turndown service

Hindi translation: शय्या सौंदर्यीकरण सेवा

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English term or phrase:turndown service
Hindi translation:शय्या सौंदर्यीकरण सेवा

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18:54 Aug 26, 2013
English to Hindi translations [PRO]
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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शय्या सौंदर्यीकरण सेवा
Definition:
Turndown service is the service whereby a hotel maid or hotel boy turns down the sometimes heavy bedspread for the night, thus preparing bed for the night, sometimes folding back a little bit the duvet and leaving some chocolates or some mints. It is when the hotel staff comes into room in the evening to draw the curtains, tidy up the room, etc.?
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Kapil Swami
India
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4 +2शय्या सौंदर्यीकरण सेवा
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शय्या सौंदर्यीकरण सेवा


Definition from Ask.com:
Turndown service is the service whereby a hotel maid or hotel boy turns down the sometimes heavy bedspread for the night, thus preparing bed for the night, sometimes folding back a little bit the duvet and leaving some chocolates or some mints. It is when the hotel staff comes into room in the evening to draw the curtains, tidy up the room, etc.?

Example sentence(s):
  • आखिरकार कंपनी ने निष्‍कर्ष निकाला कि रात्रिकालीन शय्या सौंदर्यीकरण सेवा को समाप्‍त करना एक भारी भूल साबित होगी। - USAToday.com  

Explanation:
यह केवल बिस्‍तर व्‍यवस्थित करने से अलग होटल उद्योग की एक विशिष्‍ट सेवा है।
Kapil Swami
India
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: Hindi
PRO pts in category: 8

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Yes  Balasubramaniam L.
7 days
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Yes  Lalit Sati
8 days
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