kitchen facilities

Meaning

'Kitchen facilities' refers to the equipment, appliances, and space available for cooking food in an accommodation. This usually includes a stove, microwave, refrigerator, and basic cooking utensils. It is a standard term used in hotel, hostel, and Airbnb listings.

Examples

• The hostel has shared kitchen facilities where guests can cook their own meals.

  The hostel has shared kitchen facilities where guests can cook their own meals.

• We chose this apartment because it offers full kitchen facilities.

  We chose this apartment because it offers full kitchen facilities.

• Are there any kitchen facilities in the studio, or just a kettle?

  Are there any kitchen facilities in the studio, or just a kettle?

• Using the kitchen facilities helped us save a lot of money on our trip.

  Using the kitchen facilities helped us save a lot of money on our trip.

• The cabin has basic kitchen facilities, including a small stove and a fridge.

  The cabin has basic kitchen facilities, including a small stove and a fridge.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The hotel room has a good kitchen facility.

  ✓ The hotel room has good kitchen facilities.

  'Facilities' is almost always used in the plural form when referring to the equipment and amenities provided.

• ✗ We cooked dinner in the kitchen facility.

  ✓ We cooked dinner using the kitchen facilities.

  'Facilities' refers to the collective amenities, not the physical room itself. You cook in the kitchen, or using the kitchen facilities.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Does the guest house have shared ___ or a private kitchen?

  💡 The equipment and space provided for cooking.

  Show answer

  kitchen facilities

• We bought groceries because our apartment had excellent ___.

  💡 Plural noun phrase for cooking amenities.

  Show answer

  kitchen facilities