Collocation
front desk
the reception area or staff at a hotel, office, or building where visitors check in and get help
Definition
'front desk' is a common English collocation. the reception area or staff at a hotel, office, or building where visitors check in and get help
the + front desk
“Please check in at the front desk when you arrive.”
Examples
- Please check in at the front desk when you arrive.
- I left my passport at the front desk for safekeeping.
- The front desk can call a taxi for you if you need one.
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- We asked the front desk for extra towels and a pillow.
- There was a long line at the front desk after the concert ended.
- The front desk staff helped me change my room because it was noisy.
- If you have any issues with your booking, contact the front desk directly.
- A package arrived for you and is being held at the front desk.
- The front desk confirmed our late checkout and noted it in the system.
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