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Messaging a holiday-rental host in French about check-in
Arrange your check-in with a French host by message: your arrival time, the key box code, parking and a late arrival. Choose your replies.
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In short
Give your arrival time (nous arriverons vers 19 h), ask about keys (comment récupère-t-on les clés ?) and parking, and warn if you'll be late. Hosts often use une boîte à clés (key box) with a code.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
- Bonjour et bienvenue ! À quelle heure pensez-vous arriver samedi ?Hello and welcome! What time do you think you'll arrive on Saturday?
Give your time
- Parfait. Les clés sont dans une boîte à clés à droite de la porte. Le code est 2580.Perfect. The keys are in a key box to the right of the door. The code is 2580.
Ask about parking
- Oui, la place n° 12 dans la cour. Le portail s'ouvre avec le même code.Yes, space no. 12 in the courtyard. The gate opens with the same code.
- Bonne route !Safe journey!
You're stuck in traffic
Phrases from the conversation
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Nous arriverons vers… | We'll arrive around… |
| la boîte à clés | key box |
| le code | the code |
| la place de parking | parking space |
| un petit contretemps | a small hitch |
| Bonne route ! | Safe journey! |
Bonne route ! is what French people say to someone driving off. Un contretemps is a polite word for an unexpected delay. If something's wrong in the flat, write Petit souci : … (Small problem: …) rather than complaining directly: it gets faster help.
- On arrive à 19 h vers.Nous arriverons vers 19 h.
Vers comes before the time.
- Le code de la boîte ?Pourriez-vous me redonner le code de la boîte ?
A full polite question works better.