
Interesting Facts About Hotels
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="255"] via: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Plaza_hotel.jpg[/caption] The business of finding accommodation for a weary traveler probably began not long after people started roaming far from their home villages. The first people to find lodging were probably soldiers. They were quickly joined by merchants, pilgrims and people who simply wanted adventure. A Bit of History At first, travelers were put up in private residences. Religious pilgrims were housed in monasteries. As time went on, inns began to be built for profit. They were built along roads that were well traveled and near river crossings. They not only housed travelers, but fed and housed the traveler's animals. At first, travelers bought their own food, but after a time innkeepers began to prepare meals for them. Laws soon came into being to protect…