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Tourism & Hospitality vocabulary · Check-in & Check-out

Charge to the room

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

phraseCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, charge to the room means: To add the cost of food, drinks or services to a guest's room bill so they can pay for everything together at check-out.

In Turkish: odaya yazdırmak, oda hesabına eklemek

How it is used

Guests say "Can I charge it to my room?" or "Put it on my room, please." Staff ask for the room number and the guest's name or signature on the bill, and may check that charging is allowed, for example that a credit card guarantee is in place.

Example sentences

  1. Would you like to pay now, or shall I charge the drinks to the room?

  2. Spa treatments can be charged to the room and paid at check-out.

Common collocations

  • charge it to the room
  • put it on the room
  • room charge
  • sign for room charges
  • incidentalsExtra charges a guest makes during a stay that are not part of the room rate, such as minibar, room service or phone calls.
  • pre-authorizationA temporary hold placed on a guest's credit card to make sure enough money is available for the stay and any extras.
  • billA document showing what a guest must pay for the room, meals and other services, or the total amount itself.
  • settle the billTo pay everything a guest owes at the end of a stay or a meal, so that the account is closed.

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