Dialogue

Check into a hotel in French: from reservation to room key

Practise a French hotel check-in with English prompts. Give the booking name, check beds and breakfast, ask about checkout and describe a key-card problem.

In short

Begin with Bonjour, j’ai une réservation au nom de… and give the booking name. Then check the details you need: Le petit-déjeuner est compris ? and À quelle heure faut-il libérer la chambre ?

Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn

You arrive on Wednesday for two nights. The booking is under Bernard, for two people with separate beds. Hide your lines in practice mode, then give the information and ask the reception questions.

Your lines are hidden in practice mode. Say them aloud, then reveal to compare.
  1. Receptionist

    Bonsoir, bienvenue !

    English

    Good evening, welcome!

  2. You

    Bonsoir, j’ai une réservation au nom de Bernard, pour deux nuits.

    Give the name Bernard and a two-night stay.

    English

    Good evening, I have a reservation under Bernard, for two nights.

  3. Receptionist

    Vous pouvez épeler votre nom, s’il vous plaît ?

    English

    Could you spell your name, please?

  4. You

    B-E-R-N-A-R-D. Voici ma confirmation.

    Spell Bernard and show your confirmation.

    English

    B-E-R-N-A-R-D. Here’s my confirmation.

  5. Receptionist

    Merci. Une chambre pour deux personnes, jusqu’à vendredi ?

    English

    Thank you. A room for two people, until Friday?

  6. You

    Oui. Nous avons réservé deux lits séparés. C’est bien ça ?

    Confirm two separate beds.

    English

    Yes. We booked two separate beds. Is that right?

  7. Receptionist

    Oui, deux lits séparés. Voici votre carte. Vous êtes dans la chambre 204, au deuxième étage.

    English

    Yes, two separate beds. Here’s your key card. You’re in room 204, on the second floor.

  8. You

    Merci. Le petit-déjeuner est compris ?

    Ask whether breakfast is included.

    English

    Thank you. Is breakfast included?

  9. Receptionist

    Oui. Il est servi de sept heures à dix heures, dans la salle à gauche de la réception.

    English

    Yes. It’s served from seven until ten, in the room to the left of reception.

  10. You

    Et à quelle heure faut-il libérer la chambre vendredi ?

    Ask for Friday’s checkout deadline.

    English

    And what time do we need to vacate the room on Friday?

  11. Receptionist

    Avant onze heures.

    English

    Before eleven.

  12. You

    Est-ce qu’on peut laisser nos valises ici après notre départ ?

    Ask about luggage storage after checkout.

    English

    Can we leave our suitcases here after checking out?

  13. Receptionist

    Oui, à la réception.

    English

    Yes, at reception.

  14. You

    Très bien, merci beaucoup.

    Thank the receptionist.

    English

    Lovely, thank you very much.

Explore the hotel entrance

A small welcoming hotel lobby viewed from above at an angle: reception desk at the back, breakfast room visible through an open doorway on the left, lift and st

What will the hotel receptionist ask you in French?

The receptionist gives three breakfast details
DetailFrenchMeaning
Included?Le petit-déjeuner est compris.Breakfast is included.
When?De sept heures à dix heures.From 7 am until 10 am.
Where?À gauche de la réception.To the left of reception.

How do you say your key card doesn’t work in French?

Excusez-moi, je suis dans la chambre 204. La carte n’ouvre pas la porte. Vous pouvez m’aider ?

Excuse me, I’m in room 204. The card won’t open the door. Can you help me?

Au nom de introduces the booking name. Pour deux nuits gives the length of the stay. For beds, choose un lit double (one double bed) or deux lits séparés (two separate beds).

Question 1No account needed
When do you leave in this dialogue?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Friday.. Arriving Wednesday for two nights means leaving Friday, as reception confirms.

Question 2No account needed
Which question asks whether breakfast is included?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Le petit-déjeuner est compris ?. Compris asks about inclusion; the other questions ask about place and time.

Question 3No account needed
What does the receptionist say about checkout?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Avant onze heures.. The receptionist says to vacate the room avant onze heures: before eleven.