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OK, you found your hotel - yay! Have you got a reservation? Time to check in! Learn these basic phrases to help you out. 

Printer friendly essential phrases

hello, I have a reservation in the name of... bonjour, j'ai une réservation au nom de... bonzhor, zhay oon rayser-vassion oh nom de...
do you have a single / double / twinroom? avez-vous une chambre pour une personne / deux personnes / à lits jumeaux? avay-vooz oon shombr por oon personn / der personn / a lee zhoomoh?

Also important is the smoking/non-smoking room thing.  The French tend to be a bit more laid back about smoking than we Brits, so it's best to say which type of room you want:

could I have a smoking/non-smoking room please? est-ce que c'est possible d'avoir une chambre fumeur/non-fumeur s'il vous plaît? eske say poseebl d'avwah oon shombr fewmer / non-fewmer seel voo play?

So, you’ve got your key and you've found your room! After a quick wash and brush up, maybe you want a drink? something to eat? a fun night out?! You'll need a quick look at the FOOD, DRINK and NIGHTLIFE pages for some more basic French phrases.
 
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