🏨 Hotels & Hostels
In this lesson you will learn useful everyday English hotel vocabulary and practical phrases for checking in, asking about services, reporting a problem, and checking out with confidence. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.
🟢 Essential Hotel Vocabulary
🏨 Hotel
a place where visitors stay overnight
🇫🇷 French: Hôtel
🇩🇪 German: Hotel
🇮🇹 Italian: Hotel
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Hotel
a place where visitors stay overnight
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Hotel🇫🇷 French: Hôtel
🇩🇪 German: Hotel
🇮🇹 Italian: Hotel
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Hotel
🛎️ Reception desk
the front desk where guests check in
🇫🇷 French: Réception
🇩🇪 German: Rezeption
🇮🇹 Italian: Reception
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Receção / Recepção
the front desk where guests check in
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Recepción🇫🇷 French: Réception
🇩🇪 German: Rezeption
🇮🇹 Italian: Reception
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Receção / Recepção
🛏️ Room
the space where you sleep in a hotel
🇫🇷 French: Chambre
🇩🇪 German: Zimmer
🇮🇹 Italian: Camera
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quarto
the space where you sleep in a hotel
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Habitación🇫🇷 French: Chambre
🇩🇪 German: Zimmer
🇮🇹 Italian: Camera
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quarto
📅 Reservation
a booking you make before you arrive
🇫🇷 French: Réservation
🇩🇪 German: Reservierung
🇮🇹 Italian: Prenotazione
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Reserva
a booking you make before you arrive
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Reserva🇫🇷 French: Réservation
🇩🇪 German: Reservierung
🇮🇹 Italian: Prenotazione
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Reserva
🔑 Key card
a plastic card that opens your room
🇫🇷 French: Carte magnétique / Carte d'accès
🇩🇪 German: Schlüsselkarte
🇮🇹 Italian: Chiave magnetica / Tessera
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cartão de acesso
a plastic card that opens your room
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Tarjeta de acceso🇫🇷 French: Carte magnétique / Carte d'accès
🇩🇪 German: Schlüsselkarte
🇮🇹 Italian: Chiave magnetica / Tessera
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cartão de acesso
🧳 Luggage
the bags you take when you travel
🇫🇷 French: Bagages
🇩🇪 German: Gepäck
🇮🇹 Italian: Bagaglio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Bagagem
the bags you take when you travel
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Equipaje🇫🇷 French: Bagages
🇩🇪 German: Gepäck
🇮🇹 Italian: Bagaglio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Bagagem
🟡 Rooms, Amenities & Services
👤 Single room
a room for one person
🇫🇷 French: Chambre simple
🇩🇪 German: Einzelzimmer
🇮🇹 Italian: Camera singola
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quarto individual
a room for one person
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Habitación individual🇫🇷 French: Chambre simple
🇩🇪 German: Einzelzimmer
🇮🇹 Italian: Camera singola
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quarto individual
👥 Double room
a room for two people
🇫🇷 French: Chambre double
🇩🇪 German: Doppelzimmer
🇮🇹 Italian: Camera doppia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quarto duplo
a room for two people
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Habitación doble🇫🇷 French: Chambre double
🇩🇪 German: Doppelzimmer
🇮🇹 Italian: Camera doppia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quarto duplo
🛁 Private bathroom
a bathroom only for your room
🇫🇷 French: Salle de bain privée
🇩🇪 German: Eigenes Bad
🇮🇹 Italian: Bagno privato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Casa de banho privativa
a bathroom only for your room
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Baño privado🇫🇷 French: Salle de bain privée
🇩🇪 German: Eigenes Bad
🇮🇹 Italian: Bagno privato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Casa de banho privativa
📶 Wi-Fi
wireless internet in the hotel
🇫🇷 French: Wi-Fi
🇩🇪 German: WLAN / Wi-Fi
🇮🇹 Italian: Wi-Fi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Wi-Fi
wireless internet in the hotel
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Wifi🇫🇷 French: Wi-Fi
🇩🇪 German: WLAN / Wi-Fi
🇮🇹 Italian: Wi-Fi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Wi-Fi
🍳 Breakfast included
morning food is already in the room price
🇫🇷 French: Petit-déjeuner inclus
🇩🇪 German: Frühstück inklusive
🇮🇹 Italian: Colazione inclusa
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pequeno-almoço incluído
morning food is already in the room price
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Desayuno incluido🇫🇷 French: Petit-déjeuner inclus
🇩🇪 German: Frühstück inklusive
🇮🇹 Italian: Colazione inclusa
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pequeno-almoço incluído
🧹 Housekeeping service
the team that cleans the rooms
🇫🇷 French: Service de ménage
🇩🇪 German: Zimmerservice / Reinigung
🇮🇹 Italian: Servizio di pulizia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Serviço de limpeza
the team that cleans the rooms
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Servicio de limpieza🇫🇷 French: Service de ménage
🇩🇪 German: Zimmerservice / Reinigung
🇮🇹 Italian: Servizio di pulizia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Serviço de limpeza
💡 Hotel, Hostel & Guesthouse
Hotel is the standard word. A hostel usually means a budget place with shared dormitories (especially popular with backpackers). A smaller, family-run place with private rooms is often called a guesthouse or B&B.
