room service

noun

: service provided to hotel guests in their rooms
also : the hotel department responsible for such service
ordered a meal from room service

Examples of room service in a Sentence

He ordered a meal from room service.
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There is also 24-hour room service, as well as beach and pool service at the resort’s four pools and waterpark, featuring unlimited drinks and cocktails. Ashley Davis, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024 In addition, The Renaissance boasts an incredible concierge team, health club, laundry and dry cleaning service, and room service. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Nov. 2024 The medical team wheels the body out of the cabin under a curtain on a room service trolley so as not to disturb the passengers, then uses the flower shop walk-in freezer as a morgue. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 Resort pool, fire pits (popular for making ’smores), 24-hour room service, Ocean Spa, salon and fitness facilities, 15-slip marina with boat launch. Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for room service 

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of room service was in 1916

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“Room service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room%20service. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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