"我们现在离酒店很近。"

Translation: We are now close to the hotel.

[banchego]

I wrote " we are close to hotel now" and it's incorrect, really?

[roman2095]

You need to say "THE hotel" otherwise it is not grammatically correct English.

[Michael300965]

We are close to the hotel's now should be accepted

[BarAdal3]

What is the difference between 向 and 离 in this context? Could 向 replace the 离 part in this sentence?

[captlu1]

向 - towards

离 - a certain distance away from

In this case we are talking about the distance between us and the hotel, so 离 should be used.

[TheGoodRobloxian]

What's the structure use here?

[PonyFreckles]

我们现在 - 'we now', subject and time first as always

离酒店 - away from the hotel

很近 - near, close

We only use 'away from' in English with 'far', not 'near', but the Chinese structure requires the 离 part.

[PonyFreckles]

I'm just a learner too though, would welcome more expertise :)

[CinnamonTe1]

You can press the light bulb icon before you start a skill to see the lesson guide. The tips for the 'Travel' skill are pretty good and explain it well.

https://www.duolingo.com/skill/zs/Travel/tips

[Michael300965]

I should report it now

[Michael300965]

3...2...1...0

[Phyu382299]

It's the same meaning put in different format

[Eoin790683]

"we are near to the hotel now" is not accepted. grrrr.

[Fizeg]

Don't we need double 在 - 我们现在在酒店很近 ?

[NathanRasm]

在酒店很近 is "near at the hotel," which is nonsense. 离 is for distances from a place.