español · A2 · vocabulary · 4 minutes
Checking into a hotel
Check in smoothly and solve basic problems at reception.
Understand the choice
Check in, locate your room, and solve the most common hotel problems. The highest-value chunks are tener una reserva, a nombre de…, ¿a qué hora…?, and no hay…, because they open complete exchanges at reception.
Core rule: A nombre de identifies the person whose name appears on a reservation.
Notice it in context
Tengo una reserva a nombre de Ana López.
I have a reservation under the name Ana López.
A nombre de identifies the person whose name appears on a reservation.
¿A qué hora es el desayuno?
What time is breakfast?
A qué hora asks for an event time.
La habitación no tiene toallas.
The room does not have towels.
No directly precedes tiene.
What to remember
- A nombre de introduces the name used for a booking, not necessarily the person speaking.
- Habitación is a hotel room; llave is a physical key, while tarjeta may be the electronic room key.
Common trap: Do not translate “under my name” with debajo de. Reservation names use a nombre de: una reserva a nombre de Kowalski.