Accessible Hotel Room in Brazil: Portuguese Questions to Ask Before Booking — Practice

Ask about the room and route

Quarto acessível means accessible room. Ask whether the route from the entrance to the room is step-free and whether an elevator serves that floor. A hotel’s label alone may not answer the questions that matter for your stay.

Ask about the specific room type and request a description or photos if helpful. The hotel can confirm current room details directly.

Check bathroom features

Banheiro means bathroom, box is the shower enclosure, and barras de apoio means grab bars. Ask about the features you need, such as a roll-in shower, a shower chair, or the position of support bars. Do not assume two rooms with the same label have identical layouts.

If a measurement matters, ask the hotel to verify it for the specific room rather than relying on a general description.

Confirm the booking details

Repeat the room type, dates, and the features the hotel confirmed. Ask whether the details can be included in your reservation notes or sent by email.

A clear written confirmation gives you a record of the room description you discussed. Contact the hotel directly if you need to verify anything before arrival.

Remember: Describe the features you need and confirm them for the exact room and dates before completing your reservation.

Check your understanding

Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.

Recall the Portuguese, then say it

Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.

1. Do you have an accessible room available on those dates?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Vocês têm um quarto acessível disponível nessas datas?

2. Does the route to the room have steps?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   O caminho até o quarto tem degraus?

3. Does the bathroom have grab bars?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   O banheiro tem barras de apoio?

4. Does the shower enclosure have a step-free entrance?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   O box do chuveiro tem entrada sem degraus?

5. Could you confirm these details by email?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você pode confirmar esses detalhes por e-mail?

6. Does this confirmation refer to the room I booked?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Essa confirmação se refere ao quarto que reservei?

Make the phrase useful to you

Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.

Describe the features you need and confirm them for the exact room and dates before completing your reservation.

Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.

Sources and your next lesson

This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Accessible Hotel Room in Brazil: Portuguese Questions to Ask Before Booking lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.

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