Pointing Out Your Hotel on a Map

You show a local your phone map and they point you in the right direction.

You
Disculpe, mi hotel está aquí en el mapa. ¿Es cerca?
dees-KOOL-peh, mee oh-TEHL ehs-TAH ah-KEE ehn el MAH-pah. ehs SEHR-kah?
Excuse me, my hotel is here on the map. Is it close?
Showing your phone map is a great way to communicate even with limited Spanish.
Local
A ver... Sí, está cerca. Camine hacia allá.
ah vehr... SEE, ehs-TAH SEHR-kah. kah-MEE-neh AH-see-ah ah-YAH.
Let me see... Yes, it's close. Walk that way.
'Hacia' means 'toward' — it indicates a general direction rather than a precise route.
You
¿Hacia allá? ¿Está lejos de aquí?
AH-see-ah ah-YAH? ehs-TAH LEH-hohs deh ah-KEE?
That way? Is it far from here?
Local
No, está muy cerca. Cinco minutos caminando.
noh, ehs-TAH mooy SEHR-kah. SEEN-koh mee-NOO-tohs kah-mee-NAHN-doh.
No, it's very close. Five minutes walking.