reception area
noun
: a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater) : lobby
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Conway, an amiable Australian, ushered me into a reception area and asked me to sign a form agreeing not to take pictures.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Guests are welcomed with a chocolate fountain in the reception area.
—Ben Davidson Correspondent, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
The concept plans include a reception area with shuffleboard and table tennis, a gift shop, an arts and crafts space, coffee bars, and a lounge with fireplaces.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Then fastball #2: one of our bags had been left in the hotel reception area.
—Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Guests are welcomed with a chocolate fountain in the reception area.
—Ben Davidson Correspondent, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
The concept plans include a reception area with shuffleboard and table tennis, a gift shop, an arts and crafts space, coffee bars, and a lounge with fireplaces.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Then fastball #2: one of our bags had been left in the hotel reception area.
—Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reception area
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“Reception area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception%20area. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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