Translation guide
Expenses for staying overnight at a hotel, inn, or other lodging. In Japanese, the most common and natural way to express this is 宿泊料 (shukuhakuryō) or 宿泊費 (shukuhakuhi). The choice depends on context and formality.
The cost of staying overnight at a hotel, ryokan, or similar lodging.
Standard term for accommodation charges, often used in hotel contexts. 料 implies a set fee or rate.
The accommodation fee is 10,000 yen per night.
Is breakfast included in the accommodation fee?
Also means accommodation costs, but 費 emphasizes the expense or cost aspect, often used in accounting or business contexts.
I will settle the accommodation expenses for the business trip.
Colloquial term for lodging costs, literally 'lodging charge'. More casual and often used in everyday conversation.
The accommodation fee was more expensive than I thought.
A specific charge for accommodation, often seen on bills or invoices.
More formal than 宿泊料, often used in official price lists or contracts. 料金 means 'fee' or 'charge'.
Accommodation fees will be charged separately.
Referring to accommodation costs as part of a travel budget or expense report.
宿泊料 is the most common and neutral term for accommodation fees, suitable for most situations. 宿泊費 is often used when talking about expenses or in accounting contexts. 宿代 is casual and conversational. For formal documents, 宿泊料金 is preferred.
If you want to specify a particular type of accommodation fee, you can combine the lodging type with 料金, e.g., ホテル料金 (hotel charges) or 旅館料金 (ryokan charges).