HotelsController.php

<?php
namespace App\Acme\Controllers;

use App\Acme\Requests\HotelStoreRequest;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use App\Acme\Services\HotelService;

class HotelsController extends Controller
{
    private $hotelService;

    public function __construct(HotelService $hotelService)
    {
         $this->middleware('auth:api');
         $this->hotelService = $hotelService;
    }

    public function store(HotelStoreRequest $request)
    {
        $input = $request->getInput();
        return $this->hotelService->saveHotel($input);
    }

}

HotelService.php

<?php

namespace App\Acme\Services;
use App\Acme\Models\Hotel;
use App\Acme\Resources\HotelResource;
use App\Acme\Traits\ApiResponseTrait;

class HotelService
{
    use ApiResponseTrait;

    public function saveHotel($input)
    {
        $hotels = Hotel::create([
        	'title' => $input['title'],
            //'slug' => str_slug($input['title'], '-'),
            'address' => $input['address'],
            'description' => $input['description'],
            'language_id' => $input['language_id'],
            'city_id' => $input['city_id'],
        	//'cover' => $imagem_nome,
        ]);
       // $hotels = Hotel::create($input);
        return new HotelResource($hotels);
    }

}

HotelStoreRequest.php

<?php

namespace App\Acme\Requests;

class HotelStoreRequest extends ApiRequest
{
    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function authorize()
    {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            'title' => 'required|string',
            'address' => 'required|string',
            'description'  => 'string|nullable',
            'cover'  => 'string|nullable',
        ];
    }
}