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Describe A Hotel That You Know: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • Where is it?
  • Why you went there?
  • What is it like?
  • Explain how you felt about it.
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Cue 1:Where is it?

  • Begin by mentioning the location of the hotel, including the city and any notable landmarks nearby.
  • You can also describe the accessibility of the hotel, such as proximity to the airport or public transport.

Example

The hotel I want to describe is the Taj Mahal Palace, located in Mumbai, right next to the Gateway of India. It’s a prominent landmark and easily accessible from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

Cue 2:Why you went there?

  • Explain the reason for your visit, whether it was for leisure, business, or a special occasion.
  • Mention any specific events or experiences that prompted you to choose this hotel.

Example

I went there to celebrate my parents' wedding anniversary. They had always wanted to stay at this iconic hotel, so I decided to surprise them with a weekend getaway.

Cue 3:What is it like?

  • Describe the ambiance and facilities of the hotel, such as the decor, rooms, and services offered.
  • Highlight any unique features that stood out to you during your stay.

Example

The hotel is luxurious, with stunning architecture and elegant interiors. The rooms are spacious and beautifully decorated, offering a breathtaking view of the Arabian Sea. The service was impeccable, with friendly staff catering to our every need.

Cue 4:Explain how you felt about it.

  • Share your personal feelings and impressions about the hotel experience.
  • Discuss any memorable moments that made your stay special.

Example

I felt incredibly happy and relaxed during our stay. The highlight was a dinner at their rooftop restaurant, where we enjoyed delicious food while watching the sunset. It was a truly unforgettable experience that made my parents feel cherished.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, the Taj Mahal Palace is not just a hotel; it’s a place filled with history and elegance. My experience there was wonderful, and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a luxurious stay in Mumbai.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Vague Descriptions

    Using vague language can make your answer unclear and unengaging. Specific details help the examiner understand your experience better.

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    Tip

    Include specific details about the hotel's location, amenities, and your personal experiences to create a vivid picture.

    2: Ignoring Emotional Impact

    Failing to express your feelings about the hotel can make your response less personal and relatable. Emotions add depth to your answer.

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    Tip

    Share how the hotel made you feel, whether it was relaxing, exciting, or disappointing, to connect with the examiner.

    Lack of Structure

    A disorganized response can confuse the listener. A clear structure helps convey your thoughts more effectively.

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    Tip

    Follow the cue prompts in order: start with the location, then your reason for visiting, describe the hotel, and conclude with your feelings.

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    Band 6

    I love traveling. Therefore, I have been to several hotels to stay. Among all, one of the most famous and most prestigious hotel that I have been to is Hotel Paradise. It is one of my best friend's hotel. When I was in Goa with my family, I was staying in the Paradise Hotel. I booked the hotel from online website and used a coupon code to book the hotel.

    Band 6

    A hotel that I would suggest to everyone is the Paragon Hotel in Thrissur. It is a very famous one in Thrissur. Despite of being a resident of this place, I never went to this hotel until the age of 24. It was on my 24th birthday that I requested my dad that he takes me there. Everyone in my family had been there and it was just me that was left. So I wanted to go there really badly. It is very famous for the biryani there and I really wanted to try it out for my birthday. Oh I am telling you, the biryani was so delicious. The smell of the masala is so addictive and the flavour is so intense that I could not stop eating. Everyone loved it. I could see these cooks preparing it through the glass windows in the hotel and I felt like that was a really good thing. Because everything was transparent and I could see that the kitchen board was clean and everything was happening in the right way and a hygienic way. I really found that very impressive there in that hotel. Another hotel that I would suggest is the Indian Coffee House. But then again, it's only good for the breakfast items. But I remember going with my dad daily to Indian Coffee House in order to have that morning masala dosa there and it used to be a very good childhood memory. But I think that hotel is closed now for renovation and I haven't really seen it ever since.

    Band 6

    I recently visited Taj Falaknuma Palace which is a hotel located in Hyderabad. So the Taj Falaknuma Palace is a palace of the Nizams which is now turned out into the hotel which is a 5 star rated hotel and the Taj Falaknuma Palace offers a vibrant culture where it is like a palace and where the Nizams lived. So the Taj Falaknuma Palace has a different experience and we can see the architecture and the place where filled with a lot of trees and beautiful garden and it was one of the most beautiful hotel in the world because it is a hotel which almost 200 to 200 years ago which is built by a white limestone with a beautiful architecture. So it has vast experience and I had an opportunity to visit because of my parents anniversary. So we had a delightful dinner with a Nizami cuisine and they had a wide variety of foods and they have multiple cuisines also. So Taj Falaknuma Palace is one of the most beautiful and the oldest hotel in India and as well as in the world. So Taj Falaknuma Palace also offers a ride in the horses where you feel like where the Nizams used to travel from one place to other. So it is totally a wonderful experience visiting Taj Falaknuma Palace. I really enjoyed it and I recommend everyone to visit there but it is quite expensive hotel.

