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 backstory Once the home of owners Craig and Jorge—who now live across the street—the original Red Tree House began as a one-room guesthouse. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026

The entire spread is asking $35 million, and that price includes a main villa, a guesthouse, staff quarters, and three private beaches alongside 1,400 feet of ocean frontage. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026

Having struggled with addiction for years, Nick Reiner had been living in a guesthouse on his parents’ Brentwood property for several weeks. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026

But authorities now allege the couple’s son, who lived in the guesthouse on their property, fatally stabbed them in their master bedroom last month. —Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 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