Basic hotel vocabulary

Let's start by looking at some basic vocabulary related to hotels:

• hotel - hôtel
• room - chambre
• double room - chambre double
• single room - chambre individuelle
• bathroom - salle de bains
• petit déjeuner - breakfast 
• a night - une nuit
• en suite bathroom: 
• heating - chauffage
• airconditioning - climatisation
• fan

 

Visiting Paris in summer? Make sure your room has airconditioning! I speak from bitter (and hot) experience!  

• Does the room have air conditioning?

 

Enquiring about the price of rooms.

 

• Combien coûte une chambre double pour une nuit?
  How much does a double room cost per night?
• Combien coûte une chambre double part nuit?
  How much does a double room cost per night?
• Le petit déjeuner est inclus?
  Is breakfast included?

 

Asking about availability

• Avez-vous des chambres disponibles?
  Do you have any rooms available ?

Asking about the room

• Does the room have a sea view?*
• Does the room have an ensuite bathroom?

*If the hotel is in Paris, this is highly unlikely. 

Asking about the location of the hotel:

• How far is the hotel from the airport?
• How far is the hotel from the city centre?
• Does the hotel have an indoor swimming pool and gym?

 

 

Making the reservation:

• Je voudrais réserver une chambre double.
  I'd like to reserve a double room.
• Je voudrais réserver une chambre individuelle.
  I'd like to reserve a single room.

Dealing with dates in French

If you are writing directly to the hotel via email, then dates should have the following format:

• Du 2 septembre au 6 septembre
  From the September 2nd to September 6th
• Du 15 mars au 20 mars
  From the 15th to the 20th of March.

Times

What time can we check in?

 

À quelle heure devons-nous laisser la chambre?
What time do we have to check out by?

À quelle heure servez-vous le petit déjeuner?
What time is breakfast served ?

 

Some other stuff here