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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Peltz owns a 13-acre estate in Palm Beach that includes a beachfront mansion on the east side of the road and a guesthouse to the west.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Outside are a creek, a guesthouse, and a four-car garage topped by a yoga studio and gym.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
That’s not including the guesthouse, tea house, and gardens which populate the 7-acre grounds.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
The entire space is flexible enough to be used as a guesthouse, mountainside cabin, or permanent dwelling depending on your needs.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Outside are a creek, a guesthouse, and a four-car garage topped by a yoga studio and gym.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
That’s not including the guesthouse, tea house, and gardens which populate the 7-acre grounds.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
The entire space is flexible enough to be used as a guesthouse, mountainside cabin, or permanent dwelling depending on your needs.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 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 28 Jan. 2026.
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