Hi, everyone! How are you? Ready for another class?
Today we'll talk about hotel facilities and amenities.
We know that these features will vary according to the hotel rating.
A three-star hotel won't offer the same facilities and amenities
that a five-star hotel would.
These differences don't necessarily mean that one hotel is better than the other.
The most important aspect here
is to decide whether the hotel is ideal for your trip.
However, there are some amenities that are usually offered by most hotel.
They are:
In which we can find candies, cookies, snacks and drinks.
Which is a pretty common amenity in American hotels,
and there's often one on each floor.
And the ATMs, which stands for Automated Teller Machine.
It is usually located in the hotel lobby.
If you need to withdraw some money, this is what you should look for.
As I've said before,
these amenities are usually offered by most hotels,
from two-star ratings, up to five-star ratings.
But let me tell you,
there's one thing five-star hotels will probably not offer,
whereas two or three-star hotels are quite likely to have.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a washing machine!
That's true!
Two or three-star hotels, or even inns or motels,
commonly offer this kind of amenity.
You just buy some small packs of soap or softener
and pay some bucks to use the washing machine,
just like you do when you go to a laundromat!
Now, luxury hotels will offer laundry service,
and they'll charge you for each piece of laundry.
That can be quite expensive!
So, if you're backpacking, traveling with kids
or if you're planning to stay away for a long time,
it's a good idea to check if they have
washing machines at the place you're going to stay.
You can do that by checking the facilities the hotel offers when you're booking.
You may find the facilities and amenities listed separately,
under the title of "Indoor Facilities" and "Outdoor Facilities".
Let's go through the ones that are commonly indoors:
which is usually an area with some computers or even a printer.
And if you want to know any information about the hotel facilities,
you can always ask the clerk at the front desk.
Let's say you want information about opening hours, for example,
you'll say:
Or you can simply ask:
If you need specific information, for example, to ask for a printer,
you just ask:
And if you want to know where the facilities are located,
you can ask, for example:
Since we're talking about indoor facilities,
here are some possible answers regarding location:
Now, when it comes to outdoor facilities,
some of them are very popular, such as this one:
Some hotels may offer free parking,
but it's always a good idea to check.
If you want to know more about the hotel parking service, you can ask:
In case it's not free of charge, you should ask the price:
If you prefer to have someone park the car for you, just ask:
These other two outdoor facilities are also very common:
I'm talking about...
And, of course, you can ask for more information
about the amenities you can find in these facilities too.
For example:
Notice that, in English,
when we want to refer to existence in the singular form,
we use the interrogative structure "is there".
And we use "are there" in the interrogative
if we are referring to something in the plural.
Besides these common facilities,
some luxurious and expensive hotels may also offer their guests
the chance to practice sports, such as:
Notice we're using the word "course" when talking about golf, guys.
Now, when it comes to soccer, the correct word would be "field".
Some luxurious hotels and resorts might also have:
Or even:
Well. guys, I think we've covered the most important
facilities and amenities!
That's it for today!
Don't forget to do the follow-up activities, and I'll see you on our next video,
when we'll be talking about checking out!
Take care!