the grande dame of the city's hostelries, it has played host to presidents, kings, and Hollywood royalty
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The tub, along with an adjacent swimming pool, once belonged to a coastal hostelry not far from Pullen’s home, until they were swallowed by the shifting sands.—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2025 Said to be one of the oldest inns in the Western world, this 12th-century hostelry in the Cotswolds has accumulated quite the collection of supernatural guests over the years.—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025 Located in the West Loop at the intersection of May Street and Washington Boulevard, this three-story hostelry was restored in 2016 by Vero Design + Build and architects Kara Boyd and Krista Petkovsek, and Siren Betty Design.—Brian E. Clark, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025 The Turf, like the Miners an institution for generations that is now known around the world thanks to the Welcome to Wrexham documentary, was among those hostelries packed to the rafters.—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hostelry
Word History
Etymology
Middle English hostelrye, ostelrye, borrowed from Anglo-French hostillerie, from hosteler hosteler + -erie-ery