Hi, all!   
      
   A sentence:   
      
   Free parking is available at the hotel.   
      
   As I think "parking" is a noun. We don't use "a" article for the same reason   
   we omit articles in newspaper titles. So, "parking" here is a place to park   
   cars.   
      
   Can I say that this sentence has another meaning if I say that "parking" is a   
   gerund? In this case "parking" is a process, and I say that drivers are   
   allowed to park his car near hotel? And it is possible that near that hotel   
   there is no parking lot at all.   
      
   Bye, All!   
      
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