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bellhop
A hotel employee, usually a young man, who helps guests carry luggage and performs other small services.
Der Page brachte unsere Koffer auf das Zimmer und zeigte uns den Weg zum Aufzug.
The bellhop brought our suitcases up to the room and showed us the way to the elevator.
'Der Page' is not the English word 'page' (a page in a book). A page in a book is called 'die Seite' in German. A 'Page' is always a person.
Bitte schlagen Sie die nächste Seite im Buch auf.
Please open the book to the next page.
'Page' belongs to the N-declension. This means that it takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular. Learners often make mistakes with this.
Ich habe dem Pagen ein Trinkgeld gegeben.
I gave the bellhop a tip.
The term 'Page' (bellhop) for a hotel employee sounds somewhat traditional or elegant today. You mainly find it in descriptions of grand hotels or in historical contexts.
Im Luxushotel kümmerte sich ein Page um unser Gepäck.
In the luxury hotel, a bellhop took care of our luggage.
boy
'der Boy' and 'der Page' can both refer to a young hotel employee who helps guests. 'Page' is the more precise and more natural word today: a 'Page' carries luggage, for example, or performs small services for hotel guests. 'Boy' is outdated in this meaning and is more likely to appear in fixed words such as 'Hotelboy'. The words can be confused because both can occur in a hotel context. If you are talking about a modern hotel, 'Page' is usually the better choice.
Der Page half uns im Hotel sofort mit dem schweren Gepäck.
The bellhop at the hotel immediately helped us with the heavy luggage.
In dem alten Roman wartet ein Hotelboy vor dem Eingang.
In the old novel, a hotel boy is waiting in front of the entrance.