How to Say “I want to book a hotel” in Chinese
Getting around · HSK 3
"I want to book a hotel" in Chinese is 我想订酒店 (Wǒ xiǎng dìng jiǔdiàn). Note the Mainland/Taiwan split on the word for hotel: Mainland uses 酒店 (jiǔdiàn) or 宾馆 (bīnguǎn), while Taiwan says 飯店 (fàndiàn); which in Mainland usually means 'restaurant.' 订 is the everyday booking verb; 预订 (yùdìng) is the formal version you'll see on Ctrip/Trip.
Primary translation
我想订酒店
Wǒ xiǎng dìng jiǔdiàn
Traditional: 我想訂飯店
Variants by register
Formal
我想预订一间酒店
Wǒ xiǎng yùdìng yī jiān jiǔdiàn
When to use it
Note the Mainland/Taiwan split on the word for hotel: Mainland uses 酒店 (jiǔdiàn) or 宾馆 (bīnguǎn), while Taiwan says 飯店 (fàndiàn); which in Mainland usually means 'restaurant.' 订 is the everyday booking verb; 预订 (yùdìng) is the formal version you'll see on Ctrip/Trip.com and hear at reception. In China most locals book through 携程 or 美团 apps, so if you walk in asking to 订, staff may just ask 你在哪个平台订的? (which platform did you book on).
Example sentences
我想订一间双人房，住三晚。
Wǒ xiǎng dìng yī jiān shuāngrénfáng, zhù sān wǎn.
I'd like to book a double room for three nights.
请问还有空房吗？我想订今晚的。
Qǐngwèn hái yǒu kòngfáng ma? Wǒ xiǎng dìng jīn wǎn de.
Excuse me, are there any rooms available? I'd like to book for tonight.
我在携程上订了酒店，这是订单号。
Wǒ zài Xiéchéng shàng dìng le jiǔdiàn, zhè shì dìngdānhào.
I booked the hotel on Ctrip, here's the order number.