ENGLISH FOR TOURISM INDUSTRY

Hotel Vocabulary

Word
part of speech Meaning Example sentence
adjoining rooms two hotel rooms with a
noun door in the centre

amenities local facilities such as

noun stores and restaurants

attractions things for tourists to see

noun and do
baggage bags and suitcases packed
noun with personal belongings

Bed and a home that offers a place

Breakfast to stay and a place to eat
noun
bellboy a staff member who helps
noun guests with their luggage
book arrange to stay in a hotel
verb

booked full, no vacancies

adj
small booklets that
brochures provide
noun information on the local
sites and attractions
check-in go to the front desk to
verb receive keys
return the keys and pay
check-out for
noun the bill
complimentary free of charge

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breakfast
noun
cot, rollaway bed a single bed on wheels that
noun folds up
damage charge money a guest owes for
noun repairs to hotel property
(when caused by violent or
careless acts)
deposit amount paid ahead of time
noun to secure a reservation
double bed a bed large enough for two
noun people

floor a level of the building

noun
front desk, the place where guests go
reception to check in and out and to
noun get information
guest a person that is staying at
noun the hotel
hostel a very inexpensive place
noun for backpackers and
travelers on a budget
hotel manager person in charge at the
noun hotel

housekeeping, staff members that clean

maid noun the rooms and linen

ice machine a machine that

noun automatically makes ice
that guests can use to keep
drinks cold
indoor pool place for guests to swim

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noun inside the hotel
inn another word for "hotel"
noun

Jacuzzi, hot tub, a small hot pool for

whirl pool relaxation
noun
king-size bed extra large bed
noun

kitchenette a small fridge and cooking

noun area

late charge a fee for staying past the

noun check-out time

linen sheets, blankets, pillow

noun cases

lobby large open area at the front

noun of the hotel
luggage cart a device on wheels that
noun guests can push their
luggage on
maximum the most amount of people
capacity allowed
noun
motels accommodations that are
noun slightly cheaper than hotels
noisy loud
adj

parking pass a piece of paper that guests

noun display in the car window

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 while in the hotel parking
lot
pay-per-view extra charge for movies and
movie special television features
noun
pillow case the covering that goes over
noun a pillow

queen size bed bed with plenty of space for

noun two people (bigger than a
double)
rate cost of renting a room for a
noun certain time period
reservation a request to save a specific
noun room for a future date

room service delivery of food or other

noun services requested by
guests
sauna a hot room for relaxation,
noun filled with steam

single bed a bed for one person

noun
sofa bed, pull-
out a bed built into a sofa or
couch couch
noun
towels used to cover and dry the
noun body after swimming or
bathing
vacancy available rooms
noun

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valet staff that parks the guests'
noun vehicles

vending
machine a machine that distributes
noun snacks and beverages when
you insert coins
view a window that offers a nice
noun image for guests

wake up call a morning phone call from

noun the front desk, acts as an
alarm clock
weight room, a room that guests can use
workout
room, for exercise and fitness
gym
noun