Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 280 Version 1
Main Definitions
- lodging |n| a place of rest, or of temporary habitation; especially, a leeping apartment (often in the plural with a singular meaning).
- accommodation |n| is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.
- "Prices star at U$S 200 per person, including flights, hotel accommodation and various excursions.
- "Rates are higher for deluxe accommodations and lower in the off-season."
- housing 1 |n| the provision of accommodations.
- housing 2 |n| structures collectively in which people are housed.
- diggings / digs / domiciliation / lodgings / pad |n| temporary living quarters.
Facilities
- hotel 1 |n| a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
- hotel 2 |n| a commercial building with rooms for the accommodation of the paying public.
- hotel room |n| a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel.
- hotel-casino / casino-hotel |n| a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel.
- bed and breakfast / B & B |n| a private house or small hotel, where you can sleep and have breakfast
- "There’s a nice bed and breakfast in the village."
- "I’ve got a list of bed and breakfasts from the tourist information."
- hostel / youth hostel / student lodging 1 |n| inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips).
- hostel / youth hostel / student lodging 2 |n| a very cheap hotel where people can stay for a short time while they are travelling. Hostels are used especially by young people.
- "New Zealand has a network of small hostels, ideal for backpackers."
- inn |n| a small hotel, especially an old one in the countryside. Also used in the names of some big modern hotels.
- "An 18th-century country inn."
- "The Holiday Inn."
- guesthouse |n| a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals.
- "We stayed in a well-run guesthouse near the sea."
Lodging Workers
- concierge |n| a caretaker of an apartment complex or a small hotel, typically one living on the premises.
- "At about 3.55 pm, she arrived at Summervale House in Vale Drive, Werneth and used a key to get into the block of flats which has a concierge and security cameras, which could also contain the image of her killer."
- hotel clerk / front desk clerk |n| a hotel receptionist.
- hotel manager / hotelier / hotelkeeper / hotelman |n| an owner or manager of hotels.
- housekeeper |n| a person, typically a woman, employed to manage a household.
- "In a scheme being piloted for the first time outside London, affluent city workers can employ Filipino housekeepers , who combine nannying skills with domestic service."
- porter / doorman / red cap |n| a person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railroad station, airport, or hotel.
- "The car drove off to the train station, and the porters put her luggage on the train."
- waiter/waitress / server / stewardess / steward / attendant / garçon / waitperson |n| a man whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant.
- "Arriving passengers greet their cabin stewards and table waiters like long-lost family friends with smiling handshakes, hugs and much backslapping."
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