A or An: Use the indefinite article

1) 'A' before words that start with consonant SOUNDS

2) 'AN' before words that start with vowel SOUNDS
That is it!
Therefore, these two rules above mean that you use...

a) 'AN' before 'h' words where the 'h' is not sounded

(e.g. an hour late, an honorary degree, an heir to the throne, an honest mistake,
b) 'A' before 'h' words where 'h' IS sounded
(e.g. a hotel, a healthy baby, a history documentary, a happy ending, a historical event, a horrific accident,
a handbag, a horse)
c) 'A' before 'u' words where the 'u' sounds like 'You'
(e.g. a university, a used car, a united front, a union official) So, to answer the question "a / an hotel"??? -
It is definitely "A HOTEL"