: a hotel or club employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errands
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To cope with rising repair and maintenance costs, employees reported that hotel management began reducing service levels and cutting staff, replacing 10 of the hotel’s long-time bellhops and doormen with third-party valets.
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Christina Schaffer’s beautifully detailed production design feels, at times, like stepping into a 1970s Rainer Werner Fassbinder film or one of those old-world European hotels where the toilet shares space with the shower, and a jaunty bellhop awaits in the lobby downstairs to deliver travel tips.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
And most folks know to tip valets, nail technicians, and bellhops, too.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Don’t follow my lead and show up expecting a traditional front desk and bellhop.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Christina Schaffer’s beautifully detailed production design feels, at times, like stepping into a 1970s Rainer Werner Fassbinder film or one of those old-world European hotels where the toilet shares space with the shower, and a jaunty bellhop awaits in the lobby downstairs to deliver travel tips.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
And most folks know to tip valets, nail technicians, and bellhops, too.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Don’t follow my lead and show up expecting a traditional front desk and bellhop.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bellhop
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“Bellhop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bellhop. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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bellhop
noun
bell·hop
-ˌhäp 
: a hotel or club employee who takes guests to rooms, carries luggage, and runs errands
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