Booking a hotel in French

How do you book a hotel in French? In today's free audio lesson you’ll learn how to make a hotel reservation in French like a pro and impress your travel companions!

By the end of the lesson you’ll be able to say how many people and nights you’re booking for, ask how much it costs, and understand the answers in French as well.

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Est-ce que vous avez une chambre disponible?

Do you have a room available?

Two useful words to know at this point are “Une chambre”, a room, and “Disponible”, available. The receptionist may respond…

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Oui, nous avons des chambres disponibles.

Yes, we still have rooms available.

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Non, Malheureusement nous n’avons pas de chambre disponible.

No, unfortunately we have no rooms available.

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Non, nous sommes complets.

No, we are booked out.

When asking for the price the receptionist at the hotel will need to know for how many people and for how many nights you want the room.

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Pour combien de personnes?

For how many people?

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Pour combien de nuits?

For how many nights?

You might answer:

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Pour deux personnes.

For two people

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Pour une nuit.

For one night.

The receptionist may also ask whether you want a single or a double room.

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Une chambre simple

A single room

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Une chambre double

A double room

Your answer may look like this…

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Une chambre simple pour deux nuits, s’il vous plaît.

A single room for two nights, please

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Une chambre double pour une nuit, s’il vous plaît.

A double room for one night, please.

When asking for the price simply say “Combien coûte …” - "how much is it for…", and add the type of room and number of nights you want. For example:

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Combien coûte une chambre simple pour deux nuits ?

How much is it for a single room for two nights ?

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Combien coûte une chambre double pour une nuit ?

How much is it for a double room for one night ?

Some hotels charge per room, others per person. Here are some possible answers you might get to hear…

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La chambre coûte 70 Euros par nuit.

That costs 70 euros per night.

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La chambre coûte 45 Euros par personne.

That costs 45 euros per person

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Une chambre double coûte 45 Euros par personne.

A double room costs 45 euros per person.

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Une chambre simple coûte 50 Euros par nuit.

A single room costs 50 euros per night

That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed it.

À bientôt!
Marie-Claire Rivière and the Rocket French Team

P.S. Try out these little exercises to test your French skills!

Exercise 1: Match the French word with its English translation.

1. Une chambre
( ____ )
a. a double room

2. Par personne
( ____ )
b. a room

3. Une chambre double
( ____ )
c. a single room

4. Par nuit
( ____ )
d. per person

5. Une chambre simple
( ____ )
e. per night

Exercise 2. Now, match the questions and statements with the correct English translation.

1. Combien coûte…?
( ____ )
a. How much is it for a single room for one night?

2. Pour combien de nuit?
( ____ )
b. Do you have a room available?

3. Combien coûte une chambre simple pour une nuit?
( ____ )
c. For how many nights?

4. Pour combien de personnes?
( ____ )
d. How much is it for…?

5. Est-ce que vous avez une chambre disponible ?
( ____ )
e. For how many people?

Booking a hotel in French

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