86. Прочитайте и переведите на русский язык текст. Задайте к тексту 10 вопросов. Places to stay

How do you go about finding a place to stay? Well, plenty of hotels advertise at airports. Of you arrive by train or car; probably the best thing to do is look in the Yellow Pages under Hotel, Motel or Lodging. You can start by comparing the services offered in their ads. In any case, you’ll have to call them and see if they have the kind of room you’re looking for.

Places to stay may be called hotels, motels or motor hotels, inns, lodges or resorts. They are all similar. Motels have plenty of parking space and are usually near a highway. Inns are usually like motels. Lodges and resorts, or resort hotels, are in the mountains, on the coast, or near lakes.

Beds – that’s right, beds – also go by many different names. Starting with the smallest, there are for exceptionally tall people. At some hotels, queen beds are the smallest size used, so a double room has two of them. Some hotels even offer their guests waterbeds. A roll-away can be moved into a room to sleep an extra person. Hide-a-beds are sofas that fold out to make beds.

People who prefer camping to staying in hotels will have a hard time in American cities, because most of them don’t have campgrounds nearby. You can camp in state and national parks, though, which generally have facilities for both tents and trailers.

Here are some more helpful things to know.

Who should you tip at a hotel? The bellman gets $ I per bag for taking your luggage to your room. Maids usually don’t expect a tip, but if you stay more than a few days or if your maid does something special for you, a $ 2 tip is a good idea. Room service waiters should get 15% of a bill.

You may want to avoid some motels that advertise “in-room movies” or “in-house films”. These are usually X-rated, or pornographic, films.

Lots of hotels have special facilities for conventions – large and small meeting rooms, banquet rooms, PA (public address) systems and so on. They may also offer guests attending the convention special rates on services.

Electricity in North America is 110 volts (60 Herz) – not 220. This means you won’t be able to use your hair dryer or your electric razor unless you can change it to 110 volts.

When telephoning from your hotel room, you will often have to go through the hotel switchboard, especially for long distance calls. These calls can be quite expensive, because the hotel usually adds a high service charge to the calls you make. On the other hand, local calls can generally be made from your room by dialing direct. You can also ask the hotel receptionist to give you a wake up call in the morning.

If your hotel does not have a laundry service, maybe you can find a Laundromat nearby, which might even be open 24 hours a day. You will need exact change to operate the washing machines and dryers.

You will always find soap, towels and linen in hotel and motel rooms in the US.

87. Переведите следующие диалоги на русский язык.

Robert Gordon is phoning to book a hotel room in Paris.

Receptionist: 45-21-64. Hullo?

Robert: Is that the Saint-Martine Hotel?

Receptionist: Yes, it is. Can l help you?

Robert: Have you got a double room for the night of 23rd July?

Receptionist: One moment, please. I’ll just have a look. Yes, we have a double room on that date.

Robert: Has it got a double bed or two singles?

Receptionist: Two singles, monsieur.

Robert: And is that with or without bath?

Receptionist: It’s a room with shower and toilet, monsieur.

Robert: that sounds fine. Is there a TV?

Receptionist: Could you repeat that please?

Robert: Is there a color television in the room?

Receptionist: Yes. And a video, if you choose.

Robert: How much will it be for one night?

Receptionist: About 400 francs.

Robert: And what does that include?

Receptionist: It includes morning newspaper, continental breakfast and service.

Robert: Where is the nearest metro?

Receptionist: Opera, monsieur. It’s only five minutes from here.

Robert: And is there an extra charge for children?

Receptionist: If the child is under 16 and we put an extra bed in your room, the charge is 75 francs. Do you want the room?

Robert: Yes, for one night – 23^rd July.

Receptionist: Qui, monsieur, May l have your name, please?

Robert: Actually, it’s for my wife and two daughters – Mrs. Jean Gordon, Linda and Maggie.

Receptionist: Yes, sir. So you need an extra bed. And what time will they be arriving on July 23 rd…