reservación
Mexico
In Mexico a reservation is usually a reservación, especially for hotels and restaurants. The shorter reserva is common elsewhere in Spanish and Mexicans understand it.
Meaning: a booking for a table or room (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| reservación | Mexico |
| reserva | general Spanish |
You say tengo una reservación a nombre de López when you arrive. The verb is reservar, as in quiero reservar una mesa.
Which one should you use?
In some countries reserva is the only usual word. In Mexico reservación is what staff and booking sites tend to use.
Did you know?
- Mexican restaurants often ask for the reservation a nombre de a person, so the name matters more than a booking number.
Examples in context
- Tengo una reservación para dos personas.I have a reservation for two people.
- Quiero reservar una mesa para las ocho.I want to reserve a table for eight.
Example conversation
Carlos checks in at a hotel desk in Cancún.
- CarlosBuenas tardes, tengo una reservación.Good afternoon, I have a reservation.
- Recepcionista¿A nombre de quién, por favor?Under whose name, please?
- CarlosA nombre de Carlos Ruiz.Under the name Carlos Ruiz.