We are looking for an affordable guesthouse near the station.
🇫🇷 Nous cherchons une pension abordable près de la gare.
🇩🇪 Wir suchen eine günstige Pension in der Nähe des Bahnhofs.
🇮🇹 Cerchiamo una pensione economica vicino alla stazione.
🇵🇹 Procuramos uma pensão económica perto da estação.
We are looking for an affordable guesthouse near the station.
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🇪🇸 Buscamos un hostal económico cerca de la estación.🇫🇷 Nous cherchons une pension abordable près de la gare.
🇩🇪 Wir suchen eine günstige Pension in der Nähe des Bahnhofs.
🇮🇹 Cerchiamo una pensione economica vicino alla stazione.
🇵🇹 Procuramos uma pensão económica perto da estação.
💬 Checking In
📅 Hello, I have a reservation under the name García.
you booked a room using that name
🇫🇷 French: Bonjour, j'ai une réservation au nom de García.
🇩🇪 German: Hallo, ich habe eine Reservierung auf den Namen García.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ciao, ho una prenotazione a nome di García.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Olá, tenho uma reserva em nome de García.
you booked a room using that name
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Hola, tengo una reserva a nombre de García.🇫🇷 French: Bonjour, j'ai une réservation au nom de García.
🇩🇪 German: Hallo, ich habe eine Reservierung auf den Namen García.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ciao, ho una prenotazione a nome di García.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Olá, tenho uma reserva em nome de García.
🛏️ What time is the room available?
asking when you can enter the room
🇫🇷 French: À quelle heure la chambre est-elle disponible ?
🇩🇪 German: Wann ist das Zimmer verfügbar?
🇮🇹 Italian: A che ora è disponibile la camera?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A que horas está disponível o quarto?
asking when you can enter the room
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🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿A qué hora está disponible la habitación?🇫🇷 French: À quelle heure la chambre est-elle disponible ?
🇩🇪 German: Wann ist das Zimmer verfügbar?
🇮🇹 Italian: A che ora è disponibile la camera?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A que horas está disponível o quarto?
🪪 Here is my passport.
showing your travel ID at reception
🇫🇷 French: Voici mon passeport.
🇩🇪 German: Hier ist mein Reisepass.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ecco il mio passaporto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Aqui tem o meu passaporte.
showing your travel ID at reception
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Aquí tiene mi pasaporte.🇫🇷 French: Voici mon passeport.
🇩🇪 German: Hier ist mein Reisepass.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ecco il mio passaporto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Aqui tem o meu passaporte.
🔑 Could you give me the key card, please?
asking for the card that opens the room
🇫🇷 French: Pourriez-vous me donner la carte d'accès, s'il vous plaît ?
🇩🇪 German: Könnten Sie mir bitte die Schlüsselkarte geben?
🇮🇹 Italian: Potrebbe darmi la chiave magnetica, per favore?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Poderia dar-me o cartão de acesso, por favor?
asking for the card that opens the room
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🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Podría darme la tarjeta de acceso, por favor?🇫🇷 French: Pourriez-vous me donner la carte d'accès, s'il vous plaît ?
🇩🇪 German: Könnten Sie mir bitte die Schlüsselkarte geben?
🇮🇹 Italian: Potrebbe darmi la chiave magnetica, per favore?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Poderia dar-me o cartão de acesso, por favor?
🧠 Asking for Help at the Hotel
💡 Use Could you...? for polite requests.
Could you call a taxi for tomorrow?
🇫🇷 Pourriez-vous appeler un taxi pour demain ?
🇩🇪 Könnten Sie für morgen ein Taxi rufen?
🇮🇹 Potrebbe chiamare un taxi per domani?
🇵🇹 Poderia chamar um táxi para amanhã?Could you recommend a nearby restaurant?
🇫🇷 Pourriez-vous me recommander un restaurant à proximité ?
🇩🇪 Könnten Sie mir ein Restaurant in der Nähe empfehlen?
🇮🇹 Potrebbe consigliarmi un ristorante vicino?
🇵🇹 Poderia recomendar-me um restaurante perto?
Could you call a taxi for tomorrow?
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🇪🇸 ¿Podría llamar a un taxi para mañana?🇫🇷 Pourriez-vous appeler un taxi pour demain ?
