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: a large well-equipped or imposing hotel usually having an international clientele at Calvi … they would come to rest in their grand hotel of balconies and bathrooms— William Sansom New Delhi has become a sort of Grand Hotel for touring statesmen— Christopher Rand

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“Grand hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20hotel. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.

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