room service

noun

: service provided to hotel guests in their rooms
also : the hotel department responsible for such service
ordered a meal from room service

Examples of room service in a Sentence

He ordered a meal from room service.
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The next morning, room service rolled into our room with a cart of fruit plates and pastries. Simon Turner, Vogue, 2 July 2025 Jesse tries and fails to order a thousand hibiscus flowers to the room to surprise them; meanwhile, Brittany wants to order shots via room service. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2025 There’s also 24/7 room service, weekly housekeeping and bi-weekly laundry service at no extra cost. Francesca Street, CNN Money, 26 June 2025 Housekeeping staff provide impeccable, twice-daily room service. Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for room service

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of room service was in 1916

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“Room service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/room%20service. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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