You recently spent a night in a hotel and had to put up with a great deal of noise very early in the morning because of a faulty central heating system. The manager promised to contact you regarding compensation but you still haven't heard from him. Write a letter to the hotel. In the letter describe the problem at the hotel explain what the manager had said at the time say what you want the manager to do.

Dear Sir, I am writing
this
letter to remind you about the compensation offered by your management, in
regards
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to the inconvenience faced by me at the hotel. I had a business meeting to attend on Friday morning;
therefore
, I arrived at the hotel on Thursday afternoon after a long and tedious journey. Everything was going smoothly until I was startled from sleep at 3:00 am in the morning
due to
loud thumping noise. As it was really early there
was
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no receptionists to respond to my enquiry regarding sound. My sleep was completely disturbed and the lack of sleep resulted in a headache. The situation was later brought
into
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your attention and upon inspection, it was revealed that the noise was generated by the faulty central heating system. You apologized on behalf of the management for the inconvenience and offered compensation for the trouble faced;
however
, I never received any of it.
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task response
Ensure that the letter addresses all the required points in the prompt. Provide a clear and detailed explanation of the problem faced at the hotel and the manager's response.
coherence and cohesion
The letter demonstrates good coherence and cohesion overall, with a clear introduction and explanation of the issue. Ensure that paragraphs are logically and coherently structured to improve overall coherence.

Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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