You recently stayed at a hotel during a business trip. However, you were not satisfied with the service you received. Write a letter to the hotel manager explaining the issues. In your letter: • Describe the problems you faced. • Explain how these issues affected your stay. • Suggest what you would like the hotel to do.

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with my recent stay at your hotel from 10 to 12 March.

Although

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I had booked a deluxe room, the room I was given was not the same

shown

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as shown

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on the website, and

also

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was

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apply

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unorganised.

Moreover

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, the air conditioning was

also

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not functioning.

In addition

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, the staff at the reception were not very helpful when I reported the problem.

As a result

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, my stay was quite uncomfortable. I would appreciate

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it if

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you could investigate

this

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matter and provide an explanation. I

also

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believe that a partial refund or compensation would be appropriate

considering

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, considering

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the inconvenience caused. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully, Darshan

darshan223417

Mar 13, 2026

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task response

Say more about the room problem. Give one or two clear facts.

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Tell more about how the problems changed your work or sleep.

coherence and cohesion

Your ideas are clear, but you can link them with simple words like also, so, and because.

coherence and cohesion

Keep one main point in each part. The room and staff points can be in separate parts.

task response

You answer all parts of the task.

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Your tone is polite and right for a letter to a manager.

coherence and cohesion

The letter has a clear start, middle, and end.

coherence and cohesion

The greeting and closing are both correct.

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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meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
4
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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 6.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

7 paragraphs

119 words

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