Exercise 2 – Writing a letter (Staying in hotels)

Name: Andrea Alcocer

You and your family are planning to spend a weekend at a seaside hotel.

Task: Write a letter to the hotel making the arrangements. Let them know when you will be
arriving and leaving, what type of rooms you would like, and ask them how much the
weekend will cost. Also enquire about activities and places of interest near the hotel. (you
can use as an example the following letter and then rewrite the information it contains. You
should use new words and sentences).

Receive a cordial greeting from Andrea Alcocer, my family and I, we are going to walk 5
days in Galapagos, and we want to reserve a room that has two bedrooms, in one bedroom
a double bed and in the other a bunk bed and a single bed, On March 11 we will arrive at
1pm, the time we will stay in Galapagos will be 5 days

Since we returned on Tuesday at 2pm, I also wanted to ask you if you would recommend
activities that we should try on some islands, since I have heard many such as seeing giant
tortoises, blue-footed boobies, sea lions among others.

As a last question, I would like to know the price of accommodation for a weekend, having
very good references from your hotel, I thank you in advance and I hope to enjoy this
family vacation to the fullest.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing this letter to make arrangements for the stay during the weekend at your hotel and
to get more information on the places of interest and different activities nearby.I will be arriving
with my parents and wife to celebrate my parents wedding anniversary on the 4th of July which
will be on Saturday morning, and leaving on the 7th of July afternoon. I am looking to book
double-rooms with the attached bathroom for more privacy and convenience. I would love to
have at least one bedroom with the balcony or seaside view for my parents. I would also
appreciate if you could provide me with the list of activities that we can take part in during our
stay for more fun and adventure. I prefer the locations to be nearby the hotel as we are not
familiar with the place. Furthermore, I would also like to know if there are any historical sites
or market nearby where we can explore more about the place's history and local culture.

You could send me the detailed information through email or fax no later than the 4th of July
with the total cost of stay during the weekend.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,
Pedro Leon