hostelry
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Synonyms
auberge, caravansary (or caravanserai), hospice, hostel, hotel, inn, lodge, public house, tavern
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In light of the city’s new broader appeal, local hostelry has upped its game considerably. — Andrew Ferren, WSJ, "Italy’s Hottest New Destination? Yes, Milan," 11 Sep. 2018 Construction is already underway on several smaller hostelries. — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Tourism spending up 10 percent in Oceanside," 25 May 2018 In August the government stopped issuing new licences to restaurants and hostelries, supposedly to fight tax evasion. — The Economist, "The fade of the house of Castro," 18 Apr. 2018 Looking down upon the particularly posh stretch of Madison Avenue, the 189-room Surrey underwent a $60 million renovation six years ago—one that transformed a reliable if unexciting hostelry into one of the neighborhood’s most desirable addresses. — Condé Nast Traveler, "The Surrey," 20 Oct. 2017 Both the bar and the hotel are theatrical simulacra of a glamorous Art Deco watering hole and hostelry. — Guy Trebay, New York Times, "Eric Underwood, the American Star of the Royal Ballet," 13 July 2017 Cyclists are everywhere: The terrain is mostly flat, there is little traffic, and hostelries cater to riders’ needs. — Suzanne Carmick, New York Times, "The Pastoral Isles of Lake Champlain," 6 June 2017 From trendy cocktail bars to hip hostelries, everything that Pierre-Charles Cros and Xavier Padovani touch seems to pay off. — Bloomberg.com, "Your Evening Briefing," 3 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hostelry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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