wake-up service

Meaning

A hotel service where staff call your room at a requested time to wake you up. It is especially useful for travelers who have early flights or meetings and do not want to rely solely on their phone alarms. It is free of charge in most hotels.

Examples

• Could I arrange a wake-up service for 6:00 AM tomorrow?

  Could I arrange a wake-up service for 6:00 AM tomorrow?

• The hotel offers a complimentary wake-up service for all guests.

  The hotel offers a complimentary wake-up service for all guests.

• I completely slept through my phone alarm, but thankfully the wake-up service saved me.

  I completely slept through my phone alarm, but thankfully the wake-up service saved me.

• Does this hostel provide a wake-up service, or should I set my own alarm?

  Does this hostel provide a wake-up service, or should I set my own alarm?

• I'd like to request a wake-up service for room 402, please.

  I'd like to request a wake-up service for room 402, please.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I want a waking up service tomorrow.

  ✓ I want a wake-up service tomorrow.

  'Wake-up' is the correct compound adjective modifier here, not the gerund 'waking up'.

• ✗ Can you make me a wake-up call service?

  ✓ Can I request a wake-up service?

  We 'request' or 'arrange' a service rather than 'making' it. Alternatively, you can ask for a 'wake-up call'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Excuse me, could I request a ___ for tomorrow morning at 7:00?

  💡 A service where the hotel calls to wake you up.

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  wake-up service

• I have an early flight, so I'll need to set up a ___ with the front desk.

  💡 The compound noun for a hotel morning call system.

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  wake-up service