What's the difference between お待ちになる and 待たれる?


I know they're both polite ways to use a verb, but my materials never taught
me what unique traits each one has. Is it just the tone, or is there more to
it?




お…になる sounds more respectful than …れる to me. In particular, when used to ask
for the listener to do something in speech (for example at a restaurant),
こちらでお待ちになってください is fine, but こちらで待たれてください sounds impolite (not respectful
enough) to me. I do not know whether this difference is counted as “just the
tone” or not.




お…になる sounds more respectful than …れる to me. In particular, when used to ask
for the listener to do something in speech (for example at a restaurant),
こちらでお待ちになってください is fine, but こちらで待たれてください sounds impolite (not respectful
enough) to me. I do not know whether this difference is counted as “just the
tone” or not.

