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.
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Venetian plaster walls and French limestone floors, meanwhile, elevate the airy designs of both 1,000-square-foot guesthouses.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
In and out of rehab programs and living rough on the streets, Nick Reiner had been staying in a guesthouse on the 78-year-old A Few Good Men director and his 68-year-old photographer wife’s Brentwood property for several weeks before the killings.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
In the early days, the interiors firm worked from Ward’s guesthouse before moving the operation into a residential rental in Los Feliz.
—Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
Their main house has been completed once again, while Goldsmith’s backyard music studio and an additional guesthouse are still under construction.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
In and out of rehab programs and living rough on the streets, Nick Reiner had been staying in a guesthouse on the 78-year-old A Few Good Men director and his 68-year-old photographer wife’s Brentwood property for several weeks before the killings.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
In the early days, the interiors firm worked from Ward’s guesthouse before moving the operation into a residential rental in Los Feliz.
—Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
Their main house has been completed once again, while Goldsmith’s backyard music studio and an additional guesthouse are still under construction.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for guesthouse
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“Guesthouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guesthouse. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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