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Here are some phrases you are likely to hear when you’re looking for somewhere to stay.

Vous cherchez quel type de logement?	What type of accommodation are you looking for?
La réservation est à quel nom?	Whose name is the booking in?
Pour combien de nuits?	For how many nights?
Pour combien de personnes?	For how many people?
Le petit déjeuner est inclus dans le prix.	Breakfast is included in the price.
Je peux voir votre passeport, s’il vous plaît?	Can I see your passport, please?
Nous sommes complets.	We’re full.
Il y a une caution de 300 euros.	There’s a 300 euro deposit.
Vous êtes joignable à quel numéro?	What number can we contact you on?
Les chiens ne sont pas admis.	We don’t allow dogs.
Vous voulez régler comment?	How would you like to pay?
Remplissez ce formulaire, s’il vous plaît.	Please fill in this form.
Signez ici, s’il vous plaît.	Please sign here.
Vous pouvez épeler votre nom, s’il vous plaît?	Can you spell your name for me, please?

Lifestyle Tips

• The proportion of propriétaires (homeowners) in France is much lower than it is in Britain. People tend to rent a lot more. Long-term rented accommodation is usually unfurnished; locataires (tenants) often even have to supply their own appareils ménagers (white goods) and meubles de cuisine (kitchen units).

• It is not as common for professionals to share a flat – être en colocation – in France as it is in Britain, although high rents have changed this over the past few years, especially in cities.

• If you’re flat-hunting in France, you will hear flats described as F1, F2, F3 and so on. These refer to the number of rooms in a flat, not including the bathroom and kitchen. A studio is a studio, an F1 is a one-room flat, an F2 is a two-room flat, and so on.

• One good way of getting to know an area and its locals is to stay in a gîte rural – a cottage or apartment in the country. Some offer self-catering facilities, but others give you the chance to stay in an apartment within the house of the host family.

• The equivalent of B&Bs in France are chambres d’hôte, usually a room in someone’s house. Some of these places also offer table d’hôte, which means that they will provide a meal using local produce, or even food grown on the farm. If there aren’t any vacancies you will see a “Complet” (“Full”) sign.

• When staying in a camping (campsite), you will have to pay des arrhes (a deposit) which is part of the full amount you will pay at the end of your stay. When renting accommodation you may also have to pay une caution (a security deposit).