How do I ask if reception stays open after midnight?

Say « Est-ce que la réception reste ouverte après minuit ? »

What's the French word for the person who lets you in at night?

That's the veilleur, the night watchman: « Le veilleur de nuit va vous ouvrir la porte. »

Say « Je suis vraiment désolé, il est très tard » or « Je dois m'excuser de vous réveiller à cette heure. »

Your train was three hours late and you arrive at the hotel at one in the morning, the door locked and the street empty.

Est-ce que la réception reste ouverte après minuit ?

Does reception stay open after midnight?

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réception/ʁesɛpsjɔ̃/
reception desknoun
The area at the entrance of a hotel or business where visitors are welcomed.
réservation/ʁezɛʁvasjɔ̃/
reservationnoun
The act of booking a room, table or seat in advance.
veilleur/vɛjœʁ/
night watchmannoun
A person who stays awake to watch over a place while everyone else sleeps.
clé/kle/
keynoun
A small metal object used to lock and unlock a door.
code/kɔd/
codenoun
A sequence of numbers or letters you enter to open or access something.
minuit/minɥi/
midnightnoun
The middle hour of the night, twelve hours after noon.
ascenseur/asɑ̃sœʁ/
elevatornoun
A cabin that goes up and down in a building to carry people between floors.
tard/taʁ/
lateadverb
At a late hour, long after the expected or usual time.
attendre/atɑ̃dʁ/
to waitverb
To stay somewhere until someone or something arrives.
excuser/ɛkskyze/
to excuseverb
To forgive someone for a mistake or an inconvenience.

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Est-ce que la réception reste ouverte après minuit ?
Does reception stay open after midnight?
Ma réservation est bien pour cette nuit ?
Is my reservation confirmed for tonight?
Le veilleur de nuit va vous ouvrir la porte.
The night watchman will let you in.
Je peux récupérer la clé de ma chambre ?
Can I get the key to my room?
Quel est le code pour ouvrir la porte ?
What's the code to open the door?
Le hall est fermé à clé après minuit.
The lobby is locked after midnight.
Est-ce que l'ascenseur fonctionne encore à cette heure ?
Does the elevator still work at this hour?
Je suis vraiment désolé, il est très tard.
I'm really sorry, it's very late.
Je préfère attendre le veilleur devant la porte.
I'd rather wait for the night watchman outside the door.
Je dois m'excuser de vous réveiller à cette heure.
I have to apologize for waking you at this hour.

réception/ʁesɛpsjɔ̃/
The ending is said /sjɔ̃/: a nasal vowel, you don't hear the n.
réservation/ʁezɛʁvasjɔ̃/
The é of "ré-" is said /e/, the s between two vowels is said /z/, and the ending -tion carries the nasal vowel /ɔ̃/.
veilleur/vɛjœʁ/
-eill- is said /ɛj/, like in "soleil"; you don't hear an l.
minuit/minɥi/
The u is said /ɥ/, never like "ou", and the final t is silent.
ascenseur/asɑ̃sœʁ/
The sc is said /s/ and -en- is nasal: /asɑ̃sœʁ/, with no n pronounced.
tard/taʁ/
The final d is silent: /taʁ/.
attendre/atɑ̃dʁ/
-en- is nasal /ɑ̃/; the final e drops and you end on /dʁ/.
excuser/ɛkskyze/
The x is said /ks/ and the u is /y/, like in "lune", not "ou".

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How do I ask if reception stays open after midnight?: Say « Est-ce que la réception reste ouverte après minuit ? »
What's the French word for the person who lets you in at night?: That's the veilleur, the night watchman: « Le veilleur de nuit va vous ouvrir la porte. »
How do I apologize for arriving so late?: Say « Je suis vraiment désolé, il est très tard » or « Je dois m'excuser de vous réveiller à cette heure. »

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