Herrschaft

11:21 Dec 29, 2014 

Again master comes to mind - although "masters' chambers" could also be perceived as kinky :)

11:13 Dec 29, 2014 

... the "nobs"

11:07 Dec 29, 2014 

I referring only to the master, mistress and their children, servants would often call them "the family"

07:00 Dec 29, 2014 

The honorable sir/gentleman is just an idea - maybe it could work for you just for this context?
See the relationship between Herrschaft and honorable here: http://tinyurl.com/o695vfc

06:23 Dec 29, 2014 

Herrschaft always just implies the boss(es) or the whole family of the bosses so to speak. The term does not imply guests or owners of the house AND their guests. Of course, when there are guests, the employees might say "Die Herrschaft möchte ..." meaning the lady or gentleman of the house or both or the whole family want something for themselves or for themselves and their guests.
"Herrschaften" with -en is different.
http://de.thefreedictionary.com/Herrschaft 4. altmodisch Person(en), in dessen / deren Haushalt jd angestellt ist Die Herrschaft darf jetzt nicht gestört werden.

21:06 Dec 28, 2014 

I'm pretty sure Herrschaft, in this case, refers to a single individual. Maybe "His Lordship" in quotes, with or without caps, or even without quotes if you can make it obvious that the writer is being sardonic (if that's the case, that is). Or something along the lines of "His Well-Respectedness" or some other half-silly expression that you invent that clearly doesn't exist in the real world. Also, depending on the tone and level of humor in the original, it can be perfectly acceptable to actually say His Lordship, if it's clear enough from the preceding text that His Lordship is not, in fact, an actual lord. I've seen dogs and cats referred to as their lordships, fercryinoutloud.

12:37 Dec 28, 2014 

@ Yorkshireman: sorry if I repeated anything. As I said below, I was squinting into the sun at the time - something one hasn't had the pleasure of doing hereabouts for quite some time! HNY.

11:25 Dec 28, 2014 

If it is a servant talking, a typical expression could be simply "THEM", as opposed to "US".

Or even " Tek't 'ot watter up to yon fat git an is gawky missus in't blue room". :-)

11:20 Dec 28, 2014 

Already suggested something similar at 1 hour:

Hot water would simply be brought "upstairs" to the specific room, for instance, "blue bedroom/front bedroom/guest bedroom/master's bedroom".

Have a HNY!

10:27 Dec 28, 2014 

If no-one comes up with the right suggestion, maybe you could just say:
"..take hot water up to the rooms of the master and his guests".

07:40 Dec 28, 2014 

Neubearbeitung 1999
Herrschaft (= Dienstherrschaft) master and mistress
die Herrschaften (= Damen und Herren) the ladies and gentlemen
hohe Herrschaften - persons of high rank or standing

23:53 Dec 27, 2014 

Fred ließ sie durch den Dienstbotengang in die herrschaftlichen Räume treten. Manorial, perhaps? But that would cover ALL of the rooms in the house, including the servants quarters, wouldn't it?