Hotel Facilities
Exam Question
a) What do you expect from a good hotel?
b) Which of these do you consider the most
important?
• price • facilities • service • location
c)What are your best and worst experiences at a
hotel?
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Which of these facilities would you expect to find in a deluxe hotel ? Are there any you would add
to the list? Is this the same for all countries?
trouser press
cable television in room
ornamental gardens
live entertainment
lift
free garage space
beauty salon
tea/coffee-making faci lities
air conditioning
DD telephone
outdoor or indoor swimming pool
disco
floodlit tennis court
sauna + jacuzzi
gift shop
newspapers
Language Focus
Adjectives and word order
Adjectives can be divided into a number of categories:Qualitative: these adjectives identify a quality that someone or something possesses.
an attractive area a famous hotel a cheap room a pleasant stay
Classifying: these adjectives are used to classify the following noun.
• a double bed
a separate entrance
a single room
a bridal suite
Classifying adjectives are not normally gradabJe. We cannot say "a very separate entrance or *a very
double bed. An entrance is separate or it isn't; a bed is a double or it isn't.
The normal order for adjectives is: qualitativee classifying:
• a small f urnished apartment
a special free offer
a pleasant rural setting
a large double bed
If there are more than two adjectives in a phrase, the order is: 1. subjective opinion 2. qualifier (size,
age, shape) 3) colour 4) origin 5) what the noun is made of o what kind? what for? 6) head noun
• an exquisite Ming-dynasty porcelain vase
• a beautiful antique china rose bowl
Compound adjectives are formed by joining two (or more) words with a hyphen:
• an up-market hotel
self-contained accommodation
well-appointed rooms an outof-the-way resort
Practice
Put the words on the right into the correct order to complete these sentences.
1. We ate some
local excellent dishes seafood
2. One of the guests stole our
pot antique silver pepper
3. In the lobby there was a
writing Flemish heavy sixteenth-century desk
4. The cook's looking for a
bowl large red salad plastic
5. Each room has a
red-and-white enormous superb bedside Japanese lamp
Practice
Match the words below to make compound adjectives.
Then add a suitable noun of your choice to each one.
air
season
well
minute
self
time
audio
new
cut
equipped
last
built
part
contained
purpose conditioned
brand
price
Write a short description to be included in a leaflet publicising the hotel.
Writing
You are the Reservations Manager at a large
hotel in Berlin. You received this letter. An
institute is intending to hold its fortcoming
conference. Reply and let them know whether
your hotel would be in a position to host the
conference, decribe your facilities and prices for
approximately 100 delegates. Use the following
information.
FREDERICK HOTEL
BANQUETING AND
CONFERENCE
FACILITIES
• 17 air-conditioned conference rooms
• simultaneous translating/ interpreters' booths
• 7 seminar rooms
• single and double rooms and suites, all air-conditioned with en-suite
facilities
• views over gardens/historic sites
• swimming pool-sauna
• 4 restaurants and bars
• multi-storey car park (240 cars)
• price for 100 delegates (full board + conference facilities) x 3 days =
DM72,OOO
Speaking
• Work in groups and discuss this question. What factors
does a hotel chain take into account when choosing a
site? Work with a partner.
• Look at these possible locations for a new hotel.
Discuss the advantages and drawbacks of each site.
established central tourist area
new commercial development site
suburbian residental area
• Decide where you would build your new hotel in
London.
Work in groups. You work for a consultancy
group. You have been asked to look at the hotel
investment opportunities in your area. Discuss:
a where it would be feasible to build a new
hotel.
b what kind of establishment it would be
(category, number of rooms, etc.).
c its facilities.
d your anticipated clientele.
e how you would advertise and promote the
hotel.
Practice
1. Visit Colmar with its
medieval/numerous/half-timbered/houses
2. Stay at this
country-housel outstandinglluxury Ihotel
3. The chalet is in a/an .... ....
viliage/Swiss/unspoiled /resort
4. The restaurant offers a/an
international/ table d 'hote/varied/ menu
5. On arrival all guests are given a.. .. .... . ............. .
star -shaped I dark I Belgi an I chocolate
6. At the Majestic they have..............................
junior I luxurious/four /suites
7. All staff will be issued with..................................
cotton/new/blue-and-white/uniforms
8. In the dining room there is a .. .. .
fiftee nth -centu ry /Veneti an I pricelessl chandelier