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Sunlake Hotel (Hotel Danau Sunter)(tourism)
Halcyon Hotel - A Summit Hotel Kensington(tourism)
Hoi An Hotel(tourism)
hotel(encyclopedia)
hotel(dictionary)
Fu Hua Hotel(tourism)
Spa Hotel(tourism)
New Hotel(tourism)
hotel(dictionary)

hotel (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: h?tel, from Old French hostel; HOSTEL]
a building where people pay to stay and eat meals
stay at/in a hotel
　We'll be staying at the Hotel Ibis.
　She watched TV in her hotel room and waited for him to call.
hotel bar/restaurant/lobby/foyer etc
　The hotel bar was closed.
check into a hotel also book into a hotel BrE
　They checked into a cheap hotel.
check out of a hotel
　You must check out of the hotel by 10 a.m.
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WORD FOCUS: hotel
types of hotel: motel, inn, B&B (BrE), guesthouse (BrE)
types of room: double room (==has a bed for two people)
twin room (==has two single beds)
single room (==for one person)
suite (==has two or more rooms)
people who work at a hotel: desk clerk (==gives you your key)
bellboy (BrE) bellhop American English (==takes your bags up to your room)
maid also chambermaid (==cleans your room)
manager
someone who is staying at a hotel: guest
the place where you check in, check out, and pay your bill: front desk, reception (BrE)
an arrangement to stay at a hotel: reservation also booking (BrE)
hotel services: room service, wake-up call