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How do you ask a hotel 'Do you have a room available?' in German?

Haben Sie ein Zimmer frei? asks for a vacancy.

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  1. Haben Sie einen Tisch frei?
  2. Haben Sie ein Zimmer frei? ✔
  3. Haben Sie ein Taxi frei?

Why: Zimmer is room and frei means free or available. Duden even lists 'Zimmer frei' as the sign for a vacancy. The wrong choices ask for a table or a taxi.

Huh, didn't know that: Look for a 'Zimmer frei' sign when you need a place to stay.

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Answer: Haben Sie ein Zimmer frei?. Zimmer is room and frei means free or available. Duden even lists 'Zimmer frei' as the sign for a vacancy. The wrong choices ask for a table or a taxi.

  1. Duden: Zimmer www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Zimmer
    Zimmer frei, Zimmer zu vermieten
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Wiktionary: Zimmer en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zimmer
    room (separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling)
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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