What's the difference between "once" and "when" in this context?
For example.

Once you reach the hotel, make sure you bring this bag with you.
When you reach the hotel, make sure you bring this bag with you.

Do they simply have the same meaning?

Thank you.

Question

What's the difference between "once" and "when" in this context?
For example.

Once you reach the hotel, make sure you bring this bag with you.
When you reach the hotel, make sure you bring this bag with you.

Do they simply have the same meaning?

Thank you.

Answer

once = when, as soon as

In your sentence, it means "As soon as you reach the hotel...."

He wasn't sure how he would feel about becoming a father.  But once he saw his newborn son, he was in love.

Answer

'When' places the action in an undefined period of time. 'When I eat fish I get sick.' "When we go on vacation we go to France..'
'Once' refers a single event. 'Once I ate fish and got sick.' 'Once we went to France on vacation.'

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