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Checking in in Spanish

Justin has reached a hotel for the night. At the desk, he needs to check in, confirm breakfast, ask about Wi-Fi, and find the elevator.

This lesson gives you polite chunks for a real hotel conversation. You'll also ask about checkout and say whose reservation it is.

The desk clerk uses usted, so listen for the formal tone.

By the end of this lesson

Check into a hotel and ask about breakfast, checkout, Wi-Fi, and the elevator.

  • Tengo una reservación a nombre de ___I have a reservation under ___
  • Quisiera registrarmeI'd like to check in
  • ¿El desayuno está incluido?Is breakfast included?
  • ¿A qué hora es el check-out?What time is checkout?
  • ¿Me podría dar la contraseña del wifi?Could I get the Wi-Fi password?
  • ¿Hay elevador?Is there an elevator?

Scene — the hotel desk

It is evening in a small hotel lobby. Justin has arrived for one night, carrying his bag and checking the reservation details on his phone.

The clerk is ready at the desk, while Amanda waits nearby with a suitcase.

Justin stands in a small hotel lobby with his bag while a clerk waits at the desk and Amanda waits nearby with a suitcase.

Learn — check in and ask

These six chunks help you handle the first minutes at a hotel desk without building every sentence from scratch.

Learn each one as a useful piece, then notice how the questions fit together.

  1. Justin tells the clerk he has a reservation, showing his phone.

    Tengo una reservación a nombre de ___

    I have a reservation under ___

    When to use it: Say this when you tell hotel staff which name is on your booking.

    A nombre de means under the name of; fill the blank with your name.

    Say it: reh-sehr-vah-SYON; ñ sounds like ny.

  2. Justin politely asks to check in, placing his bag down.

    Quisiera registrarme

    I'd like to check in

    When to use it: Use this polite chunk when you arrive and want to check in.

    Quisiera is a polite way to say I would like; registrarme means to check myself in.

    Say it: kee-SYEH-rah reh-hees-TRAHR-meh.

  3. Justin asks whether breakfast is included, gesturing toward a breakfast area.

    ¿El desayuno está incluido?

    Is breakfast included?

    When to use it: Ask this to check whether your hotel rate includes breakfast.

    Incluido agrees with desayuno, which is masculine.

    Say it: deh-sah-YOO-noh; incluido ends in OO-doh.

  4. Justin asks what time checkout is, pointing at a clock above the desk.

    ¿A qué hora es el check-out?

    What time is checkout?

    When to use it: Ask this when you need to know the hotel's checkout time.

    A qué hora asks at what time; check-out is commonly used in Mexican hotels.

    Say it: ah keh OH-rah ehs el chek-owt.

  5. Justin asks for the Wi-Fi password, holding up his phone.

    ¿Me podría dar la contraseña del wifi?

    Could I get the Wi-Fi password?

    When to use it: Use this polite question to request the hotel's Wi-Fi password.

    Podría is a polite could; contraseña means password.

    Say it: poh-DREE-ah; contraseña has ny for ñ.

  6. Justin asks if there is an elevator, pointing toward the hallway.

    ¿Hay elevador?

    Is there an elevator?

    When to use it: Ask this when you want to know whether the building has an elevator.

    Hay means there is or are, and elevador means elevator in Mexico.

    Say it: e-leh-vah-DOR; hay sounds like eye.

Story — one night at the hotel

Watch Justin check in for the night and ask several practical questions at the desk.

The highlighted chunks are new today. Show English can help if the hotel conversation moves quickly.

  1. It is evening, and Justin approaches the desk with his reservation open.
  2. Hotel clerkBuenas noches. ¿En qué le ayudo?Good evening. How may I help you?
  3. JustinTengo una reservación a nombre de Justin Miller.I have a reservation under Justin Miller.
  4. Hotel clerkSí, señor. ¿Quisiera registrarse?Yes, sir. Would you like to check in?
  5. JustinSí, quisiera registrarme.Yes, I'd like to check in.
  6. Hotel clerkClaro. Su habitación está lista.Of course. Your room is ready.
  7. Justin¿El desayuno está incluido?Is breakfast included?
  8. Hotel clerkSí, está incluido en su reservación.Yes, it is included in your reservation.
  9. Justin¿A qué hora es el check-out?What time is checkout?
  10. Hotel clerkEs después del desayuno, señor.It is after breakfast, sir.
  11. Justin¿Me podría dar la contraseña del wifi?Could I get the Wi-Fi password?
  12. Hotel clerkSí, está aquí en la tarjeta.Yes, it is here on the card.
  13. JustinGracias. ¿Hay elevador?Thank you. Is there an elevator?
  14. Hotel clerkSí, al fondo, a la derecha.Yes, at the back, on the right.

Practice — get settled

Practice moves from recognition to choosing a polite reply and building complete hotel requests.

You'll also review a greeting, a thank-you, and a direction question from earlier lessons.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    Spanish

    Tengo una reservación a nombre de ___Drop the English here
    ¿El desayuno está incluido?Drop the English here
    ¿Me podría dar la contraseña del wifi?Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Spanish, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What do you say?

    The clerk asks what name your hotel booking is under. Give Justin's name.

  4. Fill the gap

    Could I get the Wi-Fi password?

    ¿Me podría dar la ____ del wifi?

  5. What does it mean?

    ¿Hay elevador?

  6. What do you say?

    You want to know whether the room price includes breakfast.

  7. Pick the reply

    Hotel clerk says:

    Aquí tiene la contraseña del wifi.

    Here's the Wi-Fi password.

    And you reply with:

  8. True or false?

    This asks how to get to a place, such as room 204.

  9. What does it mean?

    Buenas noches.

  10. Build the line

    What time is checkout?

    ¿ -?

    Tap the words in order.

Say it — check in with confidence

Now you are Justin at the hotel desk. Follow the exchange, and say each highlighted chunk when prompted.

Tap ▶ to hear the model line first, then tap the microphone. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. Hotel clerkBuenas noches. ¿En qué le ayudo?Good evening. How may I help you?
  2. Justin (you)Give the name on your reservation: Justin Miller.

    Tengo una reservación a nombre de ___

    I have a reservation under ___

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Recap — what you can say now

SpanishEnglish
Tengo una reservación a nombre de ___I have a reservation under ___
Quisiera registrarmeI'd like to check in
¿El desayuno está incluido?Is breakfast included?
¿A qué hora es el check-out?What time is checkout?
¿Me podría dar la contraseña del wifi?Could I get the Wi-Fi password?
¿Hay elevador?Is there an elevator?
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