extra towel

Meaning

An 'extra towel' is an additional cloth used for drying yourself after a bath or shower. Travelers use this phrase at hotel reception desks or when speaking to housekeeping to request more amenities. The tone is polite and practical.

Examples

• Could we please get an extra towel for the bathroom?

  Could we please get an extra towel for the bathroom?

• I need an extra towel because I want to go to the pool.

  I need an extra towel because I want to go to the pool.

• The housekeeper brought us an extra towel this morning.

  The housekeeper brought us an extra towel this morning.

• Is it possible to request an extra towel at the front desk?

  Is it possible to request an extra towel at the front desk?

• There is only one towel here, so I will ask for an extra towel.

  There is only one towel here, so I will ask for an extra towel.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Can I have a more towel?

  ✓ Can I have an extra towel?

  Use 'extra' or 'another' to ask for additional items. 'More' is used with uncountable nouns or plural nouns like 'more towels'.

• ✗ Please bring me one extra paper.

  ✓ Please bring me an extra towel.

  Ensure you use 'towel' for the bathroom cloth, not 'paper' or 'napkin'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Excuse me, could you bring an ___ to room 302?

  💡 An additional cloth to dry yourself.

  Show answer

  extra towel

• I dropped mine on the floor, so I need an ___.

  💡 Another towel.

  Show answer

  extra towel