upgrade a room

Meaning

This expression means to change a hotel room to a better, larger, or more luxurious one, often for an extra fee or sometimes as a complimentary perk. It is commonly used when speaking with hotel staff during check-in or booking.

Examples

• We decided to upgrade our room to a suite for our anniversary trip.

  We decided to upgrade our room to a suite for our anniversary trip.

• The hotel receptionist offered to upgrade our room for just twenty dollars more a night.

  The hotel receptionist offered to upgrade our room for just twenty dollars more a night.

• Is it possible to upgrade my room to one with a balcony?

  Is it possible to upgrade my room to one with a balcony?

• They upgraded our room for free because the original one wasn't clean yet.

  They upgraded our room for free because the original one wasn't clean yet.

• I always ask if they can upgrade my room when I check in late.

  I always ask if they can upgrade my room when I check in late.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I want to upgrade my room to a better.

  ✓ I want to upgrade my room to a better one.

  'Better' is an adjective and needs a noun or the pronoun 'one' to complete the comparison in this context.

• ✗ The hotel upgraded down my room.

  ✓ The hotel downgraded my room.

  'Upgrade' means to improve. The opposite action is to 'downgrade', not 'upgrade down'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Since it's our honeymoon, we decided to ___ to a deluxe suite.

  💡 Make our hotel accommodation better

  Show answer

  upgrade our room

• Would you like to ___ for an extra fifty dollars?

  💡 Get a nicer room than the one you booked

  Show answer

  upgrade your room