How to Check Into a Hotel in Spanish: Phrases & Pronunciation
Hotel check-in is a predictable conversation, which makes it perfect to rehearse before you travel. Here are the phrases for arriving, the questions worth asking, how to flag a problem with your room, and how to check out — all in the polite register staff expect.
Usted with hotel staff
Use the formal usted throughout a hotel interaction — ¿Tienen…?, ¿Me puede…? The polite conditional Quisiera ("I would like") is especially natural here and sounds more courteous than Quiero.
Arriving
Tengo una reserva a nombre de García.
TEN-goh OO-nah reh-SER-bah ah NOM-breh deh
I have a reservation under García.
¿Tienen habitaciones disponibles?
TYEH-nen ah-bee-tah-SYOH-nes dees-poh-NEE-bles
Do you have rooms available?
Una habitación doble, por favor.
OO-nah ah-bee-tah-SYON DOH-bleh
A double room, please.
¿A qué hora es el check-out?
ah keh OH-rah es el chek-owt
What time is checkout?
Useful questions
¿El desayuno está incluido?
el deh-sah-YOO-noh es-TAH een-kloo-EE-doh
Is breakfast included?
¿Hay wifi en la habitación?
ai WEE-fee en lah ah-bee-tah-SYON
Is there wifi in the room?
¿Me da la contraseña del wifi?
meh dah lah kon-trah-SEH-nyah del WEE-fee
Can you give me the wifi password?
¿Dónde está el ascensor?
DON-deh es-TAH el ah-sen-SOR
Where is the elevator?
Problems & checking out
El aire acondicionado no funciona.
el AI-reh ah-kon-dee-syoh-NAH-doh noh foon-SYOH-nah
The air conditioning doesn't work.
¿Pueden guardar mi equipaje?
PWEH-den gwar-DAR mee eh-kee-PAH-heh
Can you store my luggage?
Quisiera hacer el check-out.
kee-SYEH-rah ah-SER el chek-owt
I'd like to check out.
¿Me puede pedir un taxi?
meh PWEH-deh peh-DEER oon TAK-see
Can you call me a taxi?
Tips to sound natural
- You'll be asked for your passport or DNI on arrival — have it ready.
- Quisiera ("I would like") is the polite conditional; it's the most natural way to make requests at a front desk.
- Confirm checkout time and whether breakfast is included when you arrive — it saves a second trip to the desk.
- Usted with all staff; switching to tú uninvited can read as overly familiar.
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