lexis4u: Hotel

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 280 Version 2

Main Definitions

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 3 |n| an establishment providing accommodation, meals, and other services for travellers and tourists.
hostel |n| an establishment which provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travellers. Hostels are used especially by young people.
"New Zealand has a network of small hostels, ideal for backpackers."
"A five-star hotel."
"Hostels are a temporary solution until the families can be housed in permanent accommodation."
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."
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."
motel |n| a roadside hotel designed primarily for motorists, typically having the rooms arranged in low blocks with parking directly outside.
hospitality / hospitality industry |n| a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and beverage services, event planning, theme parks, travel agency, tourism, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, and bars.
"My father works in the hospitality industry and his main concern is the well-being of guests."
"The hospitality industry is a large subsection within the service industry and is comprised of four main areas: food & beverage, travel & tourism, lodging, and recreation."

Lodging

accommodation 1 |n| a room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay.
accommodation 2 |n| a particular type of place to sit or sleep on a train, boat, etc.
"They were living in temporary accommodation."
"They paid for his flights and hotel
accommodation."
"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."
"There's a shortage of cheap! accommodation in the city."
diggings / digs |n| |pl| informal for lodgings.
"Many students in London have to live in digs."
"I spent three years in student digs."
"It was a small, purpose-built apartment, much like my student digs."
"I'd spent three years in London as a student and was familiar with life in grotty digs."
"He'd been kicked out of his digs for the third time."
"It was past midnight and she had to get back to her digs.
housing 1 |n| the provision of accommodations.
housing 2 |n| structures collectively in which people are housed.
lodging 1 |n| a place of rest, or of temporary habitation; especially, a leeping apartment (often in the plural with a singular meaning).
lodging 2 |n| accommodation in a house, especially in rooms for rent."
lodging 3 |n| a temporary place to stay; temporary quarters.
"To furnish board and lodging."
"If your husband meets certain criteria, however, the deduction can include the expenses related to meals and lodging at the facility as well as the medical care portion, Luscombe says."
"But officials are not required to disclose “any food, lodging, or entertainment received as personal hospitality.”
"The lodging industry typically evaluates its health based on two main metrics: occupancy rates and average daily rates."
lodgings 1 |n| a room or rooms rented for residence in another's house.
lodgings 2 |n| |British| the rooms of a university student who lives neither on campus nor at home.
pad |n| temporary living quarters.
place to stay |inf|
" If you need a place to stay, I have a spare room."
guesthouse |n| a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals.
"We stayed in a well-run guesthouse near the sea."

Hospitality Industry Activities

reservation |n| an arrangement to have something (such as a hotel room) held for one's use.

Hotel Services

full board and lodging |ph| a room to stay in and all meals provided.

Rooms

hotel room |n| a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel.
single room |n| a hotel room or bedroom designed to be used by just one person.
"Three of the remaining bedrooms are single rooms and have fitted wardrobes"
double room |n| a hotel room or bedroom designed to be used by two people.
"The cost of a double room in a typical beachfront hotel."
twin room |n| in a hotel is a room that has two single beds, each for one person. Twin rooms are often a good choice for friends or colleagues who want to travel together but prefer to have separate beds. They are usually priced similarly to double rooms.
double-double room |n| some hotels may also have double-double rooms, which can accommodate two to four people and include two double beds or sometimes two queen-size beds.

Hotel Facilities

facilities |n| amenities a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens: a nuclear research facility, a military facility, a new sports facility.
amenities 1 |n| |pl| | UK 🇬🇧 | useful or pleasant facilities or services.
"Hotel amenities include health clubs and conference facilities."
"The hotel has very good amenities."
amenities 2 |n| |pl| |US 🇺🇸| lavatory; bathroom: used as a euphemism.
amenities 3 / hotel amenities / hotel facilities |n| |pl| things such as stores or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort.
The hotel amenities include health clubs, conference facilities, and banqueting rooms.
"The city has tried to update its tourist amenities by building new hotels and information centers."
"Travelers stay at the hotel for its luxurious amenities such as the spa and hot tub."
reception|n| the place in a hotel or office building where people go when they arrive."
"Ask for me at reception."
lobby |n| a room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically one near the entrance of a public building.
workout room / fitness room (british) / fitness room / gym / health club |n| a space with equipment for physical exercise.
"The five-star hotel has 28 modern rooms with their own terraces, as well as a fitness room, outdoor heated pool and a helipad."
"The vessel will include a fitness room, sauna and eight single cabins."
"There's a hammam and beauty centre, sauna, fitness room, tennis courts and horse riding."
"It has a terrace, a pool, a fitness room, a sauna and a self-contained two-bedroom flat."

Workers

bellboy |n| a man or boy who works in a hotel, carrying bags or bringing things to the guests' rooms.
"The hotel bellboy got an oversized tip."
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."
maid / housemaid / maidservant / housekeeper |n| is a female domestic worker.
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."