housekeeping service

Meaning

Refers to the department or service in a hotel responsible for cleaning rooms, changing bedsheets, and replenishing amenities like towels and toiletries. It is used when requesting room cleaning or extra supplies during a hotel stay.

Examples

• Could we please have the housekeeping service clean our room before noon?

  Could we please have the housekeeping service clean our room before noon?

• I need to call housekeeping service because we ran out of clean towels.

  I need to call housekeeping service because we ran out of clean towels.

• The hotel offers a daily housekeeping service, but you can opt out to save water.

  The hotel offers a daily housekeeping service, but you can opt out to save water.

• Is housekeeping service included in the room price, or is there an extra fee?

  Is housekeeping service included in the room price, or is there an extra fee?

• We tipped the housekeeping service at the end of our five-day stay.

  We tipped the housekeeping service at the end of our five-day stay.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I asked the clean room service for more soap.

  ✓ I asked the housekeeping service for more soap.

  'Room service' refers to food and drink delivered to your room, whereas 'housekeeping service' is for cleaning and room maintenance.

• ✗ The housekeeping services are very fast here.

  ✓ The housekeeping service is very fast here.

  Use the singular form 'service' when referring to the department or the general offering.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you need more pillows, you should call ___.

  💡 The hotel department responsible for cleaning and room supplies.

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  housekeeping service

• Does the daily ___ come in the morning or the afternoon?

  💡 The service that tidies up your room.

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  housekeeping service