guesthouse

noun

guest·​house ˈgest-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce guesthouse (audio)
: a building used for guests (as on an estate)
especially : a house run as a boardinghouse or bed-and-breakfast

Examples of guesthouse in a Sentence

The estate includes a small guesthouse.
Recent Examples on the Web There’s also a detached guesthouse on the premises. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024 The year is 1834, the location is Duluth, Minnesota, where a group of wayward travelers whose lives intersect at a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope. The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024 In addition to the main house, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom guesthouse sits opposite the main residence. Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024 Photo : Paul Rollins for Sotheby’s International Realty The pool and guesthouse. Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024 The 20,000-square-foot mansion and its 4,000-square-foot guesthouse in Heber City, Utah, are not far from the famed Park City ski resort. Betsy Shuller, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2024 Instead, tiny guesthouses and a slew of new boutique properties offer travelers an intimate connection to the island. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2024 While the first Casa Fortunato was decidedly homey — Costa Lopes, Fortunato and their children lived just upstairs from their guests, in the attic — this new iteration (with six main bedrooms and a stand-alone guesthouse tucked behind the pool) is even more so. Jo Rodgers Jameson Montgomery Roxanne Fequiere Emilia Petrarca Kate Guadagnino Sophie Bew, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024 Duval awaits visitors with bars, live music, restaurants, art galleries, hotels and guesthouses, and clothing and souvenir shops. Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of guesthouse was in the 15th century

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“Guesthouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guesthouse. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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