hotel
/həʊˈtel/noun
उच्चारण होटेल
होटल, विश्रामगृह
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a building where people stay, for example on holiday, and pay for their rooms and meals
होटल, विश्रामगृह
- a five-star hotel
- We stayed at a hotel near the beach.
- We booked a hotel near the railway station for two nights.
+ 3 more examples
- The hotel has a swimming pool and a rooftop restaurant.
- Guests at the hotel can order breakfast in their rooms.
- Her uncle manages a small hotel in Manali.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
stay at / in a hotel
Use 'at' or 'in' for being a guest, and 'a' or 'the' since 'hotel' is countable. 'Stay at' is more usual.
अतिथि के रूप में रहने के लिए 'at' या 'in' आता है, और 'hotel' countable है, इसलिए 'a' या 'the' लगता है। 'Stay at' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- We stayed at a hotel near the railway station.
- He works in a five-star hotel.
book / check in / check out of a hotel
Standard verbs for hotel stays: book a room, check in on arrival, check out when leaving.
Hotel में ठहरने के लिए मानक क्रियाएँ: कमरा book करना, आने पर check in और जाते समय check out करना।
- Radhika booked a hotel room online.
- Guests must check out of the hotel by noon.
hotel + noun
As a modifier, hotel gives hotel room, hotel bill, hotel manager, hotel industry.
Modifier के रूप में hotel से hotel room, hotel bill, hotel manager, hotel industry बनते हैं।
- The hotel bill included breakfast.
hotel (India): eating place
In everyday Indian English, 'hotel' can mean a restaurant or small eatery. Standard British English uses 'restaurant' for this.
रोज़मर्रा की भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में 'hotel' रेस्तरां या छोटे भोजनालय के लिए भी बोला जाता है। मानक British English में इसके लिए 'restaurant' है।
- We had lunch at a restaurant before reaching the hotel.
+Collocations 4
type of hotel
luxurybudgetfive-starboutiqueheritagebeachfront
- They stayed in a heritage hotel in Udaipur.
verb + hotel
bookruncheck intocheck out ofstay at
- She checked into the hotel late at night.
hotel + noun
roomlobbybillmanagerreservationreceptionist
- The hotel receptionist gave us the key.
hotel + business
industrymanagementchainstaffbooking
- She completed a course in hotel management.
“More examples 5
- The hotel is just five minutes from the airport.
होटल हवाई अड्डे से केवल पाँच मिनट की दूरी पर है।
- Our hotel room had a balcony facing the sea.
हमारे होटल के कमरे में समुद्र की ओर बालकनी थी।
- All the hotels in the town were full during the festival.
त्योहार के दौरान नगर के सारे होटल भरे हुए थे।
- He started his career as a waiter in a small hotel.
उसने एक छोटे होटल में वेटर के रूप में अपना करियर शुरू किया।
- Please confirm my hotel booking for Friday night.
कृपया शुक्रवार रात के लिए मेरी होटल बुकिंग की पुष्टि कर दें।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ We reached to the hotel at night.
✓ We reached the hotel at night.
'Reach' is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Reach' transitive verb है और उसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
✗ We are staying in a hotel since Monday.
✓ We have been staying in a hotel since Monday.
'Since' needs the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है।
✗ I have an hotel booking.
✓ I have a hotel booking.
'Hotel' begins with a sounded h, so use 'a'.
'Hotel' में h का उच्चारण होता है, इसलिए 'a' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These three are all places to stay or eat, but they differ in purpose and price.
तीनों रहने या खाने के स्थान हैं, पर उद्देश्य और कीमत में भिन्न हैं।
A commercial place where paying guests rent rooms and may eat.
व्यावसायिक स्थान जहाँ भुगतान करने वाले अतिथि कमरे किराए पर लेते हैं और भोजन भी कर सकते हैं।
- We booked a hotel in Shimla.
Cheap shared accommodation, especially for students or young travellers.
सस्ता साझा आवास, विशेषकर विद्यार्थियों या युवा यात्रियों के लिए।
- Students live in the college hostel.
A small old-style place for travellers to stay, often in the countryside.
यात्रियों के ठहरने का छोटा पुराने ढंग का स्थान, प्रायः ग्रामीण क्षेत्र में।
- The inn by the river served simple meals.
§Grammar and usage
'a hotel' (the h is pronounced; 'an hotel' is old-fashioned).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'a hotel' (h बोला जाता है; 'an hotel' पुराना है)।
HoTEL.
Pronunciation: hotel शब्द में stress दूसरे syllable पर पड़ता है, यानी ho-TEL बोला जाता है, पहले syllable पर नहीं।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A cheap hotel for travellers by road is a motel; a small country hotel an inn; a place for young travellers a hostel; a large holiday hotel with many activities a resort.
सड़क यात्रियों के लिए सस्ता होटल motel; छोटा ग्रामीण होटल inn; युवा यात्रियों के लिए स्थान hostel; कई गतिविधियों वाला बड़ा पर्यटन होटल resort।
General knowledge
The Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai opened in 1903.
मुंबई का Taj Mahal Palace होटल 1903 में खुला।