How do you ask for the room key in Italian?

You say 'Può darmi la chiave della camera, per favore?'

What's the Italian word for the person at the hotel entrance at night?

portiere — the person stationed at the entrance of a building, who checks who comes in and opens the door.

You say 'Ho già pagato la prenotazione, ma nessuno mi apre.'

Your train arrives three hours late and at half past one at night you find the hotel's front door locked.

Siamo arrivati in albergo dopo mezzanotte e il portone era chiuso.

We got to the hotel after midnight and the front door was locked.

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albergo/alˈbɛrɡo/
hotelnoun
Building where you pay to sleep when you're travelling.
citofono/tʃiˈtɔfono/
intercomnoun
Device near the front door used to talk to someone inside and get them to let you in.
portiere/porˈtjɛre/
doormannoun
Person stationed at the entrance of a building, who checks who comes in and opens the door.
prenotazione/prenotatˈtsjone/
reservationnoun
A place or service you keep held for yourself by asking for it beforehand.
chiave/ˈkjave/
keynoun
Metal object that opens and closes a lock.
camera/ˈkamera/
roomnoun
Room with the bed, where you sleep.
ritardo/riˈtardo/
delaynoun
Time that passes beyond the expected time.
notte/ˈnɔtte/
nightnoun
The dark hours between evening and morning.
ascensore/aʃʃenˈsore/
elevatornoun
Cabin that carries people up and down between the floors of a building.
piano/ˈpjano/
slowlyadverb
With slowness, without hurry.

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Siamo arrivati in albergo dopo mezzanotte e il portone era chiuso.
We got to the hotel after midnight and the front door was locked.
Ho suonato al citofono ma non risponde nessuno.
I rang the intercom but nobody answers.
Vorrei parlare con il portiere di notte, per favore.
I'd like to speak to the night doorman, please.
Ho già pagato la prenotazione, ma nessuno mi apre.
I already paid for the reservation, but no one's letting me in.
Può darmi la chiave della camera, per favore?
Could you give me the key to the room, please?
Vorrei andare in camera, sono stanco morto.
I'd like to go to my room, I'm exhausted.
Il treno è arrivato con tre ore di ritardo.
The train arrived three hours late.
Abbiamo viaggiato tutta la notte e siamo molto stanchi.
We travelled all night and we're very tired.
Preferisco salire in ascensore, le valigie sono pesanti.
I'd rather take the elevator, the suitcases are heavy.
Può ripetere più piano, il citofono si sente male.
Could you repeat that more slowly, the intercom is hard to hear.

albergo/alˈbɛrɡo/
The stress is on the second syllable, and the e is open: al-BÈR-go.
citofono/tʃiˈtɔfono/
The stress is on the second syllable, with an open o: ci-TÒ-fo-no.
portiere/porˈtjɛre/
The e of -tie- is open: por-TIÈ-re.
prenotazione/prenotatˈtsjone/
The z is pronounced voiceless and long, like a double ts: prenotat-tsió-ne.
chiave/ˈkjave/
chi- sounds like /k/: KIÀ-ve, not like in cielo.
camera/ˈkamera/
Stress on the first syllable: CÀ-me-ra.
notte/ˈnɔtte/
Open o and a long double t held: NÒT-te.
ascensore/aʃʃenˈsore/
sc before e sounds like sci, held long: a-scen-SÓ-re.

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How do you ask for the room key in Italian?: You say 'Può darmi la chiave della camera, per favore?'
What's the Italian word for the person at the hotel entrance at night?: portiere — the person stationed at the entrance of a building, who checks who comes in and opens the door.
How do you say you already paid for the reservation?: You say 'Ho già pagato la prenotazione, ma nessuno mi apre.'

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