Bei "en-suite" ist das Bad auf jeden Fall direkt ans Zimmer angeschlossen. Ein "private bathroom" kann auch außerhalb des Zimmers liegen, z.B. auf der anderen Seite des Flurs, wird aber nicht mit einem anderen Zimmer geteilt.

Danke Aika, hat mir sehr geholfen, da ich jetzt das richtige Zimmer buchen kann.

Aika: ich sehe das nicht genau so, obwohl im Prinzip könnte ein privates Bad von einem Zimmer durch die Flur getrennt sein. Für mich ist es eher eine AE/BE Frage.

BE: en Suite
AE: private

Hallo Todd, kannst Du mir noch etwas näher erläutern, wie Du das meinst. Noch habe ich nicht gebucht. Vielen Dank.

Hinweis: Die o.g. B&B-Zitate stammen ausschließlich von englischen Web-Sites

As an English person I would not know what a private bathroom would be other than an en-suite bathroom. As Aika states, an en-suite bathroom is a room that leads directly off the bedroom. I would assume that a private bathroom is the same, but there is always the possibility that the bathroom is for your exclusive use, but is not directly off your room - i.e. across the corridor.

The term "private bathroom" is not greatly used (UK).

Which country does this relate to??

Hello Anni, thank you for your answer. Web sites are from England (Bath).

As an American, I would say exactly the converse of what Annie said above. Most Americans would not know what to make of the term "en suite bathroom" (I know that term from having lived in England). We say "private bathroom" for a bathroom that is directly located off the sleeping quarters. At least in the US, it is extremely unusual to have a bathroom that is not located directly off the sleeping quarters be reserved for the use of a specific party.

I am very sorry but I have to contradict Todd.

It is extremely common to find in real estate ads in the US and Canada the mention of an "en-suite bathroom". This wording always implies that the door into the bathroom is in the connected bedroom and there is no other entry into that bathroom.

A private bathroom can be anywhere in the house but is for your use exclusively.

but we were not talking about real estate, rather hotels. I think it makes a difference. I am not familiar with the term en-suite when referring to hotel rooms.

Why should there be a difference in meaning?

I have seen both descriptions at web pages of B&B's in Canada. The distinction was as explained - en-suite ~ connected, private ~ not connected.
But now we can start the discussion about Canadian English being between AE and BE :-)

of course it could just be in the case of hotel rooms that in the US the need to explain the difference is superfluous- as a "newer" country, our hotels are "newer"- and an "en-suite" or "private" bath or whatever you want to call it is just a matter of course...

Now a real difference just dawned on me: In the case of B and B's in private homes, I do see a need to have a term for a bathroom not connected to the bedroom which is reserved for the use of a specific party.