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If a building is used as a hotel, for example, how should it be tagged?

I have seen it is possible to select the building and set it to building:hotel, but in a lot of cases I have seen the point tag being placed on the building and set to hotel.

What is the difference and what is correct?

I also have a building with 3 different shops in it. Should I use Point tags to name the shops?

asked 10 May '17, 20:38

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Both variants are correct, and mainly a question of taste, in the case of single use buildings (I prefer adding a node but YMMV). In the case of multi-use you should create a node for every shop.

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answered 10 May '17, 21:11

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Amanning, its good to confirm to the rules that are used in the region your working.

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answered 10 May '17, 21:54

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