Spanish Phrases: Making a booking or reservation in Spanish

On this page, we look at various phrases useful when making different types of reservation in Spanish, including some vocabulary specific to hotel reservations. On the next page, we look at more specific vocabulary for plane/train ticket reservations and reserving a table in a restaurant.

General phrases

The following apply to different types of bookings and reservation:

reservar	-	to book/reserve
quiero/quisiera reservar...	-	I want/would like to book/reserve...
¿puedo reservar...?	-	can I book/reserve...?
¿a qué nombre está la reservación?	-	what name is it booked under?
¿para qué fecha?	-	for what date?
¿para qué hora?	-	for what time?
es para...	-	it's for...
...hoy mismo	-	...today
...mañana	-	...tomorrow
...el sábado	-	...Saturday
...el día diez/veinte	-	...the 10th/20th
a nombre de...	-	under the name of...
¿tiene reservación?	-	do you have a reservation?
no tengo/tenemos reservación	-	I/we haven't booked
¿se puede pagar con tarjeta?	-	can I/we pay by credit card?
¿cúal es...	-	what is...
...su nombre?	-	...your name?
...el número de la tarjeta?	-	...the credit card number?
...la fecha de expiración?	-	...the expiry date?
...el precio por persona/noche?	-	...the price per person/night?

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Hotel bookings

In addition to some of the general phrases above, the following apply specifically to booking a hotel room:

quisiera reservar...	-	I'd like to book...
una habitación doble	-	a double room
una habitación individual	-	a single room
una habitación para dos/tres personas	-	a room for two/three people
para...	-	for...
...la noche del sábado	-	...for Saturday night
...la noche del uno/dos/diez de febrero	-	...for the night of the 1st/2nd/10th of February
para una noche	-	for one night
para dos/tres noches	-	for two/three nights
para una semana/dos semanas	-	for one/two weeks
¿a qué hora tenemos que dejar la habitación?	-	what is the check-out time?
¿el precio incluye el desayuno?	-	does the price include breakfast?
¿a qué distancia está el hotel del aeropuerto?	-	how far is the hotel from the airport?
quiero confirmar/cancelar mi reservación	-	I want to confirm/cancel my reservation

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See also

On the next page, we look at vocabulary and phrases for making travel bookings in Spanish.