italiano · A2 · vocabulary · 4 minutes
Hotel stays
Confirm a booking and solve common room problems at reception.
Understand the choice
A hotel exchange needs booking identity, room access, breakfast time, and a concise way to report a missing or broken item.
Core rule: A nome di identifies the booking name; prenotare forms the perfect with avere.
Notice it in context
Ho prenotato una camera a nome di Elena Rossi.
I booked a room under the name Elena Rossi.
Ho…prenotato forms passato prossimo; camera is the object; a nome di gives the registered name.
Alla reception ricevo la chiave e chiedo della colazione.
At reception I receive the key and ask about breakfast.
Reception, chiave, and colazione cover arrival information.
In camera manca un asciugamano e l’ascensore non funziona.
A towel is missing in the room and the lift does not work.
Asciugamano is subject of manca; ascensore is the broken service.
What to remember
- Reception is a common invariable loanword; ricevimento has broader meanings.
- Ospite can mean host or guest; context identifies the role.
Common trap: Do not translate under the name with sotto il nome in a booking; use a nome di.