The three commonly used terms to describe levels of service are self-service, limited-service, and full-service.

These three terms should not be interchanged in a Hospitality and Recreation Management Business. These are the meanings of each:

a. self-service - the customer does all the work on his own (i. e. get water, spoon and fork)

b. limited-service - a usual scenario seen in fast-food chains

c. full-service - hotel services and recreational amenities offer this kind of service.