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front desk

noun phrase B1 noun phrase

the reception area or staff at a hotel, office, or building where visitors check in and get help

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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