(a) Hotel means any structure or any portion of any structure, including any lodging house, rooming house, dormitory (including a dormitory housing for contract employees) health spa, bachelor hotel, studio hotel, motel, private club, containing four (4) or more guest rooms and which is occupied or is intended or designed for occupancy, by four (4) or more guests, whether rent is paid in money, goods, labor or otherwise or whether with or without meals. It does not include any penal institution, hospital, clinic, nursing home, school, laboratory or child care facility as defined in Chapter 25.
SOURCE: GC § 9560.