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Hotel Lifts

Key cards, breakfast floors and luggage, checking in and out.

Hotel lift small talk, check-in to check-out: finding room 412 (hissen ligger förbi receptionen), the key-card ritual (håll det mot läsaren — mitt kort funkar inte), the amenity map by floor (frukost on the bottenvåning, poolen högst upp), the luggage and check-out logistics — bracketed by the trade's two blessings: trevlig vistelse and ha en trevlig kväll.

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  1. 1

    Vilken våning ligger mitt rum på?

    Which floor is my room on?

    Tip: Asked at check-in

  2. 2

    Rum 412, fjärde våningen.

    Room 412, fourth floor.

    Tip: The number tells you the floor

  3. 3

    Hissen ligger förbi receptionen.

    The lift is past reception.

    Tip: förbi = past, beyond

  4. 4

    Du behöver nyckelkortet i hissen.

    You need the key card in the lift.

    Tip: Common in city hotels

  5. 5

    Håll det mot läsaren.

    Hold it against the reader.

    Tip: Same phrase as at the office

  6. 6

    Mitt kort funkar inte.

    My card isn't working.

    Tip: Usually demagnetised

  7. 7

    Vilken våning serveras frukosten på?

    Which floor is breakfast on?

    Tip: Passive -s form

  8. 8

    Frukosten är på bottenvåningen.

    Breakfast is on the ground floor.

    Tip: Or in the basement

  9. 9

    Till vilken tid?

    Until what time?

    Tip: Usually 9:30 on weekdays

  10. 10

    Finns det gym på hotellet?

    Is there a gym in the hotel?

    Tip: finnas for availability

  11. 11

    Var ligger spat?

    Where's the spa?

    Tip: Often on the top floor

  12. 12

    Poolen ligger högst upp.

    The pool is on the top floor.

    Tip: högst upp = at the very top

  13. 13

    Kan jag lämna bagaget någonstans?

    Can I leave my luggage somewhere?

    Tip: bagage = luggage

  14. 14

    Bagagevagnen står där borta.

    The luggage trolley is over there.

    Tip: där borta = over there

  15. 15

    Ska du checka ut?

    Are you checking out?

    Tip: Small talk between floors

  16. 16

    Utcheckning är klockan elva.

    Check-out is at eleven.

    Tip: utcheckning as a noun

  17. 17

    Vilken våning, sa du?

    Which floor, sorry?

    Tip: Asking again politely

  18. 18

    Ska du ner till lobbyn?

    Going down to the lobby?

    Tip: lobby is used in Swedish too

  19. 19

    Trevlig vistelse.

    Have a nice stay.

    Tip: vistelse = stay

  20. 20

    Ha en trevlig kväll.

    Enjoy your evening.

    Tip: As you part on your floor