🇩🇪 Könnten Sie für morgen ein Taxi rufen?
🇮🇹 Potrebbe chiamare un taxi per domani?
🇵🇹 Poderia chamar um táxi para amanhã?
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🇪🇸 ¿Podría recomendarme un restaurante cercano?🇫🇷 Pourriez-vous me recommander un restaurant à proximité ?
🇩🇪 Könnten Sie mir ein Restaurant in der Nähe empfehlen?
🇮🇹 Potrebbe consigliarmi un ristorante vicino?
🇵🇹 Poderia recomendar-me um restaurante perto?
💡 Use Is there...? to ask whether something is available.
Is there a safe in the room?
🇫🇷 Y a-t-il un coffre-fort dans la chambre ?
🇩🇪 Gibt es einen Safe im Zimmer?
🇮🇹 C'è una cassaforte in camera?
🇵🇹 Há um cofre no quarto?Is there parking near the hotel?
🇫🇷 Y a-t-il un parking près de l'hôtel ?
🇩🇪 Gibt es einen Parkplatz in der Nähe des Hotels?
🇮🇹 C'è un parcheggio vicino all'hotel?
🇵🇹 Há estacionamento perto do hotel?
Is there a safe in the room?
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🇪🇸 ¿Hay una caja fuerte en la habitación?🇫🇷 Y a-t-il un coffre-fort dans la chambre ?
🇩🇪 Gibt es einen Safe im Zimmer?
🇮🇹 C'è una cassaforte in camera?
🇵🇹 Há um cofre no quarto?
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🇪🇸 ¿Hay aparcamiento cerca del hotel?🇫🇷 Y a-t-il un parking près de l'hôtel ?
🇩🇪 Gibt es einen Parkplatz in der Nähe des Hotels?
🇮🇹 C'è un parcheggio vicino all'hotel?
🇵🇹 Há estacionamento perto do hotel?
🔧 Reporting a Problem
❄️ The air conditioning is not working.
the room cooling system is broken
🇫🇷 French: La climatisation ne fonctionne pas.
🇩🇪 German: Die Klimaanlage funktioniert nicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: L'aria condizionata non funziona.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O ar condicionado não está a funcionar.
the room cooling system is broken
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🇪🇸 Spanish: El aire acondicionado no funciona.🇫🇷 French: La climatisation ne fonctionne pas.
🇩🇪 German: Die Klimaanlage funktioniert nicht.
🇮🇹 Italian: L'aria condizionata non funziona.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O ar condicionado não está a funcionar.
🚿 There is no hot water in the shower.
the shower water is only cold
🇫🇷 French: Il n'y a pas d'eau chaude dans la douche.
🇩🇪 German: Es gibt kein warmes Wasser in der Dusche.
🇮🇹 Italian: Non c'è acqua calda nella doccia.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Não há água quente no chuveiro.
the shower water is only cold
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🇪🇸 Spanish: No hay agua caliente en la ducha.🇫🇷 French: Il n'y a pas d'eau chaude dans la douche.
🇩🇪 German: Es gibt kein warmes Wasser in der Dusche.
🇮🇹 Italian: Non c'è acqua calda nella doccia.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Não há água quente no chuveiro.
🔇 There is a lot of noise in the hallway.
the corridor outside the room is loud
🇫🇷 French: Il y a beaucoup de bruit dans le couloir.
🇩🇪 German: Es ist sehr laut auf dem Flur.
🇮🇹 Italian: C'è molto rumore nel corridoio.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Há muito barulho no corredor.
the corridor outside the room is loud
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Hay mucho ruido en el pasillo.🇫🇷 French: Il y a beaucoup de bruit dans le couloir.
🇩🇪 German: Es ist sehr laut auf dem Flur.
🇮🇹 Italian: C'è molto rumore nel corridoio.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Há muito barulho no corredor.
🧺 I need clean towels, please.
asking housekeeping for new towels
🇫🇷 French: J'ai besoin de serviettes propres, s'il vous plaît.
🇩🇪 German: Ich brauche saubere Handtücher, bitte.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho bisogno di asciugamani puliti, per favore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Preciso de toalhas limpas, por favor.
asking housekeeping for new towels
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Necesito toallas limpias, por favor.🇫🇷 French: J'ai besoin de serviettes propres, s'il vous plaît.
🇩🇪 German: Ich brauche saubere Handtücher, bitte.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho bisogno di asciugamani puliti, per favore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Preciso de toalhas limpas, por favor.
🗣️ Everyday Hotel Conversations
Checking in
giving your name for a two-night stay
A: Good afternoon. I have a reservation for two nights.
B: Perfect. Under what name is the reservation?
