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tàojiān
套间
(
套間
) (taow-jyan) (
a suite
)

yíge ānjìng de fángjiān
一个安静的房间
(
一個安靜的房間
) (ee-guh ahn-jeeng duh fahng-jyan) (
a quiet room
)

yíge bù xīyān de fángjiān
一个不吸烟的房间
(
一個不吸煙的房間
) (ee-guh boo she-yan duh fahng-jyan) (
a nonsmoking room
)

yíge cháo yuànzi de fángjiān
一个朝院子的房间
(
一個朝院子的房間
) (ee-guh chaow ywan-dzuh duh fahng-jyan) (
a room facing the courtyard
)

yíge dài yángtái de fángjiān
一个带阳台的房间
(
一個帶陽臺的房間
) (ee-guh dye yahng-tye duh fahng-jyan) (
a room with a balcony
)

yíge fāngbiàn cánjí rén de fángjiān
一个方便残疾人的房间
(
一個方便殘疾人的房間
) (ee-guh fahng-byan tsahn-jee run duh fahng-jyan) (
a room equipped for handicapped people
)

yíge guāngxiàn hǎo de fǎngjiān
一个光线好的房间
(
一個光線好的房間
) (ee-guh gwahng-shyan how duh fahng-jyan) (
a bright room
)

yíge hǎi jīng de fángjiān
一个海景的房间
(
一個海景的房間
) (ee-guh hi jeeng duh fahng-jyan) (
a room with an ocean view
)

yíge yǒu kōngtiáo de fángjiān
一个有空调的房间
(
一個有空調的房間
) (ee-guh yo koong-tyaow duh fahng-jyan) (
a room with air conditioning
)

Whatever the occasion and whatever kind of room you want, you need to know how to make a reservation. Just make sure you know your budget in advance (and stick to it). You're sure to find a decent hotel no matter the price range if you spend some time checking out the competition.

Here are some things you may want to ask or specify over the phone as you begin the search for your ideal hotel:

Nǐmen de fángjiān yǒu méiyǒu wǎngluò liánjié?
你们的房间有没有网络连接
? (
你們的房間有沒有網絡連接
?) (nee-men duh fahng-jyan yo mayo wahng-lwaw lyan-jyeh?) (
Do your rooms have Internet access?
)

Nǐmen hái yǒu fángjiān ma?
你们还有房间吗
? (
你們還有房間嗎
? ) (nee-mun hi yo fahng-jyan mah?) (
Do you have any rooms available?
)

Nǐmen fángjiān de jiàgé shì duōshǎo?
你们房间的价格是多少
? (
你們房間的價格是多少
?) (nee-mun fahng-jyan duh jyah-guh shir dwaw-shaow?) (
How much are your rooms?
)