Usage note
酒店是用来住宿的地方。
jiǔ diàn shì yòng lái sù zhù de dì fāng.
酒店是用于住宿的地方.
Context note
当你旅行或出差时，你可能会去酒店住宿。
nǐ dāng yú lǚ háng huò chā chū shí, nǐ kě néng huì qù jiǔ diàn sù zhù.
When you travel or go on business, you may stay at a hotel.
5 examples
我要去酒店。
wǒ yào qù jiǔ diàn。
I want to go to the hotel.
他住在酒店里。
tā zhù zài jiǔ diàn lǐ。
He is staying in the hotel.
这家酒店很好。
zhè jiā jiǔ diàn hěn hǎo。
This hotel is very good.
他们在酒店见面。
tā men zài jiǔ diàn jiàn miàn。
They met at the hotel.
酒店提供早餐服务。
jiǔ diàn tí gōng zǎo cān fú wù。
The hotel provides breakfast service.
5 mini stories
小明和他的家人去旅游，他们在一家五星级酒店住了三天。
xiǎo míng hé tā de jiā rén qù lǚ yóu， tā men zài yì jiā wǔ xīng jí jiǔ diàn zhù le sān tiān。
Xiao Ming and his family went on a trip, they stayed at a five-star hotel for three days.
李华在酒店里见了她的朋友。
lǐ huá zài jiǔ diàn lǐ jiàn le tā de péng yǒu。
Li Hua met her friend at the hotel.
张伟在酒店的餐厅吃了晚饭。
zhāng wěi zài jiǔ diàn de cān tīng chī le wǎn fàn。
Zhang Wei had dinner in the hotel restaurant.
王丽在酒店里等她的客户。
wáng lì zài jiǔ diàn lǐ děng tā de kè hù。
Wang Li waited for her client at the hotel.
赵强在酒店的会议室开会。
zhào qiáng zài jiǔ diàn de huì yì shì kāi huì。
Zhao Qiang had a meeting in the hotel conference room.
Mini dialogue
找酒店
A
请问，酒店在哪里？
Qǐngwèn, jiǔdiàn zài nǎlǐ?
Excuse me, where is the hotel?
B
酒店在公园旁边。
Jiǔdiàn zài gōngyuán pángbiān.
The hotel is next to the park.
酒店房间
A
这个酒店真漂亮！
Zhège jiǔdiàn zhēn piàoliang!
This hotel is really beautiful!
B
是的，我们的房间很大。
Shì de, wǒmen de fángjiān hěn dà.
Yes, our room is very big.
Related words and contrasts
similar
宾馆
bīn guǎn
guesthouse; hotel
宾馆 is another common word for hotel.
related
饭店
fàn diàn
hotel; restaurant
饭店 can mean hotel or restaurant, but 酒店 usually means hotel.