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| chef |
a cook in charge of a hotel or restaurant kitchen. |
| dining room |
a room in a home or hotel where meals are eaten. |
| guest |
a customer at a hotel or restaurant. [1/2 definitions] |
| inn |
a small hotel for people who are travelling. |
| lobby |
a hall or open room inside the entrance of a hotel, theater, or other large building. It is often used as a waiting room. [1/3 definitions] |
| motel |
a hotel with parking spaces near the bedrooms for those who travel by car. |
| parlor |
a room in a house, hotel, restaurant, or the like for conversation or for entertaining guests. [1/2 definitions] |
| porter1 |
a person whose job is to carry baggage at a train station, airport, or hotel. [1/2 definitions] |
| reception |
a British word for the place where you report your arrival and are greeted at a hotel or office. A "reception" is usually called a "reception desk" in the US. [1/6 definitions] |
| reservation |
(often plural) an arrangement to have something saved for a particular person, such as a seat on a plane, a hotel room, or a table in a restaurant. [1/3 definitions] |
| spa |
a hotel or resort that offers fitness and health programs. [1/3 definitions] |
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