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Facilities

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/fəˈsɪlətiz/nounCore term

In tourism & hospitality, facilities means: The buildings, rooms, equipment and services a hotel provides for guests, such as pools, restaurants, a gym, meeting rooms and parking.

In Turkish: tesisler, olanaklar, imkanlar

How it is used

Almost always plural in this sense: hotel facilities, leisure facilities, conference facilities, facilities for disabled guests. Facilities are usually shared areas and services, while amenities are often smaller comforts in the room. Hotel websites have a Facilities page.

Example sentences

  1. Guests can use all the hotel facilities until 6 p.m. on the day of departure.

  2. The resort's facilities include four pools, a spa and two tennis courts.

Common collocations

  • hotel facilities
  • leisure facilities
  • conference facilities
  • use the facilities
  • facilities for disabled guests
  • amenitiesUseful or pleasant features and services a hotel offers, such as a pool, gym or free Wi-Fi; also the small items provided in rooms.
  • spaAn area of a hotel where guests can relax and have treatments such as massages, facials, sauna, a steam room and a Turkish bath.
  • meeting roomA room in a hotel that companies or groups can rent for meetings, training sessions or presentations, usually with equipment such as a projector.
  • resortA hotel or holiday place with many facilities, such as pools, restaurants, sports and entertainment, where people stay for leisure.

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