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Lobby

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˈlɒbi/nounCore term

In tourism & hospitality, lobby means: The large area just inside a hotel's main entrance, where guests arrive, wait, meet people and find the front desk.

In Turkish: lobi, giriş holü

How it is used

Used constantly for directions and meeting times: "Please wait in the lobby", "The bus leaves from the lobby at nine." Many hotels also have a lobby bar or a lobby lounge where guests can sit with a drink.

Example sentences

  1. Your guide will meet you in the lobby at 8:30 tomorrow morning.

  2. The lobby gets very crowded between 11 and 12, when most guests check out.

Common collocations

  • hotel lobby
  • in the lobby
  • lobby bar
  • lobby area
  • meet in the lobby
  • front deskThe counter near the hotel entrance where guests check in, check out, pay and ask for help; also the team that works there.
  • receptionThe desk or area near a hotel entrance where staff welcome guests, check them in and out, and answer their questions.
  • meeting pointAn agreed place where a tour group or travellers gather at a set time, before or during a tour.
  • conciergeA hotel employee who helps guests with information and arrangements, such as restaurant bookings, tickets, tours and transport.

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