Why 'reservar en' instead of just 'reservar'?

Connor L.B2Kwiziq community member

Why 'reservar en' instead of just 'reservar'?

For the sentence:

Ustedes quisieron reservar en este hotel.

Asked 3 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Connor

We sometimes say literally to book in somewhere using reservar en + place. It is as if we were omitting what we are booking, so, booking "a room" is implicit, i.e "reservar una habitación en un hotel" (reservar en un hotel) or "reservar una mesa en un restaurante" (reservar en un restaurante).

I hope this clarified it.

Saludos

Inma

Why 'reservar en' instead of just 'reservar'?

For the sentence:

Ustedes quisieron reservar en este hotel.

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