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Potete custodire il mio bagaglio?

Can you keep my luggage for me?

Pronunciation

'Custodire' — 'cus-to-DI-re'. Four syllables; stress on the third.

When to use it

Ask at a hotel reception when you need to store luggage before check-in, after check-out, or while you go sightseeing.

What it means

'Potete custodire' uses the second-person plural of 'potere' + 'custodire' (to keep/safeguard). 'Il mio bagaglio' is 'my luggage'. Italian hotels universally offer this service — it is considered a basic hospitality courtesy.

Variations

Posso lasciare la valigia qui fino alle tre?

Can I leave my suitcase here until three?

States a specific time limit for storage.

Tenete i bagagli dopo il check-out?

Do you keep luggage after check-out?

Confirms the post-check-out storage service.

Il deposito bagagli è gratuito?

Is luggage storage free?

Most hotels offer this free; some charge for long periods.

Mini Dialogue

— Potete custodire il mio bagaglio? — Certo. Fino a che ora? — Parto alle diciotto. Posso venire a prenderlo alle diciassette? — Nessun problema. Le mettiamo un'etichetta.

— Can you keep my luggage for me? — Of course. Until what time? — I leave at six PM. Can I come and collect it at five? — No problem. We'll put a label on it.

Cultural Note

Italian hotels ('alberghi') always have a concierge or reception service that stores luggage between check-out and departure. In Italy, this service is expected as part of hospitality — it is almost never refused. Always get a luggage tag ('etichetta') for your bag.