can you tell me, whether "eligible for" can only be used in connection with people, such as "he is eligible for retirement" or would it also be possible to say something like "the room is eligible for cancellation"?
The word eligible can apply to things as well as people. But the use has to make sense/sound natural, and your example is pushing it a bit! 👁 Big Grin :D
Examples from the COCA corpus:
… while not a landmark building, it is eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
… [there is] hope for their factory's future if it is eligible for long-term restructuring assistance.
Typically, a fund must be established for at least three years before it is eligible to receive [this rating]
