You recently spent the night at an expensive hotel. There was a problem with your room, but the hotel staff was unable to do anything about it. Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter • describe the problem. • explain what happened when you asked the hotel staff for help. • say what you would like the manager to do.

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Dear manager, I am writing
this
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letter to express my disappointment regarding my
last
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night in your hotel.
Last
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day, I came with my wife and we checked room number 567, North-East at 6:30 pm. I booked the fall view room to celebrate my love's birthday and the cost was 1050$ per night. But, I used the washroom to take a shower
then
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I checked there were strains of food and drink.
Further
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, I called on the reception desk to clean the area. After some time, the housekeeper came to look at the bathroom and again did not clean it properly. When I asked to remove the dirty area, she ignored me and left. Again, I tried to inform about it
then
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nobody answered the phone. Before going home, we complained to the supervisor about misbehaving
then
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he just said he could do not anything because only the night staff was responsible. In the end, I decided to contact you because you can rectify
this
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issue. I need a partial refund either you can offer me a room for another day.
Also
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, to ensure that the problem will be addressed for future guests because anyone needs help during their stay. Hoping for a prompt response from your side regarding
this
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matter. Yours sincerely, Rohit
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single idea per paragraph
Try to dedicate distinct paragraphs to each part of your letter such as the problem description, staff reaction, and the request to the manager.
complete response
The letter addresses all parts of the prompt clearly.
greeting and closing
The greeting and closing are appropriately used.
suitable writing tone
The letter maintains a suitable formal tone throughout.
logical structure
The logical structure of the letter makes it easy to follow the information.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • malfunctioning
  • inconvenience
  • rectify
  • compensate
  • dismissive
  • unresponsive
  • escalate
  • assure
  • inadequate
  • suffered
  • resolve
  • address the issue
  • accommodation
  • gestures of goodwill
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