dejar el hotel
/dexaɾ el otel/from spelling rules
To say check out of hotel in Spanish, use dejar el hotel.
dejar el hotel means to pay your bill and leave the hotel at the end of your stay. At the desk you can say Quisiera hacer el check out del hotel, por favor.
Which one should you use?
In many modern or tourist hotels, people use the English loan phrase hacer el check-out instead of dejar el hotel.
How do you pronounce it?
The h in hotel is silent in Spanish.
Did you know?
- Even though you are leaving a building, the verb in dejar el hotel comes from a root meaning 'to loosen' or 'to let go'. It is the same linguistic ancestor as the English word 'laxative'.
- The word hotel is actually a French loanword in Spanish. It is closely related to the Spanish words hospital and hostal, which all share the same ancient root meaning 'guest' or 'stranger'.
Examples in context
- Tengo que dejar el hotel antes de las doce.I have to check out of the hotel before twelve.
- Necesito dejar el hotel antes de las once.I need to check out of the hotel before eleven.
- ¿A qué hora debo dejar el hotel?What time do I have to check out of the hotel?
- Ya podemos dejar el hotel y seguir nuestro viaje.We can check out of the hotel now and continue our trip.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofia are packing their bags on the last day of their trip.
- JavierSofía, ¿ya tienes todo listo para dejar el hotel?Sofia, do you have everything ready to check out of the hotel?
- SofíaSí, solo me falta cerrar la maleta.Yes, I just need to close the suitcase.
- JavierEstá bien, vamos a la recepción ahora.Alright, let's go to the reception now.
- SofíaPerfecto, dejemos el hotel rápidamente.Perfect, let's check out of the hotel quickly.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dejar, el, hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