    Band 6

    I am sure many people have various experiences about the hotels in the urban areas. But I am going to look into a hotel in a rural area where I reside, where nearby I reside. This hotel is actually built as a 3-star hotel. There I went once for my cousin's wedding which was planned there. There they have very posh, luxurious rooms, luxurious cafeteria and all. But people think that it was not meant for urban or rural terrain. But I believe that it's a hotel which changed the attitude of rural people about hotels, about 3-star hotels or expensive hotels. It was made by a local resident but he added some affordable options while giving the luxury. And people of the rich community usually go there from the rural areas. And it feels convenient to dine out there and even to stay there. So this hotel is an example that every Indian entrepreneur should acknowledge and give his efforts towards it. It is kind of bridging the gap between the poor and the rich.

    Band 6

    so let's talk about a hotel it is located in Kofara district and it's just in the right of J&K Bank near the bypass road so the hotel I'm talking about is Keef it's called as Keef and it's famous for the wood for its wooden structure for it's built differently in wood so that makes it a unique one in the market and the food they prepare there it's kind it's very delicious and I like the staff as well the first time I went there it was I didn't know about that hotel but I just went out to see how the hotel is how the I was just exploring so yeah I visited there but I found that very interesting and I since then I visit there a lot

    Band 6

    One of the hotel that I visited recently or stayed over there recently was the Royal Orchard hotel which is very close to Bangalore airport. The main reason for me to stay in that hotel was because of Bryan Adams concert which was held in the month of December. The main reason for us to stay in that hotel although it was because of the concert it was more about commute for us because since me and my boyfriend stay far away from the Bangalore airport it was very difficult for us to commute at night back home. So this is why we chose a hotel which was very close to the concert and it was around 10 kilometers from the concert area. Well almost it was a chaos over there but the hotel amenities was very nice with its infrastructure and the rooms were like very hygienic.

    Band 6

    There is a hotel named Taj Dade Goa, Heritage and Horizon. I was there working as a, not as an associate, but as a, for as a training purpose. I was there in a Horizon property in Goa, working for 4 months. I did their training for 4 months in all the departments, housekeeping, front office, kitchen and F&B. F&B is the least favourite department of mine. I can work in front office as dealing with customers, having one to one conversation with customers, getting to know how they feel about the property, about the surroundings, about the thinking of the people, to know about how people think. I love to communicate. And also for the kitchen department, I like to cook a lot. Getting experiment in things is my favourite thing. These are the perfect things in the kitchen I can do. Housekeeping is a really good department where you need to, you'll get to know about the cleanliness of the hotel. It's a 5 star hotel, so cleanliness is the most important part of it. I did housekeeping for one half month, where I did cleaning for 30 days and 15 days I did guest service. Guest service is a really good thing where you can again communicate with the people, help them, help them with the services they require.

    Band 5-6

    So, which kind of hotel I like, so there is one hotel which is near my home, so I like that hotel because they provide a good service to me and yes, this hotel's taste is also very good for everyone should be go there and yes, and also there is my, I would like to share one experience like that, that hotel is a very kind, their people are very good, management is also good and the hotel is located near Pathadi Fata, Nashik and yes, that hotel means like there are, it is not a very expensive hotel, so it is very affordable for everyone and their taste is too good, so I think that hotel, everyone should be go there and I will share also that incident, what kind of hotel, what kind of service they provide, so they provide like a very genuine service to people, like they giving starters, good starters and after that, they giving a good dinner, means they giving good quality product for the people, means everyone, means family also enjoying there and there is no, any kind of thing, where they face a lot of problems, so I don't think because their service is very quick, a lot of people's going there, so that kind of hotel is very good and the hotel name is Hotel Shri Krishna, so that's hotel is a very beautiful, their ambience is also very good, so I think everyone should be go there and I like the taste of that hotel, so that's why I went there and that hotel was too good.

    Band 5-6

    I am a foodie. I've been to a number of restaurants as well as hotels in my hometown as well as in other cities where I used to study. I've lived in Mumbai for four years. Moreover I've tried a lot of food there. But one of my favourite restaurant, not one of my favourite, the most favourite restaurant which I prefer to go any day over any restaurant in Mumbai is Amla Banquets which is located in my hometown and it is genuinely one of the best restaurants out there. They offer a lot of variety of food and it is delicious. So one time when I came back to my house from Mumbai because I had holidays of 10-15 days and it was my father's birthday. We didn't remember actual date of his birthday but my father suddenly said that it is his birthday. So we all decided to go out for a dinner and then we went to the Amla Banquets which is one of the best restaurant. But at that time I didn't know Amla Banquets. It was a new restaurant. We just thought that we would go there and how the food is. When we went there we were surprised by the ambience because I live in a small town. Lathur city doesn't have a lot of restaurants, fancy restaurants with great ambience. But the Amla restaurant was the first to offer a great ambience. So we had...

    Band 5-6

    Recently I visited a couple of years ago in the Andaman island I traveled from the Pune to the Andaman so I visited so I had booked the hotel called Havelock though the rating was high of the hotel and it is located in the north Andaman in Port Blair and the hotel was quite big and they have the swimming pool in the hotel and the rooms were quite good and clean like our home and deep down it has a Jacuzzi in the rooms and it was so beautiful and I loved that place the peaceful and there was so quiet place the noise proof room was provided by the hotel and the manager was so polite with me and there was a kitchen in that hotel they had a special dish called brown golden browns basically it is a fried prawns fry prawns and it is so tasty to eat that prawns mouth is watering while I'm telling but yeah it's quite expensive but worth it by living there I hope everyone should visit Andaman and Nicobar it's quite good place.
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