lexis4u: Hotel 2

Vocabulary List Number 252 v.0.3

Main Definitions

hotel |n| an establishment providing accommodation, meals, and other services for travellers and tourists.
"A five-star hotel."
hostel |n| an establishment which provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travellers.
"Hostels are a temporary solution until the families can be housed in permanent accommodation."
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

lodging 1 |n| accommodation in a house, especially in rooms for rent."
lodging 2 |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.
place to stay |inf|
" If you need a place to stay, I have a spare room."

Types of Hotel Services

Facilities

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."

People

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."
maid / housemaid / maidservant / housekeeper |n| is a female domestic worker.
"In the Victorian era, domestic service was the second-largest category of employment in England."
waitress |n| a woman whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant.

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