hotel

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1 different kinds of hotel
2 parts of hotels
3 staying in a hotel
4 people who work in hotels
see also TRAVEL, HOLIDAY

1 different kinds of hotel
- a place where you stay when you are travelling or on holiday: hotel
a first-class hotel ◎ We stayed in a small country hotel.
- a hotel where you can park your car near your room: motel
- a small hotel sometimes in a private house: guest house
- a private house where you can spend the night and have breakfast in the morning: bed and breakfast (abbreviation B&B)
- a place (like a cheap hotel) where people can stay when they are living away from home: hostel
a youth hostel (= a hostel for people who are walking, cycling, etc in the countryside)

2 parts of hotels
- the entrance hall in a hotel: lobby, foyer
- the place in a hotel where you go to say you have arrived, to make enquiries, etc: reception
Please leave your key at reception when you go out. ◎ the reception desk
- a machine in a hotel, etc that is used to carry people from one floor to another: lift (AmE elevator)
- a place in a hotel, etc where you can buy and drink alcoholic and other drinks: bar; a smart, comfortable bar in a hotel: lounge bar
- a room in a hotel, etc where you eat meals: dining-room, restaurant

3 staying in a hotel
- a person who is staying at a hotel: guest, (formal) resident
- a person who is not staying in a hotel, but may be visiting or using the hotel: non-resident
The bar is open to non-residents.
- to stop at a hotel and remain for a night or more: stay (at/in a hotel)
- to arrange to stay at a hotel, etc at a particular time: book (a room), make* a reservation
If we don't book in advance, we may not get a room for the night.
- to arrange for sb to stay in a hotel, etc: book sb in
Could you book us in for the sixteenth and seventeenth of March.
- if a room in a hotel is not being used by a guest, it is vacant; noun: vacancy
The sign outside the hotel said "No Vacancies".
- a hotel that has no vacant rooms is fully booked, booked up
- when you arrive at a hotel (and sign your name on a list), you book in, check in
We checked in as soon as we arrived.
- when you pay your bill and leave a hotel, you check out
Mr. Stevens has already checked out.
※—† rooms
- a hotel room for one person to stay in: single (room)
- a hotel room for two people to stay in: double (room)
We need one single and two doubles, please.
- a hotel room where two people can stay in separate beds: twin-bedded room, twin
- a set of rooms in a hotel with bedroom, bathroom and sitting-room: suite
a penthouse suite (= on the top floor of a hotel)
the bridal suite (= for a newly married couple)
- a room that is joined to another to form one unit is en suite
All the rooms have a bathroom en suite/an en suite bathroom.
※—† meals
- hotel accommodation with all meals included: full board (noun U)
- hotel accommodation with breakfast and evening meal included: half board (noun U)
- hotel accommodation with breakfast included: bed and breakfast

4 people who work in hotels
- the man/woman who controls a hotel: manager/manageress
- the person who owns a hotel: proprietor; a female proprietor can also be called a proprietress
- the person in a hotel who answers the phone, greets new guests and arranges for them to have a room, etc: receptionist
- a woman who cleans and tidies hotel bedrooms: chambermaid
- a man/woman who brings food and drink to customers in a hotel dining-room, etc: waiter/waitress
- a person who is in charge of the entrance of a hotel, etc: porter (AmE doorman, door-keeper)