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Text A  Classification of Hotel
         The residential hotel is found principally in the United States. Many Americans early developed the habit of living permanently in hotels, and this branch of the industry evolved primarily to provide for these individuals. Essentially, a residential hotel is an apartment building offering maid service, a dining room, room meal service, and possibly a cocktail lounge. The food and beverage department is usually small and exists more as a convenience for the residents than as a true source of income, some residential hotels lease their food and beverage area to an outside catering organization. Residential hotels range from the luxurious, offering full suites for families, to the moderate, offering single rooms for either young men or young women. Although they represent only a segment of the industry, these hotels nevertheless perform an important function in the American way of life. .  
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