Hotel Occupancies are sleeping rooms for transients.

• A. High Rise
• B. Dormitory
• C. Mercantile Occupancies
• D. Hotel Occupancies

Answer: (D)

Understanding occupancy classifications helps match the space to the fire protection rules it requires. A hotel occupancy is the category that covers buildings or portions used to provide sleeping rooms for guests who do not reside there permanently, i.e., transients. That description fits exactly, since hotels are designed for short-term lodging. The other terms refer to different uses: high rise describes building height, not occupancy type; dormitory is long-term residential housing for students or workers; mercantile covers retail or sales spaces. So the term that best describes sleeping rooms for transients is hotel occupancies.