Check in at a hotel
You arrive at a fictional hotel before your room is ready. You want to confirm the booking and leave your luggage.
Fictional practice booking
Reserva: Asha Mehta.Booking: Asha Mehta.
Estancia: 2 noches, del 12 al 14 de mayo.Stay: 2 nights, from 12 to 14 May.
Habitación lista a las 15:00; consigna de equipaje disponible.Room ready at 15:00; luggage storage available.
- Traveller
- Buenos días. Tengo una reserva a nombre de Asha Mehta.
- Staff
- Sí, a nombre de Asha Mehta, para dos noches, del 12 al 14 de mayo.
- Traveller
- Sí, correcto. ¿A qué hora estará lista la habitación?
- Staff
- Estará lista a las 15:00.
- Traveller
- ¿Podría guardar mi equipaje hasta esa hora, por favor?
- Staff
- Sí, puede dejarlo en la consigna y recogerlo a las 15:00.
Read the English translation
Traveller. Good morning. I have a booking under the name Asha Mehta.
Staff. Yes, under Asha Mehta, for two nights, from 12 to 14 May.
Traveller. Yes, that is correct. What time will the room be ready?
Staff. It will be ready at 15:00.
Traveller. Could you store my luggage until then, please?
Staff. Yes, you can leave it in luggage storage and collect it at 15:00.
Five phrases to reuse
Tengo una reserva a nombre de [Asha Mehta].
I have a booking under the name [Asha Mehta].
Replace the name with the name on your booking.
¿Son [dos] noches, del [12] al [14]?
Is it [two] nights, from the [12th] to the [14th]?
Check the number of nights and both dates. Use ¿Es una noche…? for a one-night stay.
¿A qué hora estará lista la habitación?
What time will the room be ready?
¿Podría guardar mi equipaje hasta esa hora?
Could you store my luggage until then?
¿Dónde está la consigna?
Where is the luggage storage area?
When the reply changes the plan
They say La habitación estará lista a las 15:00.
The room will be ready at 15:00.
Your next reply ¿Podría guardar mi equipaje hasta esa hora?
Could you store my luggage until then? The question arranges storage during the wait.
They say ¿A nombre de quién está la reserva?
Under whose name is the booking?
Your next reply A nombre de Asha Mehta.
Under the name Asha Mehta. Give the name listed on the booking.
They say La consigna está junto a recepción.
The luggage storage area is beside reception.
Your next reply Gracias. ¿Puedo recogerlo a las 15:00?
Thank you. Can I collect it at 15:00? Confirm when you can collect the luggage.
A nombre de. Use a nombre de to give the name on a booking. From the 12th to the 14th is two nights when check-in is on the 12th and check-out on the 14th. Tengo una reserva a nombre de Asha Mehta. means I have a booking under the name Asha Mehta.
Try a new booking
Say or write your reply before opening each answer. Use the phrases above when you need them.
1. At what time will this traveller's room be ready?
Reserva de práctica: Rohan Kapoor; tres noches, del 16 al 19 de junio. Habitación lista a las 14:30.
Check answer 1
La habitación estará lista a las 14:30.
The room will be ready at 14:30.
The new booking gives 14:30 as the room-ready time. The number of nights and dates describe the stay, not the time.
2. Choose the best reply to arrange luggage storage.
El personal dice: «La habitación estará lista a las 14:30». Quieres dejar el equipaje hasta esa hora.
- ¿Cuántas noches me quedo?
- ¿Podría guardar mi equipaje hasta las 14:30, por favor?
- ¿Está lista mi habitación a las 14:30?
Check answer 2
B. ¿Podría guardar mi equipaje hasta las 14:30, por favor?
Could you store my luggage until 14:30, please?
B asks for luggage storage until the room is ready. C checks the room time without asking for storage. A asks about the length of the stay.
3. Correct the number of nights to match the booking.
Reserva de práctica: Rohan Kapoor; tres noches, del 16 al 19 de junio. Tu borrador dice: «Tengo una reserva a nombre de Rohan Kapoor para cuatro noches».
Check answer 3
Tengo una reserva a nombre de Rohan Kapoor para tres noches.
I have a booking under the name Rohan Kapoor for three nights.
Change cuatro to tres. A stay from 16 to 19 June is three nights. You can also include del 16 al 19 de junio.
4. Write a short reply that confirms the name, number of nights and dates.
Reserva de práctica: Rohan Kapoor; tres noches, del 16 al 19 de junio. El personal pregunta cuántas noches y qué fechas.
Check answer 4
A nombre de Rohan Kapoor. Son tres noches, del 16 al 19 de junio.
Under the name Rohan Kapoor. It is three nights, from 16 to 19 June.
Give the name, three nights and both dates. Another clear, polite reply with these same details is valid.
Check for Booking name Rohan Kapoor; Three nights; 16 to 19 June.
Use your own trip details
Use your booking name, dates and room-ready time to check in and ask about luggage.
Tengo una reserva a nombre de [nombre], para [número] noches, del [fecha] al [fecha]. ¿Podría guardar mi equipaje hasta las [hora]?
Your text stays on this page and is not sent to us. Use a private copy for booking details.
See one possible reply
Tengo una reserva a nombre de Neha Rao, para tres noches, del 8 al 11 de junio. ¿Podría guardar mi equipaje hasta las 14:00?
I have a booking under the name Neha Rao for three nights, from 8 to 11 June. Could you store my luggage until 14:00?
Change the name, nights and questions to match your own booking. Several polite replies can work.
Prepare for the rest of your trip
The Spanish for Travel kit has 14 situations, including meals, food requirements, taxis, trains, visits and arriving for a work meeting. Three PDFs with written practice, explained answers and eight phone cards.
See the travel kit, ₹299 →For broader beginner foundations, try the free introduction lesson. Actual bookings and staff replies will vary.