Boarding House is a privately owned house,in which individuals or families on vaccation, holidays, deputition,transfered on temporary duties, on some particular training,short&mediun tenure visitors,working professionals & lodgers,rent one or more rooms sets for one or more nights,sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. Many years ago,such boarding houses used to offer such accomodation to boarders,who used to share the washing &toilet facilities.During recent years, it has become very common rather almost necessary for the owners of such boarding houses to offer various types of accomodations,which are duly fitted with all moderen & latest designed furniture,fixtures,necessary linen along with its own,independant & well furnished kitchen,having all cooking & servicing gadgets,equipments,accessories,utensils,crockery,fridge,micro oven, T.V.,internet fascilities,toilet cum bath room along with all required fittings&fixture & all cleaning & house keeping services are provided bu the owners of a boarding house without any extra payment&charges. 

In the U.S.A.& United Kingdom, the boarding houses were typically run by landladies, and the practice was that boarders were provided shared accomodation in rooms or dormatery on the basis of bed with breakfast,lunch and dinner.Especially for families on holiday with children, boarding (particularly on a full-board basis) was an inexpensive alternative and certainly much cheaper than staying in any but the cheapest hotels.

Bed and breakfast accommodation (B&B), which exists in many countries in the world (e.g. the UK, USA,Canada,E.U.Contries &Australia is a specialised form of boarding house in which the guests or boarders normally stay only on a bed-and-breakfast or half-board basis & where long-stay residence is rare.

Apart from the worldwide spread of the concept of the B&B, there are equivalents of the British boarding houses elsewhere in the world. For example, in Japan, minshuku are an almost exact equivalent although the normal arrangement would be the equivalent of the English half-board. In Hawaii, where the cost of living is high and incomes barely keep pace, it is common to take in lodgers (who are boarders in English terminology) that share the burden of the overall rent or mortgage payable. A ryokan (旅館) is a type of traditional Japanese inn dating from the Edo Era (1603–1868), when they served travellers along Japans highways. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A mortgage is a method of using property as security for the payment of a debt. ...

Schools

A boarding house is also a building accommodating pupils in boarding schools. In British public schools it is headed by a teacher known as a Housemaster or Housemistress, usually assisted by a female matron and a senior pupil (usually a prefect) known as the Head of House. A boarding school is a school where some or all students not only study but also live, amongst their peers but away from their home and family. ... A public school, in current English, Welsh and Northern Ireland usage, is a (usually) prestigious independent school, for children usually between the ages of 11 or 13 and 18, which charges fees and is not financed by the state. ... A teachers room in a Japanese middle school, 2005. ... A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere, to make in front, i. ...

• See also House system

The House System is a traditional feature of British schools, similar to the collegiate system of a university. ...

In fiction

• Our Boarding House - American newspaper comic strip that ran from 1921 to 1981, starring Major Hoople.
• Hey Arnold! - Cartoon in which the main character lived in a boarding house.
• Maison Ikkoku, from the manga/anime Maison Ikkoku, is a boarding house.
• The Birthday Party and The Room - Two Harold Pinter plays that take place in boarding houses.

Hey Arnold! was an American animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon from October 1, 1996 through June 8, 2004. ... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... A scene from the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime ) is an abbreviation of the Japanese word アニメーション (animēshon), which is based on the English word animation. ... Maison Ikkoku (めぞん一刻 Mezon Ikkoku) is a manga and anime by Rumiko Takahashi. ... The Birthday Party is the second play by Harold Pinter. ... The Room has strong ties to The Birthday Party, also by Harold Pinter. ... Harold Pinter Pinter redirects here. ...

See also

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