TOEIC Vocabulary · Hotels & Accommodation · Set 12 · 12 words

Words for the front desk.

Reservations, shuttles, and the hotel vocabulary that fills TOEIC travel announcements and booking emails.

Hotel vocabulary appears throughout TOEIC listening sections set at reception desks and in readings about business trips. Learn the meaning, see it in a sentence, then test yourself.

The words

lobby noun
The open area just inside the entrance of a hotel.Guests are waiting in the lobby near the main entrance.
reception noun
The desk where guests check in and ask for help.Leave your key at reception when you go out.
reservation noun
An arrangement that holds a room or seat for you.I made a reservation for two nights.
accommodation noun
A place to stay.The package price covers flights and accommodation.
baggage noun
The bags a traveler carries.Please leave your baggage with the porter.
shuttle noun
A bus that runs a short route again and again.A free shuttle runs to the airport every hour.
vacancy noun
A room that is free and available.The hotel has no vacancy this weekend.
sightseeing noun
Visiting interesting places as a tourist.We spent the afternoon sightseeing in the old town.
cruise noun
A vacation spent traveling on a ship.They took a week-long cruise last summer.
accommodate verb
To have enough room for something or someone.The ballroom can accommodate three hundred guests.
recline verb
To lean back.Passengers may recline their seats after takeoff.
luxurious adjective
Very comfortable and expensive.They stayed in a luxurious suite overlooking the sea.

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lobby
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The open area just inside the entrance of a hotelGuests are waiting in the lobby near the main entrance.
reception
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The desk where guests check in and ask for helpLeave your key at reception when you go out.
reservation
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An arrangement that holds a room or seat for youI made a reservation for two nights.
accommodation
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A place to stayThe package price covers flights and accommodation.
baggage
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The bags a traveler carriesPlease leave your baggage with the porter.
shuttle
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A bus that runs a short route again and againA free shuttle runs to the airport every hour.
vacancy
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A room that is free and availableThe hotel has no vacancy this weekend.
sightseeing
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Visiting interesting places as a touristWe spent the afternoon sightseeing in the old town.
cruise
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A vacation spent traveling on a shipThey took a week-long cruise last summer.
accommodate
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To have enough room for something or someoneThe ballroom can accommodate three hundred guests.
recline
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To lean backPassengers may recline their seats after takeoff.
luxurious
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Very comfortable and expensiveThey stayed in a luxurious suite overlooking the sea.

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