complimentary toiletries

Meaning

This term refers to free personal care items provided by a hotel or lodging for guests to use during their stay. These typically include small bottles of shampoo, conditioner, soap, body lotion, and sometimes toothpaste or shaving kits.

Examples

• The hotel provides complimentary toiletries, so you don't need to pack heavy bottles of shampoo.

  The hotel provides complimentary toiletries, so you don't need to pack heavy bottles of shampoo.

• I was impressed by the high quality of the complimentary toiletries in our luxury suite.

  I was impressed by the high quality of the complimentary toiletries in our luxury suite.

• If you run out of soap, you can ask the front desk for more complimentary toiletries.

  If you run out of soap, you can ask the front desk for more complimentary toiletries.

• These complimentary toiletries smell amazing, especially the lavender body wash.

  These complimentary toiletries smell amazing, especially the lavender body wash.

• Most budget motels offer basic complimentary toiletries like bar soap and 2-in-1 shampoo.

  Most budget motels offer basic complimentary toiletries like bar soap and 2-in-1 shampoo.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The hotel gave us complementary toiletries.

  ✓ The hotel gave us complimentary toiletries.

  'Complimentary' (with an 'i') means free of charge. 'Complementary' (with an 'e') means completing or mutually improving something.

• ✗ I love the free toilet tools in this hotel.

  ✓ I love the complimentary toiletries in this hotel.

  'Toiletries' specifically refers to personal hygiene products. 'Toilet tools' sounds like plungers or cleaning equipment.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Don't worry about packing soap or shampoo; the hotel provides ___.

  💡 Free personal care items in a hotel bathroom.

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  complimentary toiletries

• I always save the leftover ___ from my hotel stays to use when I travel.

  💡 Free mini bottles of shampoo and lotion.

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  complimentary toiletries