February 03, 2016

Lodging

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 280 Version 1


         Main Definitions

  1. lodging |n| a place of rest, or of temporary habitation; especially, a leeping  apartment (often in the plural with a singular meaning).
  2. accommodation |n| is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.
  3. "Prices star at U$S 200 per person, including flights, hotel accommodation and various excursions.
  4. "Rates are higher for deluxe accommodations and lower in the off-season."
  5. housing 1 |n| the provision of accommodations.
  6. housing 2 |n| structures collectively in which people are housed.
  7. diggings / digs / domiciliation / lodgings / pad |n| temporary living quarters.


     Facilities

  1. hotel 1 |n| a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
  2. hotel 2 |n| a commercial building with rooms for the accommodation of the paying public.
  3. hotel room |n| a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel.
  4. hotel-casino / casino-hotel |n| a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel.
  5. bed and breakfast / B & B  |n| a private house or small hotel, where you can sleep and have breakfast
  6. "There’s a nice bed and breakfast in the village."
  7. "I’ve got a list of bed and breakfasts from the tourist information."
  8. hostel / youth hostel / student lodging 1 |n| inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips).
  9. 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.
  10. "New Zealand has a network of small hostels, ideal for backpackers."
  11. inn |n| a small hotel, especially an old one in the countryside. Also used in the names of some big modern hotels.
  12. "An 18th-century country inn."
  13. "The Holiday Inn."
  14. guesthouse |n| a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals.
  15. "We stayed in a well-run guesthouse near the sea."



          Lodging Workers

  1. concierge |n| a caretaker of an apartment complex or a small hotel, typically one living on the premises.
  2. "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."
  3. hotel clerk / front desk clerk |n| a hotel receptionist.
  4. hotel manager /  hotelier / hotelkeeper / hotelman |n| an owner or manager of hotels.
  5. housekeeper |n| a person, typically a woman, employed to manage a household.
  6. "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."
  7. porter / doorman / red cap |n| a person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railroad station, airport, or hotel.
  8. "The car drove off to the train station, and the porters put her luggage on the train."
  9. waiter/waitress / server / stewardess / steward / attendant / garçon / waitperson |n| a man whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant.
  10. "Arriving passengers greet their cabin stewards and table waiters like long-lost family friends with smiling handshakes, hugs and much backslapping."


       Vocabulary Related to Travel

  1. Travel
  2. Baggage
  3. Tickets
  4. Traffic
  5. Weather



        Vocabulary Related to Ways to Travel

  1. Airports
  2. Flights
  3. Train Station
  4. Train
  5. Railways
  6. Ports
  7. Riding

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