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Grands Hotels Europeens: Luxury hotels are conspicuous in Brussels, and extremely good ones, of at least sub-luxury class, are found in several other cities. Of Brussels' luxury hotels, the Palace is the most sought by overseas visitors. It is a vast establishment of 500 rooms and 500 baths located in Place Rogier in the heart of the city, yet not quite on that more-than-crowded central stem that ties the new North Station to the new Midi Station. It is a notable unit in that famous and almost Continent-wide chain called Les Grands Hotels Europeens, headed by Georges Marquet.
Chateaux, of varying quality, that take in paying guests, are a very special feature of France and if plumbing often leaves much to be desired, especially by plumbing-minded Americans, castle glamor may offset such lacks, and there is glamor a-plenty in some of them. One of the best examples is the Chateau de Mercues, about five miles from Cahors. It is a castle of real aristocracy in the lovely country setting of Guyenne. The Chateau de Divonne-les-Bains in the Jura hills at the edge of Switzerland, is another charming place for rest, while for near-luxury comfort deep in mountainous country take thought of the Ermitage-Napoleon, at Digne, on the Route Napoleon in upper Provence. This superior hostelry for motorists is in the chain of Les Grands Hotels Europeens, which includes the Negresco of Nice.
Hotels are generally grouped in four main categories: commercial or transient hotels; resort hotels; residential hotels; and motels, or motor hotels. In the United States about 75% of the hotel rooms (excluding motels) are in commercial hotels, 16% in resort hotels (both summer and winter seasons), and the remaining 9% in residential hotels. About 80% of the American motel rooms are in commercial establishments and the remainder in resort motels.
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