room service

noun

1. the serving of food, drinks, etc., to a guest in their room, as at a hotel.

2. the department or section, as at a hotel, responsible for rendering service of food, drinks, etc., to a guest in their room.

room service

noun

1. service in a hotel providing meals, drinks, etc, in guests' rooms

Word History and Origins

Origin of room service¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Track 80, “Room Service Ooh,” is exactly what it sounds like, with a clattering lid being lifted off a plate followed by Lindhome’s exclamation at what’s underneath.

From Los Angeles Times

“All I wanted to do was work with Todd,” says Cassidy, who’d been unhappy making “Room Service” in 1979 “because there was so much pressure from the record company to dive into disco, which I was never a fan of and which felt completely inauthentic for me.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee nipped out - accompanied by security - to get some late-night food because room service was not to his taste.

From BBC

Loews: First: the peach BBQ wings from room service.

From Salon

Put them together and you’ve got the mecca of pleasure: a romp in Egyptian cotton sheets followed by a juicy room service cheeseburger.

From Los Angeles Times