: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn
Hotel
2 of 2communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter h
Examples of hotel in a Sentence
Noun
check out of a hotel
for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The hotel draws corporate execs, Four Seasons loyalists, celebs in town for the annual film fest, and locals frequenting the bar, restaurant, or spa.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
So far, it’s been loaded with tres leches cake, carrot cake, chocolate pie and a hotel-quality blackberry cheesecake.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
Easter Sunday is quickly approaching on April 5, and there will be brunches, Easter Bunny visits and Easter egg hunts across metro Atlanta.
Find a running list of Easter brunches and events to check out at local restaurants and hotels.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noun
An operative would normally plan to walk alone to a hotel room to avoid being seen with an asset.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The hotel draws corporate execs, Four Seasons loyalists, celebs in town for the annual film fest, and locals frequenting the bar, restaurant, or spa.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
So far, it’s been loaded with tres leches cake, carrot cake, chocolate pie and a hotel-quality blackberry cheesecake.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
Easter Sunday is quickly approaching on April 5, and there will be brunches, Easter Bunny visits and Easter egg hunts across metro Atlanta.
Find a running list of Easter brunches and events to check out at local restaurants and hotels.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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hotel
noun
ho·tel
hō-ˈtel 
: an establishment that provides lodging and often meals, entertainment, and personal services for its guests
Etymology
Noun
from French hôtel "hotel," from early French hostel "a place for travelers to spend the night," derived from Latin hospitalis "of a guest, showing hospitality," from hospit-, hospes "host, stranger, guest" — related to hospital, hospitality
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