A: Under the name Laura Martín.
🇪🇸 B: Perfecto. ¿A nombre de quién está la reserva?
🇪🇸 A: A nombre de Laura Martín.
🇫🇷 A: Bonjour. J'ai une réservation pour deux nuits.
🇫🇷 B: Parfait. Au nom de qui est la réservation ?
🇫🇷 A: Au nom de Laura Martín.
🇩🇪 A: Guten Tag. Ich habe eine Reservierung für zwei Nächte.
🇩🇪 B: Perfekt. Auf welchen Namen lautet die Reservierung?
🇩🇪 A: Auf den Namen Laura Martín.
🇮🇹 A: Buon pomeriggio. Ho una prenotazione per due notti.
🇮🇹 B: Perfetto. A nome di chi è la prenotazione?
🇮🇹 A: A nome di Laura Martín.
🇵🇹 A: Boa tarde. Tenho uma reserva para duas noites.
🇵🇹 B: Perfeito. Em nome de quem está a reserva?
🇵🇹 A: Em nome de Laura Martín.
giving your name for a two-night stay
A: Good afternoon. I have a reservation for two nights.
B: Perfect. Under what name is the reservation?
A: Under the name Laura Martín.
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🇪🇸 A: Buenas tardes. Tengo una reserva para dos noches.🇪🇸 B: Perfecto. ¿A nombre de quién está la reserva?
🇪🇸 A: A nombre de Laura Martín.
🇫🇷 A: Bonjour. J'ai une réservation pour deux nuits.
🇫🇷 B: Parfait. Au nom de qui est la réservation ?
🇫🇷 A: Au nom de Laura Martín.
🇩🇪 A: Guten Tag. Ich habe eine Reservierung für zwei Nächte.
🇩🇪 B: Perfekt. Auf welchen Namen lautet die Reservierung?
🇩🇪 A: Auf den Namen Laura Martín.
🇮🇹 A: Buon pomeriggio. Ho una prenotazione per due notti.
🇮🇹 B: Perfetto. A nome di chi è la prenotazione?
🇮🇹 A: A nome di Laura Martín.
🇵🇹 A: Boa tarde. Tenho uma reserva para duas noites.
🇵🇹 B: Perfeito. Em nome de quem está a reserva?
🇵🇹 A: Em nome de Laura Martín.
Asking about breakfast
asking when and where breakfast is served
A: Excuse me, what time is breakfast served?
B: From seven to ten in the morning, on the ground floor.
A: Thank you very much.
🇪🇸 B: De siete a diez de la mañana, en la planta baja.
🇪🇸 A: Muchas gracias.
🇫🇷 A: Excusez-moi, à quelle heure le petit-déjeuner est-il servi ?
🇫🇷 B: De sept à dix heures du matin, au rez-de-chaussée.
🇫🇷 A: Merci beaucoup.
🇩🇪 A: Entschuldigung, um wie viel Uhr wird das Frühstück serviert?
🇩🇪 B: Von sieben bis zehn Uhr morgens, im Erdgeschoss.
🇩🇪 A: Vielen Dank.
🇮🇹 A: Scusi, a che ora viene servita la colazione?
🇮🇹 B: Dalle sette alle dieci di mattina, al piano terra.
🇮🇹 A: Grazie mille.
🇵🇹 A: Com licença, a que horas é servido o pequeno-almoço?
🇵🇹 B: Das sete às dez da manhã, no rés-do-chão.
🇵🇹 A: Muito obrigado.
asking when and where breakfast is served
A: Excuse me, what time is breakfast served?
B: From seven to ten in the morning, on the ground floor.
A: Thank you very much.
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🇪🇸 A: Disculpe, ¿a qué hora se sirve el desayuno?🇪🇸 B: De siete a diez de la mañana, en la planta baja.
🇪🇸 A: Muchas gracias.
🇫🇷 A: Excusez-moi, à quelle heure le petit-déjeuner est-il servi ?
🇫🇷 B: De sept à dix heures du matin, au rez-de-chaussée.
🇫🇷 A: Merci beaucoup.
🇩🇪 A: Entschuldigung, um wie viel Uhr wird das Frühstück serviert?
🇩🇪 B: Von sieben bis zehn Uhr morgens, im Erdgeschoss.
🇩🇪 A: Vielen Dank.
🇮🇹 A: Scusi, a che ora viene servita la colazione?
🇮🇹 B: Dalle sette alle dieci di mattina, al piano terra.
🇮🇹 A: Grazie mille.
🇵🇹 A: Com licença, a que horas é servido o pequeno-almoço?
🇵🇹 B: Das sete às dez da manhã, no rés-do-chão.
🇵🇹 A: Muito obrigado.
🏆 Final Practice
English in the Real World:
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