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7 fact-checked facts about concierge and hotel service, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

In a hotel, what is a suite?

AnswerA set of connected rooms

A hotel suite is a group of rooms, often with a separate living area, rented as one unit.

What does B&B stand for in accommodation?

AnswerBed and breakfast

A bed and breakfast offers overnight lodging and breakfast, often in a small, family-run house.

Going deeper

Hotel concierges in the international association Les Clefs d'Or wear which emblem?

AnswerCrossed golden keys

Members of Les Clefs d'Or, meaning 'the golden keys', wear crossed gold keys on their lapels.

What is a hotel's 'turndown service'?

AnswerPreparing a room for the night in the evening

At turndown, staff tidy the room, fold back the bedcovers and dim lights, ready for sleep.

What does RSVP on an invitation ask you to do?

AnswerReply to say whether you will attend

RSVP abbreviates the French 'répondez s'il vous plaît', meaning 'please reply'.

Expert level

The Conciergerie in Paris, once a royal palace, is best known for later serving as what?

AnswerA prison

The Conciergerie became a prison during the French Revolution; Marie Antoinette was held there in 1793.

The word 'hotel' is related to the Latin 'hospes', which meant what?

AnswerGuest or host

Latin 'hospes' meant guest, host or stranger, and also gave us hospital, hospitality and hostel.

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