A hotel room facing the courtyard (A1)
At reception, someone wants a quiet room. They get one facing the courtyard, not the street, and open it with a card.
Mi habitación de hotel
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About this article
What you'll learn
The present tense, querer, and one question at hotel reception.
The room is small: a bed, a lamp and a window onto a courtyard with no cars. The bathroom has a shower, towels and a glass. The narrator closes the door and stays to rest, without going back out to the street.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
finalmente llego al hotel
newfinally I arrive at the hotel
The phrase shows a simple travel pattern: llegar a + place.
Useful for talking about arrival after a trip.
me saluda con una sonrisa amable
newgreets me with a friendly smile
Me saluda means someone greets me; con una sonrisa amable tells how.
Useful for describing polite service.
está en el segundo piso
newis on the second floor
Está en + place describes where something is located.
Useful for finding rooms and places in a building.
Junto a la cama
newbeside the bed
Junto a means next to or beside something.
Useful for describing furniture placement.
para guardar objetos valiosos
newto keep valuable objects
Para + infinitive explains purpose.
Useful for saying what something is for.
Si necesito ayuda
newif I need help
Si introduces a condition: what happens if help is needed.
Useful for asking or planning help in a hotel.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Receptionist
recepcionista
receptionist
Recepcionista can refer to a man or a woman; the article shows gender in context.
A core hotel word for check-in situations.
Electronic key
llave electrónica
electronic key
Llave electrónica names the card or key used to open the room.
Useful for check-in and room access.
Elevator
ascensor
elevator
Ascensor is the common word for an elevator or lift.
Useful for moving around a hotel.
Soft pillows
almohadas suaves
soft pillows
Almohadas suaves combines a plural noun with a plural adjective.
Useful for describing comfort in a room.
Refrigerator
refrigerador
refrigerator
Refrigerador names the small fridge in the hotel room.
Useful for hotel amenities.
Password
contraseña
password
Contraseña here means the wifi password.
Useful for asking about internet access.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser for description
La habitación es pequeña pero cómoda.
The room is small but comfortable.
Es describes regular characteristics of the room: size and comfort.
Helps separate ser descriptions from estar states.
Hay for existence
Hay una cama grande con sábanas blancas y almohadas suaves.
There is a big bed with white sheets and soft pillows.
Hay says that something exists or is present in the room.
A basic pattern for describing places.
Estar for state
El baño está limpio y moderno.
The bathroom is clean and modern.
Está describes the bathroom condition in this moment.
Useful for talking about the state of a place.
Reflexive verbs
Me ducho y me pongo ropa cómoda.
I shower and put on comfortable clothes.
Me ducho and me pongo use me because the action refers back to the speaker.
Useful for describing daily routines.
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