room service

American  

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.

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room service British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of room service

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Instead, they’re bringing in extra money with the charcoal bedtime lattes they’re ordering from room service and the upgrades for AI-powered beds that analyze sleep quality and hotel-offered sleep doctors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

I told Sun I got to know Juan Romero, the Ambassador Hotel busboy who cradled the wounded Kennedy, whom he had met earlier while delivering room service.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

He added that when it comes to room service, all he needs is coffee and a pastry in the morning, not an unlimited spread.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

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 • May 30, 2025

We would order a cheese platter from room service and debate whether I should become a neurosurgeon or a senator.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller