: a stay at a residence by a traveler and especially by a visiting foreign student who is hosted by a local family
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Families can also hang their hats in a local homestay with a Bhutanese family and learn how to make traditional cuisine.
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Shivani Vora, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
In fact, over the past several years, various CBT homestays have installed everything from solar polars to showers (rather than the traditional banya, which consists of a wood stove and a steam bath).
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
The septuagenarian runs the homestay with his wife, daughter, and sons, and the extra income has brought the family hope and financial security.
—Durdana Bhat, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
The center of the action is the village of Niseko, which has plenty of hotels, homestays, and resorts — but has gotten a touch easier to visit thanks to the 2022 opening of Club Med Kiroro.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
There are plenty of homestays, restaurants, and bars on the coasts, but the middle of the island is much quieter.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
Families stay in my homestay from Europe, South America, Brazilians, sometimes Australia.
—Michael Robinson Chavez, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Today, Nak offers luxury homestays, home dining, and cooking classes.
—Chris Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2023
The two transformed a 1910-era residence by Irving Gill — the father of California modernism — into a 13-room sanctuary that blends the allure of a luxury hotel with the comforts of a homestay.
—Lilly Workneh, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2023
Shivani Vora, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
In fact, over the past several years, various CBT homestays have installed everything from solar polars to showers (rather than the traditional banya, which consists of a wood stove and a steam bath).
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
The septuagenarian runs the homestay with his wife, daughter, and sons, and the extra income has brought the family hope and financial security.
—Durdana Bhat, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
The center of the action is the village of Niseko, which has plenty of hotels, homestays, and resorts — but has gotten a touch easier to visit thanks to the 2022 opening of Club Med Kiroro.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
There are plenty of homestays, restaurants, and bars on the coasts, but the middle of the island is much quieter.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
Families stay in my homestay from Europe, South America, Brazilians, sometimes Australia.
—Michael Robinson Chavez, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Today, Nak offers luxury homestays, home dining, and cooking classes.
—Chris Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2023
The two transformed a 1910-era residence by Irving Gill — the father of California modernism — into a 13-room sanctuary that blends the allure of a luxury hotel with the comforts of a homestay.
—Lilly Workneh, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2023
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“Homestay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homestay. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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