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What is a Bed and Breakfast accommodation?

Bed and breakfast, often referred to as ‘B&B',
‘B and B’ or ‘BnB’, by definition is a private house that provides accommodation and meal for a limited number of paying guests. As a minimum full cooked or continental breakfast is served. The less formal, home-like atmosphere and personal attention to each guest is typical for this category.

Star Rating of Hotels

Hotels 1 Star. One-star hotels usually feature less than 15 bedrooms and offer a limited range of services and amenities. Although they lack most of the amenities typical for the higher categories, they do attract a large number of tourists. Their frequent visitors are budget travelers and those who prefer practical and clean, low-cost accommodation without high expectations regarding the interior design and bedroom equipment, and who do not mind having bathroom facilities on a share basis.

Guest Houses

The Guesthouse category varies according to country and it is hard to define a general consistency criterion. Guest houses may be privately owned homes that let rooms out or un-hosted, whole-house rentals designed for the exclusive use of the guests, with manager (host) living in a separate building within the property or off-site.

Major Accommodation Categories - Brief Explanations

‘Accommodation’ is any establishment that provides services and facilities to the general public with the purpose of being used as a residence or a sleeping place, i.e. a place providing room and board, lodging. Accommodation properties vary according to the range of facilities and the level of service they offer, spaciousness and decoration of guest rooms and public areas in the building, etc.

India Trip Planning and FAQ

Still strikingly relevant :) Credit goes to Phil Servedio.

The links below are a one-stop guide to planning for a trip to India. It's a well known fact that India can be a challenge to even the most hardy of travellers, and there is no substitute for planning your trip well in advance...

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Tips, weather, safety, sleeping arrangements, etc.
http://www.heartspace.org/travel/planning.html