1. Antique- Antique furniture belongs to the period before 1840, though nowadays any pieces of furniture that is more than 100 years old is considered an antique.
2. Amenity – A service or item offered to guests or placed in guestrooms for convenience and comfort, at no extra cost.
3. Area inventory list – A list of all items and surfaces within a particular area that require the attention of the housekeeping personnel.
4. Back of the house – The functional areas of the hotel in which employees have little or no guest contact, such as the engineering and maintenance department, laundry room and so on.
5. Back to back – Describes a heavy rate of check outs and check ins on the same day, so that as soon as room is made up, a new guest checks into it.