🇰🇷 KoreanA1–A2

Korean Hotel and Accommodation Phrases

This phrasebook covers the core hotel conversation in Korean: confirming a reservation, checking in, asking about breakfast, Wi‑Fi, towels, and luggage storage, reporting room problems, and settling up at checkout. The phrases use the polite everyday style you would normally use with hotel staff in Korea.

Useful in real conversations

Essential Korean phrases

Arriving and checking in

Use these when you arrive, give your name, and get the front desk started on your reservation.

예약했어요.
Romanization: yeyakhaesseoyo.
I have a reservation.
예약 확인 좀 부탁드립니다.
Romanization: yeyak hwagin jom butakdeurimnida.
Could you please check my reservation?
이름은 [name]입니다.
Romanization: ireumeun [name]imnida.
The name is [name].
체크인하려고 왔어요.
Romanization: chekeuinharyeogo wasseoyo.
I'm here to check in.
여권을 보여 주세요.
Romanization: yeogwoneul boyeo juseyo.
Please show your passport.

Rooms, facilities, and services

Ask about breakfast, Wi‑Fi, towels, luggage storage, and checkout time.

조식은 몇 시부터예요?
Romanization: josigeun myeot sibuteoyeyo?
What time does breakfast start?
와이파이 비밀번호가 뭐예요?
Romanization: waipai bimilbeonhoga mwoyeyo?
What's the Wi‑Fi password?
수건 좀 더 주세요.
Romanization: sugeon jom deo juseyo.
Could I get a few more towels?
체크아웃은 몇 시예요?
Romanization: chekeuauseun myeot siyeyo?
What time is check-out?
짐 좀 맡아 주세요.
Romanization: jim jom mata juseyo.
Could you hold my luggage?

Problems and practical help

Say what is wrong in the room and ask the staff to fix it or change the room.

에어컨이 안 돼요.
Romanization: eeokeoni an dwaeyo.
The air conditioner doesn't work.
방이 너무 추워요.
Romanization: bangi neomu chuwoyo.
The room is too cold.
뜨거운 물이 안 나와요.
Romanization: tteugeoun muri an nawayo.
There's no hot water.
고쳐 주실 수 있나요?
Romanization: gochyeo jusil su innayo?
Could you fix it?
방을 바꿔 주실 수 있나요?
Romanization: bangeul bakkwo jusil su innayo?
Could you change my room?

Checking out and paying

Handle the bill, payment method, receipt, and leaving the hotel.

체크아웃할게요.
Romanization: chekeuauthalgeyo.
I'd like to check out.
계산서 주세요.
Romanization: gyesanseo juseyo.
Please give me the bill.
추가 요금 있나요?
Romanization: chuga yogeum innayo?
Are there any extra charges?
카드로 낼게요.
Romanization: kadeuro naelgeyo.
I'll pay by card.
영수증 주세요.
Romanization: yeongsujeung juseyo.
Please give me a receipt.

Example conversations

Checking in after arrival

You arrive at a hotel in Korea, confirm the booking, and ask about breakfast time.

You
체크인하려고 왔어요.
chekeuinharyeogo wasseoyo.
I'm here to check in.
Other person
성함이 어떻게 되세요?
seonghami eotteoke doeseyo?
What name is it under?
You
예약 확인 좀 부탁드립니다.
yeyak hwagin jom butakdeurimnida.
Could you please check my reservation?
Other person
네, 확인해 보겠습니다.
ne, hwaginhae bogetseumnida.
Sure, I'll check it.
You
이름은 [name]입니다.
ireumeun [name]imnida.
The name is [name].
Other person
여권을 보여 주세요.
yeogwoneul boyeo juseyo.
Please show your passport.
You
조식은 몇 시부터예요?
josigeun myeot sibuteoyeyo?
What time does breakfast start?
Other person
오전 7시부터예요.
Ojeon ilgopsibuteoyeyo.
From 7 a.m.

A room problem, then checkout

Your room has a problem, and later you settle the bill and leave.

You
에어컨이 안 돼요.
eeokeoni an dwaeyo.
The air conditioner doesn't work.
Other person
바로 확인해 볼게요.
baro hwaginhae bolgeyo.
I'll check right away.
You
방을 바꿔 주실 수 있나요?
bangeul bakkwo jusil su innayo?
Could you change my room?
Other person
네, 가능하면 바꿔 드리겠습니다.
ne, ganeunghamyeon bakkwo deurigetseumnida.
Yes, I'll change it if possible.
You
체크아웃할게요.
chekeuauthalgeyo.
I'd like to check out.
Other person
추가 요금은 없습니다.
chuga yogeumeun eopseumnida.
There are no extra charges.
You
카드로 낼게요.
kadeuro naelgeyo.
I'll pay by card.
Other person
영수증 드리겠습니다.
yeongsujeung deurigetseumnida.
I'll give you the receipt.

A few things to know

polite by default

Use polite 해요체 with hotel staff. You can usually leave out pronouns and get straight to the point. Staff may use slightly more formal words like 성함 when asking for your name, and short, direct questions are normal at the front desk.

grammar

Starting times with 부터

In 조식은 몇 시부터예요?, 부터 marks the starting point of a time period. That makes it the right choice when you want the opening time of a service. The answer can be just the start time, like 오전 7시부터예요.

usage

Softening requests with 좀

좀 often softens a request when it comes before 주세요 or 부탁드립니다. Compare 수건 좀 더 주세요 and 예약 확인 좀 부탁드립니다. Here it does not mean 'a little'; it mainly makes the request sound less abrupt.

usage

계산서 vs 영수증

계산서 주세요. asks for the bill amount before you pay. 영수증 주세요. asks for proof of payment after you pay. At checkout, hotels may give you one or both, so choose the one you need.

Try it yourself

Choose the right phrase

Pick what you would say in each situation.

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You have just arrived at the front desk and want the staff to look up your booking under your name. What should you say?

예약했어요.예약 확인 좀 부탁드립니다.체크아웃할게요.

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