To speak about accommodation, you need to know the appropriate vocabulary.
There are different types of accommodation where people can stay at.
Name | Definition | Picture | Example |
hotel | short time accommodation | ![]() | I need to reserve a room in a hotel for 2 days. |
resort | accommodation providing also recreational facilities, such as swimming pool, spa, etc. | ![]() | I believe I should stay at the resort in Hawaii to enjoy the sun and the nice weather there. |
bed & breakfast | accommodation providing room and breakfast. | ![]() | We only need to stay somewhere overnight and have a little breakfast- therefore we choose Bed & Breakfast hotel. |
motel | a hotel for people who are travelling by car | ![]() | See, there is a motel! Let's stay there and park directly our car by the room! |
campsite | outdoor accommodation, usually in tents. | ![]() | I prefer staying overnight at the campsite and enjoying nature rather than sleeping in a hotel room with no air. |
lodge | outdoor accommodation, usually made from logs and wood. | ![]() | It is so nice to rent a lodge for the whole summer, which has all the comfortable facilities and is directly by the nature! |
hostel | accommodation where rooms and bathrooms usually are shared with others | ![]() | Hostels are great for students who want to get a cheap and fair accommodation. |
yurt | a type of round tent with a wooden frame, used traditionally as a home by some Central Asian people, and now sometimes used for camping in Western countries | ![]() | Sarah went to USA and stayed in a yurt last week! It sounds so crazy to sleep while being in the wild! |
ice hotel | accommodation similar to big igloo, built from big ice blocks. | ![]() | I would never stay at an ice hotel, because there must be so cold among those ice blocks! |
capsule hotel | a small, capsule type hotels, popular in Japan, where people stay when miss train or other kind of public transport. | ![]() | Why we do not have capsule hotels in Europe! I would definitely use them! |
cave hotel | accommodation carved in a cave. | ![]() | Last summer John went to Greece, there were cave hotels, which are designed in the caves! |
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