check out

Meaning

In a travel context, 'check out' means to pay your bill and officially leave a hotel or accommodation. It can also mean to look at or investigate something interesting. It is a standard, essential term for anyone staying in commercial lodging.

Examples

• We need to check out of the hotel by 11:00 AM to avoid extra charges.

  We need to check out of the hotel by 11:00 AM to avoid extra charges.

• Can we leave our bags at the reception after we check out?

  Can we leave our bags at the reception after we check out?

• Let's check out that new seafood restaurant by the harbor tonight.

  Let's check out that new seafood restaurant by the harbor tonight.

• I already checked out online, so we can just leave the room keys on the desk.

  I already checked out online, so we can just leave the room keys on the desk.

• Make sure you check out of your room before the cleaning staff arrives.

  Make sure you check out of your room before the cleaning staff arrives.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We must check out the hotel before noon.

  ✓ We must check out of the hotel before noon.

  When leaving a hotel, you must use the preposition 'of' after 'check out'. Without 'of', it means you are inspecting or looking at the hotel building.

• ✗ I need to make the checkout.

  ✓ I need to check out.

  'Checkout' is a noun (the place or process). To perform the action, use the phrasal verb 'check out'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• What time do we have to ___ of our room tomorrow morning?

  💡 Leave the hotel formally.

  Show answer

  check out

• You should go ___ the local market; it has amazing street food.

  💡 Go look at or explore.

  Show answer

  check out