turndown service

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18:57 Aug 26, 2013
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Bus/Financial - Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: turndown service
Definition from own experience or research:
In hotels, the practice of folding back the blanket and sheet of the bed in the evening, sometimes accompanied by putting a mint on the pillow or a cordial on the night stand

Example sentence(s):
  • More and more hotels are starting to pay attention to their turndown services and that's a good thing because chocolate mints and the forecast for the next day's weather are starting to get a tad tired. HotelChatter
  • In the evening, hotels that offer turndown service require housekeeping to enter the guest rooms once again to physically turn down the covers of the bed and remove any excess pillows or blankets, to make the bed more inviting to guests. raveable
  • But, ultimately, the company concluded that eliminating nightly turndown service would be a costly mistake. USATODAY.com
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4Servis Penyediaan Bilik
Jamilah Zainol Abidin
3servis malam
Norazilinah Ingram


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servis malam


Definition from Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu:
Servis oleh bahagian pengemasan yang memberi perkhidmatan melipat tutup tilam, cadar segi tiga dan meletak bunga, kad menu sarapan pagi dan kad ucapan selamat malam di atas lipatan tersebut.

Example sentence(s):
  • Kad yang diletakkan di atas katil tetamu semasa servis malam yang biasanya disertakan dengan sekuntum bunga atau coklat sebagai tanda mengucapkan selamat malam kepada tetamu. - Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu  
Norazilinah Ingram
United States
Local time: 08:12
Native speaker of: Native in IndonesianIndonesian, Native in MalayMalay
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Servis Penyediaan Bilik


Definition from Divewithsus:
Turn-down service is when the hotel staff come into your room in the evening to turn down the bedcovers. The conventional practice is to turn down a corner of the blankets to make the bed look inviting and that much more restful. They also either fold the bedcover nicely at the foot of the bed, or put it (and the day cushions) away in a discreet shelf in the wardrobe.

Example sentence(s):
  • urn-down service is not just about the bed. At the Ritz-Carlton, staff doing turn-down service also tops up the ice box, draws the curtains, puts out your bedroom slippers, turns on the radio (usually to a classical music station) at an audible but soft volume, tidies up the room a little, tops up your toiletries, folds the end of the toilet paper roll into a little triangle, and sometimes changes your bathroom towels. - Divewith sus  
  • Turn down service is .They come into your room late afternoon early evening and turn your bed down.You know pull the blanket back so you can just slip in at night, They leave a chocolate on pillow and give you yet more clean towels if you need them. They close the curtains and sometimes light a small candle to make the room pleasant for your return. - Tripadvisor  

Explanation:
Ia merupakan servis menyediakan atau membersihkan bilik supaya pelanggan lebih selesa selepas pulang dari aktiviti sepanjang tinggal di hotel tersebut.
Jamilah Zainol Abidin
Malaysia
Local time: 20:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalayMalay
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