How to Ask to Extend Your Stay in Japanese: Adding Nights at a Hotel
Learn beginner Japanese for asking to stay extra nights at a hotel, checking room availability, and confirming a new checkout date, with polite patterns for the front desk.
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If you are already checked in and want to stay longer, you need different Japanese from the phrases you used to book the room. This lesson teaches you to ask 'Can I extend my stay by one night?' (Mō ippaku tomeru koto ga dekimasu ka), to ask whether a room is available, and to confirm your new checkout date. You will use the polite desu/masu style that is normal with hotel staff. All examples use natural Japanese script with Hepburn romanization, and long vowels are written with macrons (ō, ū).
By the end, you can…
- ask to extend my stay by one night at a hotel front desk.
- ask whether a room is available for an additional night.
- understand and confirm a new checkout date.
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もう一泊泊まれますか。
Can I stay one more night?
Mō ippaku tomaremasu ka.
A direct but polite way to ask about extending your stay. Use it at the front desk after you are already checked in.
あと一泊延泊できますか。
Can I extend my stay by one more night?
Ato ippaku enpaku dekimasu ka.
Enpaku means 'extension of stay.' This sounds slightly more formal and is common in hotels.
空室はありますか。
Do you have any rooms available?
Kūshitsu wa arimasu ka.
Use this to ask about availability. Kūshitsu means 'vacant room.' It does not mean the same as a booking inquiry.
明日まで泊まれますか。
Can I stay until tomorrow?
Ashita made tomaremasu ka.
Use made to state the end point of your stay. This asks about one specific extra night.
チェックアウトは何日になりますか。
What date will checkout be?
Chekkuauto wa nan-nichi ni narimasu ka.
Use this to confirm the new checkout date after the hotel agrees to the extension.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Slow playback keeps the original pitch.
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Useful pattern
The core pattern is 'Mō ippaku tomaremasu ka.' Mō means 'more,' ippaku means 'one night,' and tomaremasu ka is the polite question form of 'can stay.' To ask for two more nights, change ippaku to nihaku: Mō nihaku tomaremasu ka. To ask about availability, use Kūshitsu wa arimasu ka. If you want to be more formal, use the noun enpaku with dekimasu ka: Ato ippaku enpaku dekimasu ka. These patterns are for a stay that is already in progress, not for a new booking.
When to use it
Use these phrases at the hotel front desk, not when you first reserve a room. If you are already checked in and decide to stay longer, say Mō ippaku tomaremasu ka. If the staff needs to check, they may say Shōshō omachi kudasai ('Please wait a moment'). After they agree, confirm the date with Chekkuauto wa nan-nichi ni narimasu ka. If you need to ask about a different room, say Betsu no heya wa arimasu ka ('Is there a different room?'). Keep your tone polite and wait for the staff's answer before asking the next question.
Listen to each line, then take one part and reply out loud.
すみません、もう一泊泊まれますか。
Excuse me, can I stay one more night?Sumimasen, mō ippaku tomaremasu ka.少々お待ちください。空室を確認します。
Please wait a moment. I will check for available rooms.Shōshō omachi kudasai. Kūshitsu o kakunin shimasu.はい、お願いします。明日まで泊まりたいです。
Yes, please. I would like to stay until tomorrow.Hai, onegai shimasu. Ashita made tomaritai desu.はい、大丈夫です。チェックアウトは明日の十一時です。
Yes, that is fine. Checkout is tomorrow at eleven o'clock.Hai, daijōbu desu. Chekkuauto wa ashita no jūichi-ji desu.A little context goes a long way
Japanese hotel staff usually speak in polite desu/masu forms, and guests are expected to do the same. Avoid casual forms like Tomareru? with staff you do not know. If the hotel is full, staff may say Mōshiwake gozaimasen ('I am very sorry'), which is a formal apology, not a refusal of you personally. It is also common to wait quietly while staff check availability rather than asking several questions at once.
One thing to watch for
Using yoyaku suru ('to make a reservation') when you are already checked in and only want to add a night.
Try this instead: For an extension, use enpaku or the verb tomaru ('to stay'). Say Ato ippaku enpaku dekimasu ka or Mō ippaku tomaremasu ka. Yoyaku suru is for making a new booking, such as Yoyaku o onegai shimasu, not for extending an existing stay.
Your turn
Try answering out loud before checking a possible answer.
1How do you ask the front desk if you can stay one more night?
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もう一泊泊まれますか。 (Mō ippaku tomaremasu ka.)
This uses mō ('more'), ippaku ('one night'), and tomaremasu ka ('can stay?'). Ato ippaku enpaku dekimasu ka is also correct and slightly more formal.
2What phrase asks whether any rooms are available?
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空室はありますか。 (Kūshitsu wa arimasu ka.)
Kūshitsu means 'vacant room,' and arimasu ka asks whether one exists. You could also ask Aki-beya wa arimasu ka in casual speech, but kūshitsu is more standard at a hotel.
3After the hotel agrees, how do you confirm the new checkout date?
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チェックアウトは何日になりますか。 (Chekkuauto wa nan-nichi ni narimasu ka.)
This asks what date checkout will be. If you already know the date, you can confirm it by saying Ashita no jūichi-ji desu ne ('It is tomorrow at eleven, right?').
To extend an existing stay, use Mō ippaku tomaremasu ka or Ato ippaku enpaku dekimasu ka, ask about rooms with Kūshitsu wa arimasu ka, and confirm the new date with Chekkuauto wa nan-nichi ni narimasu ka.
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