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

While working as a room service server at a hotel, he helped unionize his workplace and became active in the labor movement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

If you claim that you offer room service, offer room service!

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

After my phenomenal experience with room service at the Atlanta location, we opted for a burger and pasta for a late night meal, but both were unfortunately a miss.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

We decide to order room service, to have the food delivered to our room, and guess what they had on the menu?

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie