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

Starting in March 2026, Kyoto will introduce the highest accommodation tax in Japan, charging visitors more to stay in the city’s hotels, inns and guesthouses. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025

Mark and Moke, 62, share the main house with the twins, while Tom lives in the guesthouse out back. —Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025

Resting on over three acres in the desirable Miramonte neighborhood, just minutes from Carmel-by-the-Sea, the entire spread includes a main home and a guesthouse with a combined total of four bedrooms and five baths across roughly 5,400 square feet. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025

Drama follows Roger, a 33-year-old neurodivergent man living with his sister, Margarita, in their family’s guesthouse nestled in a quiet mountain town. —Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025

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