It means that they allow you to bring in your own caterer.
An aparthotel is a form of hotel with self-catering apartments instead of bedrooms or suites.
'Self-catering' is when someone rents a vacation home or apartment rather than staying in a hotel, motel, or inn. The cost of self-catering varies from room to room - prices in Amsterdam vary from about 60 to over 600 dollars a night.
The similarity is that both are accommodation options for a holiday or a weekend. We find that our self catering apartments are more popular with families as a holiday accommodation because they offer a living room and kitchen making them more spacious than a hotel room or suite.
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The Barcelona Tourist Guide website is a good resource for finding an Aparthotel, another name for a self catering apartment, the convenience of a Hotel room but the comfort of apartment living. The Aparthotel is perfect for families or group accomodations.
Self catering seems to be the generally accepted term in all countries that speak or use the English language. It implies that the guest takes responsibility for the preparation of his own meals and usually that the accommodation is fully equipped to enable the guests and his family to do so. The term self catering is used extensively in the accommodation industry in South Africa to distinguish from a hotel, guesthouse or a B&B.For more information on self-catering accommodation please see the related link.
What is a self-catering holiday? Self catering implies that one rents accommodation which is equipped for the preparation and consumption of meals and beverages, thus making an economical holiday, particularly for the family.
Self-catering apartments are places that you can rent while out of town to get a home away from home experience.
Self catering holidays are a popular family option because they offer more spacious and economical accommodation than a hotel or B'n B and, in addition there is a considerable saving when preparing one's own meals. This type of accommodation is very popular with overseas visitors to South Africa.
Self-catering accommodation means doing all the cooking yourself instead of going out for meals. Its also means that food prices doesn't come under that bracket and needs to be supplied by yourself. So all self-catering lodges will have a kitchen for you to accomodate yourself.
Villas imply that one rents a luxury home; self catering accommodation can be an apartment, a cabin or cottage. Both options are self catering, but the Villa is likely to be more expensive.