bellhop trolley

Meaning

A wheeled cart used in hotels to transport guests' luggage from the lobby to their rooms. It is typically pushed or pulled by a bellhop or porter and is sometimes called a luggage cart. Use this term when discussing hotel amenities, checking in, or handling heavy bags.

Examples

• The porter stacked our heavy suitcases onto the bellhop trolley as soon as we stepped out of the taxi.

  The porter stacked our heavy suitcases onto the bellhop trolley as soon as we stepped out of the taxi.

• Could you please bring a bellhop trolley to room 405? We have a lot of bags to load.

  Could you please bring a bellhop trolley to room 405? We have a lot of bags to load.

• A shiny brass bellhop trolley was parked near the reception desk, ready for arriving guests.

  A shiny brass bellhop trolley was parked near the reception desk, ready for arriving guests.

• I watched the staff carefully balance the fragile hatboxes on top of the bellhop trolley.

  I watched the staff carefully balance the fragile hatboxes on top of the bellhop trolley.

• We don't need a bellhop trolley since we are only traveling with light backpacks.

  We don't need a bellhop trolley since we are only traveling with light backpacks.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We put our bags on the bellhop car.

  ✓ We put our bags on the bellhop trolley.

  The word 'car' is not used for this wheeled cart; 'trolley' or 'cart' is the standard term.

• ✗ The hotel clerk pushed the bellhop trolley.

  ✓ The bellhop pushed the trolley.

  A front desk clerk usually stays at the reception desk, whereas a bellhop or porter handles the trolley.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The porter loaded our suitcases onto the ___ and wheeled them to the elevator.

  💡 A wheeled cart used for hotel luggage.

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  bellhop trolley

• If you have too many bags, you can ask the front desk to send up a ___.

  💡 The specific cart used by hotel staff for bags.

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  bellhop trolley