How to Ask to Extend Your Stay by One Night in French
Learn to ask in French whether you can stay one more night, check availability, and confirm the extra night — a request separate from your original booking.
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When you are already checked in and want to stay longer, you are not making a new booking: you are asking to modify your current stay. In French, the key verb is 'prolonger' (to extend), and the key question is whether the room is free for the extra night. This lesson gives you polite, standard sentences for the front desk, plus the vocabulary to understand the answer.
By the end, you can…
- ask whether I can extend my stay by one night.
- ask if a room is available for an extra night.
- understand and respond to a yes or no answer about availability.
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Est-ce que je peux prolonger mon séjour d'une nuit ?
Can I extend my stay by one night?
ess-kuh zhuh puh pro-lon-ZHAY mon say-ZHOOR dün NWEE
The standard polite question. 'Prolonger' means to make something longer; 'd'une nuit' means by one night.
Est-ce qu'il y a une chambre libre pour une nuit supplémentaire ?
Is there a room available for one extra night?
ess-keel ee ah ün SHAM-bruh LEE-bruh poor ün NWEE sew-play-mahn-TAIR
Use this if you are not sure your current room is free. 'Libre' means free or available.
Je voudrais rester une nuit de plus.
I would like to stay one more night.
zhuh voo-DREH ress-TAY ün NWEE duh PLÜSS
'Une nuit de plus' is a natural way to say 'one more night'. Softer than a direct question.
C'est possible de rester une nuit de plus ?
Is it possible to stay one more night?
say po-SEE-bluh duh ress-TAY ün NWEE duh PLÜSS
Very common in speech. 'C'est possible de...' is a simple way to ask if something can be done.
La chambre est libre demain soir ?
Is the room free tomorrow evening?
lah SHAM-bruh ay LEE-bruh duh-MAN SWAR
Useful when you want to check availability for a specific night. 'Demain soir' can be replaced with any date.
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Useful pattern
The core pattern is 'Est-ce que je peux + infinitive + ... ?' — 'Est-ce que je peux prolonger mon séjour ?' (Can I extend my stay?). To add the length, use 'de + duration': 'd'une nuit' (by one night), 'de deux nuits' (by two nights). You can also use 'rester' (to stay): 'Je peux rester une nuit de plus ?' In everyday spoken French, dropping 'Est-ce que' and using rising intonation is common: 'Je peux prolonger mon séjour d'une nuit ?' This is informal but widely used.
When to use it
Use these questions at reception when you are already checked in and want to change your departure date. They are not for making a new reservation. If you are booking from scratch, you would say 'Je voudrais réserver une chambre pour une nuit' (I would like to book a room for one night). For the extension, 'prolonger mon séjour' is precise and professional. If you only need to check availability, ask 'Est-ce qu'il y a une chambre libre ?' (Is there a room available?). At checkout, you can confirm: 'Finalement, je reste une nuit de plus' (In the end, I'm staying one more night).
Listen to each line, then take one part and reply out loud.
Bonjour, est-ce que je peux prolonger mon séjour d'une nuit ?
Hello, can I extend my stay by one night?bon-ZHOOR, ess-kuh zhuh puh pro-lon-ZHAY mon say-ZHOOR dün NWEEOui, la chambre est libre. Vous restez une nuit de plus ?
Yes, the room is free. Are you staying one more night?wee, lah SHAM-bruh ay LEE-bruh. voo ress-TAY ün NWEE duh PLÜSSOui, je voudrais rester une nuit de plus.
Yes, I would like to stay one more night.wee, zhuh voo-DREH ress-TAY ün NWEE duh PLÜSSBien sûr. Je vous mets une nuit supplémentaire.
Of course. I'll add one extra night for you.byan SOOR. zhuh voo meh ün NWEE sew-play-mahn-TAIRA little context goes a long way
In France, 'vous' is the default with hotel staff unless they invite 'tutoiement' (using 'tu'). A polite 'Bonjour' before your question is expected. In Quebec, the same phrasing works, and 'une nuit de plus' is also very common. Avoid starting with 'Je veux' (I want), which can sound demanding; 'Je voudrais' or 'Est-ce que je peux' is safer.
One thing to watch for
Using 'Je veux prolonger mon séjour' as a polite request.
Try this instead: 'Je veux' sounds blunt. Use 'Je voudrais prolonger mon séjour d'une nuit' or 'Est-ce que je peux prolonger mon séjour d'une nuit ?' to sound polite and natural.
Your turn
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1How do you ask 'Can I extend my stay by one night?' in French?
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Est-ce que je peux prolonger mon séjour d'une nuit ?
This uses 'prolonger' (to extend) and 'd'une nuit' (by one night). You could also say 'Je peux prolonger mon séjour d'une nuit ?' with rising intonation.
2What does 'une chambre libre' mean?
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A room that is available (free).
'Libre' means free or available in this context. It does not mean 'free of charge'; for that, you would say 'gratuit'.
3Translate: 'I would like to stay one more night.'
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Je voudrais rester une nuit de plus.
'Une nuit de plus' means one more night. 'Rester' means to stay. 'Je voudrais' is a polite way to say 'I would like'.
To extend an existing stay, ask 'Est-ce que je peux prolonger mon séjour d'une nuit ?' and check availability with 'Est-ce qu'il y a une chambre libre ?' Keep it polite with 'je voudrais' or 'est-ce que je peux'.
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