The categories of accommodation facilities according to the Regulation of Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic from September 17th, 2001:

Botel
Bungalow court
Hotel
Mountain hotel
Garni hotel
Camping
Motel
Guesthouse
Lodging house
Private accommodation

Botel

Botel is accommodation facility of hotel type situated on perpetually anchored boat, which has more than 10 cabins. Cabins can have just stable beds.

Bungalow court

Bungalow court is accommodation facility for temporary accommodation of visitors exclusively in accommodation objects of operator in double, three or four-bedded rooms.

Hotel

Hotel is accommodation facility serving for temporary accommodation of guests which has more than 10 rooms. It offers (except of accommodation, alimentation and services) place and facilities needed for business trip as well as for recreational-sport services for active spending of free time.

Mountain hotel

Mountain hotel is intended for challenging sport-recreational stays. It is generally situated in hard accessible terrain without direct intrusion on road network (e.g. accessibility by aerial ropeway).

Garni hotel

Garni hotel serves first of all for short-time temporary stays. It offers to range of services for suitable hotel class to visitors, but with limited range of alimentation, generally reduced to serving of breakfast.

Camping

Camping is accommodation facility which gives visitors possibility to find accommodation in their own accommodation facility (tents, caravans...) or in accommodation object of provider (lodge, log cabin and bungalow) in camping areal. It offers standard hygienic facility to visitors as well as possibility of alimentation, standard services - recreational-sport, cultural-social and business facilities in range of suitable class.
Camping in class * is seasonal accommodation facility serving just for accommodation in own facilities.

Motel

Motel is accommodation facility situated close to road tracks and highways. It provides visitors of motel by parking of automobiles in motel areal.

Guesthouse

Guesthouse is simple accommodation facility of hotel type with minimum of 5 rooms and maximum of 4 stable beds in room. It provides visitors of guesthouse by serving of breakfast, eventually also whole-day food and standard services.

Lodging house

Lodging house is simple accommodation facility with higher number of beds in rooms. Guests have common social facilities in disposition.

Private accommodation

Private accommodation presents accommodation of guests (tourists) in rooms of family house or all object (e.g. house, holiday house, cottage and lodge) is offered for this aim.

In case of necessity, see also dictionary of touristic expressions from accommodation sphere.