Glossary
Bellhop Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential bellhop terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key bellhop vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in bellhop training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Accessibility
- Access for people with disabilities.
- Bag check
- Storing luggage.
- Bell captain
- Lead bellhop.
- Bell cart
- Luggage cart.
- Bell stand
- Bellhop station.
- Claim ticket
- Luggage receipt.
- Departure
- Checkout.
- Front desk
- Check-in counter.
- Gratuity
- Tip.
- Guest experience
- How visitors feel.
- Incident report
- Record of events.
- Lost and found
- Items left behind.
- Radio code
- Short radio phrases.
- Room orientation
- Explaining the room.
- VIP arrival
- Special guest check-in.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Bellhop practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Bellhop training.
Browse terms from every career in our career glossary.