Half board: what is it?

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

Are you going on holiday? Then think over everything to the smallest detail. When reading hotel descriptions, you may see the term "half board". What it is? Now let's try to explain. We also highlight how this type of food differs from the full board.

What is half board at the hotel?

If you plan to choose a hotel with this type of food, then look for the designation HB (Half Board). This option implies that the price includes accommodation and two meals a day. Consider specifically what is included in half board:

• breakfast - assorted food (pancakes, salads, fruits, eggs, porridge, muesli, croissants, etc.) and soft drinks (coffee, juice, milk, tea);
• dinner - only food (salad, bread, fish or meat and sweets). Sometimes more water is served in a jug.

Usually food is on the buffet. The time of consumption of food is predetermined and limited, say, from eight to ten in the morning and from six to eight in the evening. In some hotels you can order lunch instead of dinner. For everything else (alcoholic drinks, snacks by the pool, drinks) you will need to pay extra, though notimmediately, but at the end of the holiday. When you leave, you will be given an invoice for payment.

In addition to the usual half board, there is an extended one. It stands for HB+. Such meals include breakfast, dinner plus alcoholic (local) and non-alcoholic drinks during lunch. The exact list of drinks depends on the hotel.

What is the difference between HB+ and HB?

Now you know the concepts of "boarding" and "half board", what these types of food are, we figured it out. The difference between them is the availability of lunch. Note that full board includes three meals a day and free drinks (non-alcoholic) at breakfast.

Not suitable half board

If you don't have enough drinks and food for this type of food, then you can do this:

• Directly at the hotel, pay the required amount, then on the spot the type of food will be changed to the one you wish. It can be either all inclusive or full board.
• Second option - you go to restaurants and cafes on your own. There you buy the desired food and drinks. Anything purchased outside the hotel can be brought into your room.

Expediency of ordering half board in different countries

So you have chosen half board. What is this type of food, in general, we found out. Now we will understand the expediency of ordering it in different countries. Due to the difference in infrastructure (types of recreation and entertainment), it is not profitable to choose it in all countries.

In the resort cities of Asia andIn Europe, it is advantageous to take this food option as a basis, since outside the hotel there are many cafes, bars and restaurants where you will be served tasty and relatively inexpensive food. Such establishments will also help out when you want to see local sights, forgetting about the pool and the beach for a while.

In hotels in Egypt and Turkey, it is better to refuse half board. People usually go to these countries when they just want to soak up the sun near the sea. For this reason, tourists spend most of their time at the hotel. Therefore, it is better to choose the all-inclusive type, as it will be more expensive to pay extra for lunch.

We hope you understand the concept of "half board". What kind of food is now clear to you. This means that you can safely decide whether it suits you or not.