In plain English
It means the hotel holds a guest's bags for a limited period instead of the guest keeping them. It is mainly for times around arrival or departure, especially before check-in or after check-out.
In context
Here, it names the hotel service that keeps guests' bags for a short time around the start or end of a stay.
- Situation
- Booking hotels, reading room and rate labels, checking in, and using amenities
- What it communicates
- labels a service for holding bags before or after stay times.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say whether this service is available, free, or offered for any longer period.
Examples
“After check-out, she left her suitcase in the hotel's luggage storage until her evening train.”
“The receptionist put their bags in luggage storage while the family waited for their room.”