How to Say "I'd Like to Book a Room" in Italian: Reserving a Hotel Room
Learn beginner Italian for reserving a hotel room: say "Vorrei prenotare una camera per due notti," name room types, and give dates and guests politely.
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Reserving a hotel room in Italian is a short, predictable exchange, and you can handle it with a handful of polite phrases. The key structure is the conditional vorrei ("I would like"), which softens your request the way "I'd like" does in English. In this lesson you will learn to say "I'd like to book a room for two nights," ask about room types, and give your dates and number of guests. We focus on the reservation itself, not on checking in at the desk.
By the end, you can…
- say "I'd like to book a room for two nights" in Italian.
- name common room types and ask whether one is available.
- give arrival and departure dates and the number of guests.
- ask the price per night politely and understand the answer.
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Vorrei prenotare una camera per due notti.
I'd like to book a room for two nights.
vor-RAY preh-no-TAH-reh OO-na KAH-meh-ra per DOO-eh NOT-tee
The core sentence of this lesson. Vorrei is the polite conditional of volere; use it rather than voglio, which sounds demanding.
Avete una camera doppia disponibile?
Do you have a double room available?
ah-VEH-teh OO-na KAH-meh-ra DOP-pyah dis-po-NEE-bee-leh
Avete is the standard "you" plural form used with hotels, shops and offices. Camera doppia means a room with one double bed.
Vorrei una camera con due letti singoli.
I'd like a room with two single beds.
vor-RAY OO-na KAH-meh-ra kon DOO-eh LET-tee SEEN-go-lee
Use this for a twin room. Camera doppia can also mean a twin in some hotels, so specifying letti singoli avoids confusion.
Arrivo il cinque giugno e parto l'otto giugno.
I arrive on the fifth of June and leave on the eighth of June.
ar-REE-vo eel CHEEN-kweh JOO-nyo eh PAR-toh LOT-toh JOO-nyo
Italian uses cardinal numbers for dates: cinque giugno, not quinto giugno. L'otto is contracted from lo otto.
Quanto costa a notte?
How much does it cost per night?
KWAN-toh KOS-tah a NOT-teh
A direct, neutral price question. Add per favore to soften it: Quanto costa a notte, per favore?
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Useful pattern
The pattern vorrei + infinitive lets you make polite requests without conjugating a second verb: Vorrei prenotare una camera ("I'd like to book a room"), Vorrei pagare con carta ("I'd like to pay by card"), Vorrei cambiare la prenotazione ("I'd like to change the booking"). To add details, attach them with per: per due notti ("for two nights"), per due persone ("for two people"), per il fine settimana ("for the weekend"). Note that camera is feminine, so it takes una camera, la camera, and adjectives that end in -a: una camera singola, una camera matrimoniale.
When to use it
Use vorrei when speaking to hotel staff, whether in person, by phone or by email. In writing, the same phrase works: Vorrei prenotare una camera doppia per il 5 e il 6 giugno. If you are booking for someone else, say Vorrei prenotare una camera per mia sorella ("for my sister"). For a firmer, more businesslike tone you can also use the present tense: Prenoto una camera doppia ("I'm booking a double room"), but vorrei remains the safest polite default for learners.
Listen to each line, then take one part and reply out loud.
Buongiorno, vorrei prenotare una camera per due notti.
Good morning, I'd like to book a room for two nights.bwon-JOR-noh, vor-RAY preh-no-TAH-reh OO-na KAH-meh-ra per DOO-eh NOT-teeCertamente. Per quali date?
Certainly. For which dates?cher-ta-MEN-teh. per KWA-lee DA-tehDal cinque al sette giugno. Avete una camera doppia disponibile?
From the fifth to the seventh of June. Do you have a double room available?dal CHEEN-kweh al SET-teh JOO-nyo. ah-VEH-teh OO-na KAH-meh-ra DOP-pyah dis-po-NEE-bee-lehSì, abbiamo una camera doppia. Costa novanta euro a notte.
Yes, we have a double room. It costs ninety euros per night.see, ab-BYAH-moh OO-na KAH-meh-ra DOP-pyah. KOS-tah no-VAN-tah EH-oo-roh a NOT-tehA little context goes a long way
In Italy, a camera doppia usually means a room with one double bed, while a camera doppia uso singola is a double room used by one person, often at a lower rate. A camera matrimoniale is a room with a large double bed for a couple. If you need separate beds, ask for una camera con due letti singoli. Star ratings are national classifications, so a three-star hotel in one city may differ from a three-star in another; check recent reviews rather than relying on the rating alone.
One thing to watch for
Saying Voglio prenotare una camera, translating "I want" literally.
Try this instead: Voglio can sound abrupt or demanding to hotel staff. Use the conditional Vorrei prenotare una camera, which matches the polite English "I'd like to book a room." If you prefer a direct but still acceptable option, use the present tense: Prenoto una camera.
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1How do you say "I'd like to book a room for two nights" in Italian?
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Vorrei prenotare una camera per due notti.
Vorrei is the polite conditional of volere, prenotare means "to book," and per due notti gives the duration. You could also say Vorrei prenotare una camera per due notti, per favore to add extra politeness.
2You need two separate beds. What do you ask for?
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Vorrei una camera con due letti singoli.
Due letti singoli means "two single beds." Asking for una camera doppia alone may get you one double bed, since doppia often means a room for two people with one large bed.
3How do you ask the price per night politely?
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Quanto costa a notte, per favore?
Quanto costa a notte asks the nightly rate, and per favore softens it. Quanto viene a notte? is a common informal alternative in speech.
Memorize one core sentence, Vorrei prenotare una camera per due notti, then swap in the room type, dates and number of guests as needed. Vorrei keeps every request polite.
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