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11.3 At the reception desk (3)

Detlef Grün rings up the Hotel Ambiente on behalf of his company to try and book accommodation and meeting rooms for a forthcoming conference. His call is answered by Ursula Wagner.

Hotel Ambiente    Telephone

Ursula Wagner Good morning. This is the Hotel Ambiente in Dresden. How may I help you?
Detlef Grün Good morning. This is Herr Grün from the Köster & Hermann company in Chemnitz. I would like to book some rooms for some colleagues of mine.
Ursula Wagner Yes, of course. How many people would that be?
Detlef Grün Eleven people, so that would be eleven single rooms, and full board for everyone.
Ursula Wagner And for which date would that be please?
Detlef Grün For the 7th and 8th of October, so that's two nights in total.
Ursula Wagner I'll just have a look... Yes, that would be possible. Do you have any special wishes?
Detlef Grün Yes, we shall require two seminar rooms.
Ursula Wagner No problem. Our guests have five air-conditioned conference rooms at their disposal with modern conference facilities. The conference charge is 25 euros per person.
Detlef Grün Do all rooms have telephone and mini-bar?
Ursula Wagner Yes, we have thirty stylish business rooms with separate sleeping, living and working areas. In all of our business rooms there is a direct-dial telephone, PC connection, fax connection, radio alarm clock, colour TV set, desk and mini-bar. Of course we also have a house bar with an open fire.
Detlef Grün Is there a reduction for groups?
Ursula Wagner Yes, for groups of eleven to fifteen people a business room only costs 95 euros per night.
Detlef Grün Good. Could I also ask... Two of my colleagues are vegetarians...
Ursula Wagner That's no problem. Our restaurant is also suitable for vegetarians. There is a vegetarian menu with international and regional specialities and your colleagues will certainly be well-treated.
Detlef Grün That's fine. Where is the hotel? How far is it to the city centre?
Ursula Wagner The hotel is situated in a quiet location near to the River Elbe in a district called Laubegast, which is about six kilometres from the city centre. There is a tram stop directly outside the hotel. The transport connections to all important motorways are excellent.
Detlef Grün That's good to hear. And what leisure opportunities are there in the vicinity of the hotel?
Ursula Wagner Quite a lot! The best thing would be if I sent you a brochure. Please give me the address of your company.
Detlef Grün Köster & Hermann Ltd., Hauptstraße 57, 09117 Chemnitz.
Ursula Wagner And in what name should I book the rooms?
Detlef Grün Detlef Grün. My telephone number is 0371 657 6841. My fax number is 0371 657 6842.
Ursula Wagner OK. You need to confirm your reservation in writing please.

A conference room at the Hotel Ambiente

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