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half board
A type of meal plan in a hotel or guesthouse that includes accommodation as well as breakfast and one additional main meal, usually dinner.
Wir haben für unseren Urlaub ein Hotel mit Halbpension gebucht.
We booked a hotel with half board for our vacation.
The word consists of 'halb' (half) and 'Pension' (board). Here, 'Pension' means meals provided in a hotel. So 'Halbpension' (half board) is the 'half' meal plan, typically including breakfast and dinner.
Vollpension würde auch das Mittagessen beinhalten, aber wir haben nur Halbpension.
Full board would also include lunch, but we only have half board.
In travel contexts, fixed combinations such as 'Halbpension buchen' (to book half board), 'ein Hotel mit Halbpension' (a hotel with half board), or 'Halbpension anbieten' (to offer half board) are very common.
Für unseren Familienurlaub haben wir ein Zimmer mit Halbpension gebucht.
For our family vacation, we booked a room with half board.
When booking or ordering the meal plan as a product, no article is often used. You say 'Wir buchen Halbpension' (We are booking half board) instead of 'Wir buchen die Halbpension' (We are booking the half board).
Möchten Sie nur Frühstück oder Halbpension?
Would you like breakfast only or half board?