Both the ARCHIBUS Hoteling and Reservations applications enable departments to occupy and use rooms on a temporary basis. However, they differ in important ways, as noted below:
| Hoteling | Reservations | |
| Time Frame | Temporary assignment, down to the half-day of use. | Temporary assignment, down to the minute. |
| Type of Space | Available space tends to be inexpensive office space that is managed in a uniform way and does not require special set-up procedures or additional resources. | Available space tends to be more expensive, requires special set-up procedures, and can be managed with a variety of resources and work requests. |
| Chargeback | Costs of space are prorated and charged back to the department that booked the space using the same chargeback procedures as Space Chargeback. | Costs are charged to the selected department depending on a defined room rate. For details on the calculations, see Reservations Reports. |