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Room service with empanadas at Boon Hotel + Spa in Guerneville, California. Room service or in-room dining is a hotel service enabling guests to choose items of food and drink for delivery to their hotel room for consumption. Room service is organized as a subdivision within the food and beverage department of high-end hotel and resort properties.
Broad term for a man or woman, sometimes indicating "unusual," behavior e.g. "what a funny old bird" [6] biscuit Pettable flapper [30] bit Prison sentence [34] black hats Bad person, especially a villain or criminal in a movie, novel, or play; Heavy in a movie e.g. The Black hats show up at the mansion [35] blaah No good [6] blind 1.
The term appears to have initially had the same meaning in other countries but has since been used in many places to refer either to a budget-priced hotel with limited amenities or a love hotel, depending on the country and language. The division between motel and hotel, like elsewhere, has been blurred, so many of these are low-end hotels.
Business Insider asked hotel employees about the red flags to look for when checking into a hotel. Burnt-out light bulbs and dust in common areas may be signs a hotel isn't clean or well-maintained.
In the hospitality industry, turndown service is the practice of staff entering a guest's room and "turning down" the bed linen of the bed, preparing the bed for use. [ 1 ] In multiple countries, an item of confectionery such as a chocolate [ 2 ] or a mint [ 3 ] is sometimes left on top of a pillow on the bed that has been turned down.
Five-and-dime, dime store, a store selling cheap merchandise; a dime a dozen, so abundant as to be worth little (UK: ten a penny); on a dime, in a small space ("turn on a dime", UK: turn on a sixpence) or immediately ("stop on a dime", UK: stop on a sixpence); nickel-and-dime, originally an adjective meaning "involving small amounts of money ...
A couple tipped 100 dollars for bad restaurant service and the receipt is going viral. Makenzie Schultz posted a photo of the receipt on Facebook; it's a restaurant receipt with a $100 tip and a ...
Beyond this context, it is generally used with the meaning to 'get rid of' someone or something. [7] The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term as to "refuse to serve (a customer)", or to "get rid of" or "throw out" someone or something. [8] The Oxford English Dictionary says it may be used as a noun or verb. [2]