A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation in times past consisting only of a room with a bed a cupboard a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities including en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control. Additional common features found in hotel rooms are a telephone an alarm clock a television a safe a mini-bar with snack foods and drinks and facilities for making tea and coffee. Luxury features include bathrobes and slippers a pillow menu twin-sink vanities and jacuzzi bathtubs. Larger hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool fitness center business center childcare conference facilities and social function services.Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and BBs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In the United Kingdom a hotel is required by law to serve food and drinks to all guests within certain stated hours. In Japan capsule hotels provide a minimized amount of room space and shared facilities.