"What is the nearest hotel here"

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"What is the nearest hospital here?" {distance}
"What is the nearest date I can get appointment on?" {time}
"What is the hotel that's most close to here?" {distance}

Please correct the above and also tell me how do you naturally say to convey the same meanings.
 
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Two people have asked you to edit your signature line.

When you have done that we will consider answering your question.
 

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I'm extremely sorry. I saw them after I had posted this post. I didn't know it's not polite to use capitals.
 
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Fair enough. You didn't need to delete it altogether.

'Where is the nearest hospital?'

'What is the earliest date I can get an appointment?'
'How soon can I get an appointment?'

'Where is the nearest hotel?'
 

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It's okay :) I felt it's better to write instead of putting it in signature line.

Is it alright to put curly brackets? Which type would have been most correct there?
 

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Is "fair enough" used when the speaker is not in complete agreement with what he's been told? [Checked with the dictionary. Still doubt, so.]
 

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It's okay. [STRIKE]:)[/STRIKE] I felt it's better to write instead of putting it in signature line. But you don't need to write it in every post.

Is it alright to put curly brackets? Which type would have been most correct there?

Curly brackets are called 'braces' and have a specific use, so they were not the best choice here.

Click here and scroll down to Brackets, Braces and Parentheses.
 

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"What is the nearest hospital, here?" Is this correct when asking "what is the name of the nearest hospital?" Is "here" superfluous?

Also please tell me which is the better word in the above sentence: "when" or "while" or both mean the same?
 
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When is better.
 
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