# Booking Hotels and Renting Apartments

**Language:** Italian  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Listen in as Alessandro and Elena talk about booking hotel rooms and renting apartments in real, everyday Italian. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** Alessandro hosts a small guesthouse above his sartoria in Naples' Rione Sanità, where Elena is visiting to arrange fish market supplies and rent accommodation. Over the course of her stay, Elena inquires about rooms, arranges a longer apartment lease, and discusses room details directly with Alessandro.

## Lessons

### 1. Greeting someone and requesting a room

Elena arrives at Alessandro's place, introduces herself, and asks about renting a room for specific dates in March.

### 2. Checking room availability and daily rate

Alessandro confirms the dates and floor of the available room, and tells Elena the nightly rate.

### 3. Calculating total price and breakfast options

Elena calculates the total cost for her stay and asks Alessandro if breakfast is included in the price.

### 4. Asking about room furniture and layout

Elena asks about the room's furnishings, and Alessandro describes the double bed, wardrobe, and chest of drawers.

### 5. Inquiring about bathroom and seeing room

Elena asks about the bathroom facilities and television before asking Alessandro to show her the room.

### 6. Pointing out a broken window handle

Elena compliments the bright room with two windows, but notices that one window does not close properly.

### 7. Reporting a maintenance problem politely

Elena explains that the room gets cold at night, and Alessandro promises to have a friend come repair the window tomorrow.

### 8. Accepting a room and future plans

Elena agrees to take the room for March and mentions that she plans to return for a longer stay in April.

### 9. Discussing long-term apartment rental options

Alessandro suggests a full apartment for her three-month stay and describes its kitchen and living room.

### 10. Asking about monthly rent prices

Alessandro details the bedrooms and bathroom, and Elena asks about the monthly and overall cost for three months.

### 11. Explaining why you need a kitchen

Elena explains why she prefers the apartment over a room, noting that she wants to cook fresh market fish.

### 12. Scheduling an apartment viewing visit

Elena asks to see the apartment immediately, but since a guest is currently staying there, they arrange a viewing for the next morning.

### 13. Confirming long-term lease dates

Alessandro and Elena confirm the exact dates for her three-month lease starting in April.

### 14. Receiving keys and saying goodbye

Alessandro hands Elena the room key, and they say goodbye until their meeting the following morning.