Cover of the textbook Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 5

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10 - Booking a room for the textbook Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Listen to a phone conversation. David is phoning a hotel for a friend who wants to visit Dublin with his wife and small child. Look at the questions David wants to ask. Then listen and note down the information.

Answer

  • Triple rooms? No, only doubles (but should be possible to put an extra bed in a double room)
  • How much? 110 euros a night for the room (including child’s bed)
  • With breakfast? 125 euros with breakfast
  • Dates: fully booked on the weekend of the 16th–17th, but 10th–15th is possible
  • Car hire: yes, they have a partnership with a local firm (prices start from 25 euros a day)
  • Parking: yes (but 20 euros a day; also street parking available nearby)
  • Deposit? Need to pay 10% deposit when booking (on a credit card)