Pension hotel
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A pension hotel is somewhat different from pension lodging (see pension (lodging)
. A pension hotel is usually not a boarding house, but is a real hotel. Pension hotels can be found in the Philippines
and probably in other countries. A pension hotel provides rooms with no or few amenities. They usually have private bathrooms with showers.
A pension hotel usually has a window air conditioning unit, but the hallways and other areas of the hotel are usually cooled only by fans. Some pension hotels, especially in beach areas, provide only ceiling fans for cooling. The rates for pension hotels are much lower than midrange hotels. The rates range from P350 to P1800 a night. $1.00 US equals about P43.
Pension (lodging)
A pensione is a family-owned guest house or boarding house. This term is typically used in Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, other Continental European countries, in areas of North Africa and the Middle East that formerly had large European expatriate populations, and in some parts of South America...
. A pension hotel is usually not a boarding house, but is a real hotel. Pension hotels can be found in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and probably in other countries. A pension hotel provides rooms with no or few amenities. They usually have private bathrooms with showers.
A pension hotel usually has a window air conditioning unit, but the hallways and other areas of the hotel are usually cooled only by fans. Some pension hotels, especially in beach areas, provide only ceiling fans for cooling. The rates for pension hotels are much lower than midrange hotels. The rates range from P350 to P1800 a night. $1.00 US equals about P43.