Office hoteling is reservation-based flexible seating: employees book a desk, office or room in advance for a set period, the way a guest books a hotel room, rather than being assigned a permanent seat. It differs from hot desking mainly in the booking step: hoteling is reserve-first, hot desking is often first come, first served.
Common synonyms include desk hoteling, hoteling workspace and reservation-based seating. The model relies on desk booking software for reservations, check-in to release no-shows, and utilisation data to size the desk pool.