Learn Spanish (Latin America): Vamos a pedir una habitación con un balcón hermosísimo. - We are going to ask for a room with an extremely beautiful balcony.

The root word is hermoso (beautiful). To make it mean "extremely beautiful," we drop the final vowel -o and add the suffix -ísimo. Since it describes un balcón (a masculine, singular noun), the ending matches it and stays -o: hermosísimo.

Why does hermosísimo have a written accent mark?

When you add the -ísimo or -ísima ending to an adjective, the spoken stress always falls on the first i of that ending. Spanish spelling rules require a written accent mark to show that strong stress. You will see this on all adjectives with this ending, such as buenísimo or carísimo.

Why do we use pedir here for "to ask" instead of preguntar?

You use pedir when you are asking for an object or an action, like requesting a room, ordering food, or asking for a favor. You use preguntar when you are asking a question to get information. Since we are requesting a room, pedir is the correct choice.

Why is it vamos a pedir and not just vamos pedir?