aparthotel
/əˈpɑːtəʊtɛl
/(also apartotel)
noun
A type of hotel providing self-catering apartments as well as ordinary hotel facilities.The proposed €500 million development includes the construction of between 140,000 and 170,000 square metres of hotels, shops, aparthotels and offices on the site....
- The company already manages several hotels and business centres around the country and four aparthotels in Britain.
- Work is expected to begin on an aparthotel and 22 semi-detached houses on a 6.5 acres site early next year.
Origin
1960s: from Spanish Apartotel, the name of a company specializing in this type of accommodation, from a blend of apartamento 'apartment' and hotel.