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"Room (hotel)" in Italian: camera

la camera

Say it: lah KAH-meh-rahfeminine · la cameranoun/la ˈka.me.ra/

Note: also: la stanza

Room (especially hotel room) in Italian is la camera (lah KAH-meh-rah), feminine. Una camera doppia is a double room. La stanza also means room at home, but the headword here is camera.

Hotel desk

Vorrei una camera per due notti.
I'd like a room for two nights.
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How to pronounce camera

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lah KAH-meh-rah

/la ˈka.me.ra/

Camera is KAH-meh-rah, stress KAH. All vowels pronounced.

"Room (hotel)" in Italian: quick reference

ItalianEnglish
la camerathe room (hotel)

Booking default.

camera singola / doppiasingle / double room

Room types.

numero di cameraroom number

Check-in.

camera con vistaroom with a view

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How to use camera in real life

  1. 1Hotel desk

    Vorrei una camera per due notti.

    I'd like a room for two nights.

    Una camera.

  2. 2Calling reception

    C'è Wi-Fi in camera?

    Is there Wi-Fi in the room?

    In camera.

  3. 3Friend text

    La camera è piccola ma pulita.

    The room is small but clean.

    La camera.

Mistakes English speakers make with camera

Incorrect: Il camera è libera.

Correct: La camera è libera.

Camera is feminine.

Incorrect: Vorrei una stanza. (at a hotel desk, if you mean hotel room)

Correct: Vorrei una camera.

Hotels standardly use camera.

Good to know

Italian hotels list camera singola, doppia, matrimoniale. Breakfast may be in sala or in camera on request. At home people say stanza more often; travel Italian sticks to camera.

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Checking into a B&B

  1. ChatPal

    La vostra camera è al secondo piano.

    Your room is on the second floor.

  2. You

    Perfetto. La camera ha il bagno privato?

    Perfect. Does the room have a private bathroom?

  3. ChatPal

    Sì. Ecco la chiave della camera.

    Yes. Here's the room key.

  4. You

    Grazie. Lasciamo i bagagli in camera subito.

    Thanks. We'll leave the bags in the room right away.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Room (hotel)" in Italian

Camera vs stanza?

Both mean room; hotels prefer camera.

Double room?

Camera doppia / matrimoniale.

Room number?

Numero di camera.

Bedroom at home?

Camera da letto.

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