self-catering apartment

Meaning

A self-catering apartment is a holiday accommodation that includes its own kitchen facilities. This allows guests to buy their own groceries and cook their own meals instead of eating out or having meals provided by a hotel.

Examples

• We booked a self-catering apartment so we could save money by cooking our own dinners.

  We booked a self-catering apartment so we could save money by cooking our own dinners.

• Staying in a self-catering apartment is great when you are traveling with a big family.

  Staying in a self-catering apartment is great when you are traveling with a big family.

• The self-catering apartment was fully equipped with a stove, a microwave, and a dishwasher.

  The self-catering apartment was fully equipped with a stove, a microwave, and a dishwasher.

• I prefer a self-catering apartment over a hotel because it gives me more independence.

  I prefer a self-catering apartment over a hotel because it gives me more independence.

• They decided on a self-catering apartment near the local market to try cooking local ingredients.

  They decided on a self-catering apartment near the local market to try cooking local ingredients.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We stayed in a self-cook apartment during our vacation.

  ✓ We stayed in a self-catering apartment during our vacation.

  'Self-cook' is a literal translation error. The correct English term for accommodation where you cook your own meals is 'self-catering'.

• ✗ I booked a self-catering apartment room.

  ✓ I booked a self-catering apartment.

  An apartment is already a complete unit with rooms, so adding 'room' at the end is unnecessary and sounds unnatural.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you want to prepare your own meals on holiday, you should book a ___.

  💡 An accommodation type with its own kitchen.

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  self-catering apartment

• Our ___ had a lovely little kitchen with views of the sea.

  💡 A flat where you can do your own cooking.

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  self-catering apartment