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A Hotel Room

A Hotel Room

Date: Sep 28 2001

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Hi Friends!
This week’s Real Life lesson gives you an example of how to reserve a hotel room. It is always best to call ahead of time for a room. If you call more than one hotel you can compare prices to make sure that you are getting a good deal. Always remember to ask if there are any special room rates available when you call a hotel or motel! Listen in as I call the Marriott to book a room for the upcoming weekend!

Dialog

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Tanis

Tanis

Hotel Operator: Good afternoon Portland Marriott City Center on Broadway, how may I help you?

Tanis:  Hi! Reservations please?

Hotel Operator: Just a moment please.
Hotel Reservation Operator: Reservations, this is Tracy, how may I help you?

Tanis:  Hi! I’d like to check, uh, availability and prices for next weekend.

Hotel Reservation Operator: Okay, and next weekend starting Friday?

Tanis:  Yeah, starting Friday.

Hotel Reservation Operator: For how many nights?

Tanis:  For three nights.

Hotel Reservation Operator: City Center Marriott is not available next weekend. I do have the downtown Marriott available those three nights at the rate of seventy nine dollars per evening.

Tanis:  Seventy nine dollars per evening?

Hotel Reservation Operator: Yes.

Tanis:  And is that a special weekend rate or is there any…

Hotel Reservation Operator: Um, it’s part of our national promotion called “Come Out and Play”...

Tanis:  Uh huh.

Hotel Reservation Operator: So a certain number of our rooms are set aside for this special rate.

Tanis:  Okay. That seems pretty good. I did want to try and be closer to the water though…

Hotel Reservation Operator: It’s right across the street from Waterfront Park!

Tanis:  Oh! Okay! Well, that’s what I want then.

Hotel Reservation Operator: Oh, Okay. Would you like to book that now?

Tanis:  Yeah. What do I need to do if I want to book it right now?

Hotel Reservation Operator: Um, I’ll take your name, number, address. I can e-mail this reservation to you and I need a credit card to hold it.

Tanis:  Okay. Are you gonna run the credit card right now?

Hotel Reservation Operator: No.

Tanis:  Okay. Yeah, sure! Then I will book it!

 

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Discussion

From this point on in the conversation, the Hotel Reservation Operator asked me for information about my name, address, phone number and credit card. She asked me if I wanted a smoking or non-smoking room and if I wanted one King size bed or two queen size beds.
When she finished asking me questions, she gave me a reservation number. When I go to the hotel next weekend I should take that number with me, just to be on the safe side.
Come to the “Life Goes On” Message Board and let me know how you all fare when making reservations! As always, I wish you all a wonderful week!
Your friend,
Tanis

 

Comments

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ashok130163

India

This is a good conversation.I have learnt so many ideas from it.

10:41 AM Nov 05 2007 |

raknaja

raknaja

Thailand

It cannot be denied that your lesson made me clear more and can be a good example for any person who want to book hotel room. _

09:06 AM Nov 05 2007 |

dianamou

dianamou

China

I often make a reservation for a hotel room online.It is very easy.

06:36 AM Nov 05 2007 |

Roy Chen

Roy Chen

China

Thank you very much! This material is very useful for me to know the common knowledge of hotel.

05:59 AM Nov 03 2007 |

Annamaria74

Georgia

Thanks for the lesson. Too easy for me but I like it.

10:44 AM Nov 02 2007 |

aleksaandra

Poland

Oh, I think taht this lesson can be very helpful.Thx ;)

09:39 AM Nov 02 2007 |

nymphzzzz

nymphzzzz

Thailand

Thx for the good lesson,, i'm so interested bout hotel service.

06:13 AM Nov 02 2007 |

foodever

foodever

China

though i've never made a reservation in english before, i'm sure what i've learned here will come in handy someday, thanks

07:43 AM Nov 01 2007 |

KHALED

Saudi Arabia

NO BODY CAN MAKE RESERVE WITHOUT VISA CARD THET MEKE MY SAD. SO I HOPE FIND ANOTHER WAY FOR THIS FINALLY THANKS FOR THIS SUBAJECT IT’S NICE 

 

11:15 AM Oct 29 2007 |

Hally

Hally

China

 i have never  reserve a hotel room.but thank you very much to tell us this

02:14 PM Oct 14 2007 |

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