German Phrase
Das Hotel hat eine tolle Ausstattung.
Meaning
The sentence states that the hotel offers excellent facilities or amenities. ‘Tolle’ conveys a positive, informal tone, suggesting the speaker is impressed by the quality of the hotel’s equipment, services, and rooms.
When to use
Use this phrase when you are describing a hotel you stayed at, writing a review, or recommending a place to a friend. It works well in casual conversation, travel blogs, or social‑media posts about your trip.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DasHotelhateinetolleAusstattung.
Definite article (nominative neuter)
‘Das’ is the nominative neuter form of the definite article, used because ‘Hotel’ is a neuter noun and is the subject of the sentence.
Verb ‘haben’ (3rd person singular)
‘hat’ is the present‑tense 3rd‑person singular of ‘haben’ (to have), matching the singular subject ‘das Hotel’.
Indefinite article (accusative feminine)
‘eine’ is the accusative feminine form of the indefinite article, required because ‘Ausstattung’ is a feminine noun and functions as the direct object.
Adjective declension after ‘eine’
After the indefinite article, the adjective takes a weak ending ‘-e’ (tolle) in the accusative feminine.
Noun gender and case
‘Ausstattung’ is a feminine noun; in the accusative it keeps the same form, but the article and adjective change.
🗨In Conversation
Wie war dein Aufenthalt in Berlin?
How was your stay in Berlin?
Das Hotel hat eine tolle Ausstattung – das Fitnessstudio, das WLAN und das Spa waren top.
The hotel has great facilities – the gym, Wi‑Fi and spa were excellent.
✕Common Mistakes
Das Hotel hat der tolle Ausstattung.
‘Der’ is the masculine nominative article; ‘Ausstattung’ is feminine, so the correct article is ‘eine’.
Das Hotel hat eine tollen Ausstattung.
After ‘eine’, the adjective takes the weak ending ‘-e’, not ‘-en’.
Das Hotel ist eine tolle Ausstattung.
‘Sein’ means ‘to be’; the correct verb for possession is ‘haben’.
↔Alternatives
Das Hotel verfügt über eine hervorragende Ausstattung.
The hotel boasts excellent facilities.
Im Hotel gibt es eine erstklassige Ausstattung.
The hotel offers first‑class amenities.
Das Hotel bietet eine sehr gute Ausstattung.
The hotel provides very good facilities.
Cultural Tip
In German hospitality, ‘Ausstattung’ covers everything from room furnishings to on‑site services like Wi‑Fi, breakfast, spa, and conference rooms. ‘Toll’ is informal and enthusiastic; for a more formal review you might choose ‘hervorragend’, ‘erstklassig’ or ‘exzellent’. Also, German hotel brochures often list ‘Ausstattung’ in bullet points, so learners can match the vocabulary directly to real‑world texts.