Room and board

• Room refers to a bedroom provided, sometimes private and occasionally with an en suite bathroom. • Board refers to food being provided; the use of this term may derive from the Old English bord, meaning table. Two commonly encountered boards are: • Half board, where the host provides only breakfast and dinner (or less commonly, breakfast and lunch). • Full board, where the host provides three daily meals. Another option is: • Bed and breakfast, literally, a place to sleep and where breakfast is provided. ==See also==