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"Do you have a room?" in Italian: Avete una camera libera?

Avete una camera libera?

Say it: ah-VEH-teh OO-nah KAH-meh-rah LEE-beh-rahphrase/aˈve.te ˈu.na ˈka.me.ra ˈli.be.ra/

Do you have a room? in Italian is Avete una camera libera? (ah-VEH-teh OO-nah KAH-meh-rah LEE-beh-rah). It uses formal/plural voi—standard at hotel desks. Keep the full phrase including libera.

Walk-in reception

Buonasera, avete una camera libera per stanotte?
Good evening, do you have a room free for tonight?
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How to pronounce Avete una camera libera?

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ah-VEH-teh OO-nah KAH-meh-rah LEE-beh-rah

/aˈve.te ˈu.na ˈka.me.ra ˈli.be.ra/

Avete: ah-VEH-teh. Camera: KAH-meh-rah. Libera: LEE-beh-rah. Stress VEH, KAH, LEE.

"Do you have a room?" in Italian: quick reference

ItalianEnglish
Avete una camera libera?Do you have a room available?

Core hotel ask (voi).

Avete una camera doppia libera?Do you have a double room free?

Specifying type.

C'è disponibilità per stasera?Is there availability for tonight?

Alternative phrasing.

Vorrei una cameraI'd like a room

Follow-up request.

How to use Avete una camera libera? in real life

  1. 1Walk-in reception

    Buonasera, avete una camera libera per stanotte?

    Good evening, do you have a room free for tonight?

    Full phrase + night.

  2. 2Phone booking

    Avete una camera libera dal tre al cinque?

    Do you have a room free from the 3rd to the 5th?

    Dates after the phrase.

  3. 3Busy weekend

    Scusi, avete una camera libera o siete al completo?

    Excuse me, do you have a room free or are you full?

    Either/or.

Mistakes English speakers make with Avete una camera libera?

Incorrect: Hai una camera libera?

Correct: Avete una camera libera?

Hotels expect voi: avete, not hai.

Incorrect: Avete una room?

Correct: Avete una camera libera?

Keep camera libera in Italian.

Good to know

Reception desks hear Avete una camera libera? all day in tourist towns. Add dates and room type early. Passport and carta often follow immediately if the answer is yes.

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Arriving without a reservation

  1. ChatPal

    Buonasera. Avete una camera libera per due notti?

    Good evening. Do you have a room free for two nights?

  2. You

    avete una camera libera con bagno privato?

    Yes—do you have a room free with a private bath?

  3. ChatPal

    Ce n'è una al secondo piano.

    There's one on the second floor.

  4. You

    Perfetto, la prendiamo.

    Perfect, we'll take it.

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Common questions about "Do you have a room?" in Italian

Exact phrase?

Avete una camera libera?

Why avete?

Formal/plural voi is normal at hotels.

Add tonight?

…per stanotte / per questa notte.

Double room?

Avete una camera doppia libera?

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