Locating the Hotel Restaurant

You want to eat at the hotel and ask where the restaurant is.

You
Buenos días. ¿Dónde está el restaurante del hotel?
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs. DOHN-deh ehs-TAH ehl rrehs-tow-RAHN-teh dehl oh-TEHL?
Good morning. Where is the hotel restaurant?
Staff
El restaurante está en el segundo piso. Suba las escaleras y camina al fondo.
ehl rrehs-tow-RAHN-teh ehs-TAH ehn ehl seh-GOON-doh PEE-soh. SOO-bah lahs ehs-kah-LEH-rahs ee kah-MEE-neh ahl FOHN-doh.
The restaurant is on the second floor. Go up the stairs and walk to the back.
"Al fondo" means "at the back" or "at the end" — very commonly used when giving indoor directions.
You
¿También hay una terraza?
tahm-bee-EHN eye OO-nah teh-RRAH-sah?
Is there also a terrace?
Staff
Sí, la terraza está al fondo del restaurante, con vista al jardín.
see, lah teh-RRAH-sah ehs-TAH ahl FOHN-doh dehl rrehs-tow-RAHN-teh, kohn VEES-tah ahl har-DEEN.
Yes, the terrace is at the back of the restaurant, with a view of the garden.
Many hotels in Latin America have beautiful open-air terraces — always worth asking about.