guesthouse

noun

guest·​house ˈgest-ˌhau̇s 

: 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

The Christian monastic site, which officials announced on March 23, featured a guesthouse with 13 rooms, as well as wall paintings. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026

The Mediterranean Revival estate has a main home and a guesthouse with a total of seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms across roughly 11,5500 square feet. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026

The two-bedroom guesthouse is located in East Portland, with plenty of dining and shopping options within walking distance. —Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026

About five miles from downtown, the half-acre estate has a main house that spans about 10,200-square-feet, along with a guesthouse. —Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for guesthouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse