigen Verzehr verkauft werden und der hierzu eine Aufenthaltsmöglichkeit bietet

Removed Label:

gasthaus

Comment:

replaced by gasthof

Gasthof (label)

Source:

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasthof

Definition:

Beherbergungs- und Bewirtungsbetrieb - touristisches Unternehmen, welches dazu dient Gäste gegen Bezahlung für einen oder mehrere Tage und Nächte zu beherbergen und zu verpflegen

Suggested Label:

gasthof

Translation:

Guesthouse,

Castle (label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definition

Suggested Label:

not used

Translation:

Chateau,

Comment:

hold

Accommodation (label)

Source:

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Definition:

living quarters provided for public convenience

Source:

forum.europa.eu.int

Definition:

any facility that regularly or occasionally provides overnight accommodation

Suggested Label:

not used

Misspelling:

accomodation, acomodation, accomadation

Comment:

see lodging

Cabin (label)

Source:

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Definition:

a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area

Source:

www.agreementsetc.com/lease-glossary.php

Definition:

a small, roughly built house

Source:

www.arts.mcgill.ca/ programs/linguistics/ faculty/boberg/ Articles/n_american_survey/ N_American_Survey.htm

Definition:

the word that most Western Canadians use for a house in the country that they travel to on summer weekends, whereas most central and Eastern Canadians call this a cottage . There are other regional variants as well: the French term chalet in Quebec; camp in Northwestern Ontario and New Brunswick; and simply the lake for some Manitobans.

Suggested Label:

not used

Translation:

no translations

Comment:

hold

Rental (label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definition

Suggested Label:

not used

Translation:

no translations

Comment:

hold

Auberge (label)

Source:

no source

Definition:

no definition

Suggested Label:

not used

Translation:

no translations

Comment:

hold

Motel (label)

Source:

encarta.msn.com

Definition:

a hotel intended to provide short-term lodging for traveling motorists, usually situated close to a highway and having rooms accessible from the parking area

Suggested Label:

motel

Translation:

no translations

Comment:

hold

Hotel (label)

Source:

village.homewood.il.us/zoning/ sections/ sectionframes /section15ltrs/ section15h.htm

Definition:

A building containing lodging rooms, a general kitchen and dining room, a common entrance lobby, halls and stairway, and where lodging rooms do not have a doorway opening directly to the outdoors, except for emergencies, and where more than 50% of the lodging rooms are for rent, with or without meals, to transient guests for a continuous period of more than eight (8) hours and less than thirty (30) days.

Source:

www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/local/defntins.shtm

Definition:

An establishment where food and lodging are regularly furnished to transients and which has: (1) a resident proprietor or manager; (2) a dining room serving the general public at tables and having facilities for seating at least 30 guests at one time; and (3) guest rooms in the following minimum numbers: in first class cities, 50; in second class cities, 25; in all other cities, 10.

Source:

www.roxanneardary.com/PageManager/Default.aspx/PageID=551254&NF=1

Definition:

A building or group of attached or detached buildings containing dwelling or lodging units in which 50 percent or more of the units are lodging units, usually distinguished by a front desk, dining and other common facilities.

Suggested Label:

hotel

Translation:

no translations

Comment:

temporary excluded label