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

Looking toward the future, some elevator companies are integrating their systems with autonomous robots that will bring room service to hotel guests, medications to hospital floors or documents across sprawling office towers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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

And it will be restricting those who order room service to two meals per person — as opposed to the previous no-limit policy.

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

Afterward, Dasch pushed the room service cart out into the hallway.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple