turndown service

Japanese translation: ターンダウン・サービス

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English term or phrase:	turndown service
Japanese translation:	ターンダウン・サービス

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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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ターンダウン・サービス

Definition:
依頼を受けると、客室係がベッドを使いやすくするために整えるサービス。ベッドカバーを外し、毛布などを折りあげて中に入りやすくする。カーテンを閉め、ライトを落とし、簡単な清掃をする。

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Takafumi Miyauchi
Taiwan

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ターンダウン・サービス

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ターンダウン・サービス

Definition from 舞浜コンシェルジュ日記:
依頼を受けると、客室係がベッドを使いやすくするために整えるサービス。ベッドカバーを外し、毛布などを折りあげて中に入りやすくする。カーテンを閉め、ライトを落とし、簡単な清掃をする。

Example sentence(s):

17時頃から21時半頃の間に各客室へお伺いし、お休みいただきやすいようにベットの準備やクーラーボックスなどをご用意し、またタオルなどのお取替えなど、より快適なナイトタイムをお過ごしいただくためのサービスです。 - The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka
そして、“5ツ星クラス”のホテルかどうかのチェックポイントが、1日2回のハウスキーピング・サービスの有無。客室スタッフがチェックイン前の通常のハウスキーピングに加えて、チェックイン後の夜間にターンダウン・サービスを提供してくれるかどうかがポイントなのだ。 - nikkei BPnet

Takafumi Miyauchi
Taiwan
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PRO pts in category: 4

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