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acondicionado de habitaciones

English translation: room preparation


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Spanish term or phrase:acondicionado de habitaciones
English translation:room preparation
Entered by: Lucas González Fernández
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10:36 Jul 10, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: acondicionado de habitaciones
Buenas tardes compañeros:

Estoy traduciendo los servicios de un alojamiento turístico y uno de ellos es el acondicionado de habitaciones antes de la llegada de los clientes.

Mi opción: "room preparation"

He encontrado otras opciones como: room-fitting (pero no me convence)

Gracias por la ayuda
Lucas González Fernández
room preparation
Explanation:
I would stick with room preparation, which is widely used and clearly understood. Examples: Julia in housekeeping "went beyond the call" daily in room preparation (probably the best daily service in Mexico). We used the Oaxaca Hotel Group to book ...
www.camino-real-oaxaca.com/ - En caché - Similares
Phoenix Hotel Zagreb - Croatia
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION: Comfort rooms - +/-23 m² - french bed (160 x 200 cm) or ... and hygiene products and excellent room preparation program for guests, ...
www.southtravels.com/europe/.../phoenixhotel/index.html - En cach

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Note added at 16 mins (2010-07-10 10:53:33 GMT)
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A few better examples: It appears that allowing for a late checkout of 12.00 when the hotel has many guests makes it difficult for room preparation staff to have rooms ready on ...
www.booking.com/hotel/ch/swissqmonopol.en.html - En caché; Everything was fine about this hotel apart from the room preparation. Maybe it was a one-off, but the breakfast menu provided for me to order breakfast in ...
www.hotels.com/.../marriott-heathrow-london-united-kingdom/ - En caché
Selected response from:

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 18:20
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3room preparation
Jenni Lukac
4room set-up
Cecilia Rey
3turndown service
Deborah Lockett


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
room set-up


Explanation:
Hay muchos resultados en Google para "room set-up".

http://www.google.com.ar/images?hl=es&rlz=1T4SKPB_enAR353AR3...


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Note added at 9 mins (2010-07-10 10:46:02 GMT)
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http://www.google.com.ar/imgres?imgurl=http://boutique-hotel...


Cecilia Rey
Argentina
Local time: 13:20
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
room preparation


Explanation:
I would stick with room preparation, which is widely used and clearly understood. Examples: Julia in housekeeping "went beyond the call" daily in room preparation (probably the best daily service in Mexico). We used the Oaxaca Hotel Group to book ...
www.camino-real-oaxaca.com/ - En caché - Similares
Phoenix Hotel Zagreb - Croatia
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION: Comfort rooms - +/-23 m² - french bed (160 x 200 cm) or ... and hygiene products and excellent room preparation program for guests, ...
www.southtravels.com/europe/.../phoenixhotel/index.html - En cach

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Note added at 16 mins (2010-07-10 10:53:33 GMT)
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A few better examples: It appears that allowing for a late checkout of 12.00 when the hotel has many guests makes it difficult for room preparation staff to have rooms ready on ...
www.booking.com/hotel/ch/swissqmonopol.en.html - En caché; Everything was fine about this hotel apart from the room preparation. Maybe it was a one-off, but the breakfast menu provided for me to order breakfast in ...
www.hotels.com/.../marriott-heathrow-london-united-kingdom/ - En caché

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 18:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 107

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Goldsmith
24 mins
  -> Cheers and thanks, Emma.

agree  Isamar: Yes, as it says that it is done before the clients arrive.
1 hr
  -> Cheer and thanks from a very hot Zaragoza.

agree  Rick Larg
20 hrs
  -> Cheers and thanks, Rick.
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
turndown service


Explanation:
"acondicionado" tiene que referirse únicamente a los preparativos de último minuto porque la habitación habrá recibido un servicio completo ya después de la salida de su último ocupante

http://www.seetheglobe.com/modules/lexikon/entry.php?entryID...

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 17:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
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