In plain English
This is a planned phone call from the hotel to the guest. It is set for the time the guest asks for and is meant to wake the guest.
In context
Here, "Wake-up call" names the service of having the hotel place a phone call to the guest at the requested time to wake them.
- Situation
- Booking hotels, reading room and rate labels, checking in, and using amenities
- What it communicates
- labels a guest service in the hotel app or room guide.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not state the requested time.
Examples
“At 5:30, the hotel placed the wake-up call to her room just as she had requested.”
“He asked the front desk to arrange a wake-up call before his early departure.”