: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn
Hotel
2 of 2communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter h
Examples of hotel in a Sentence
Noun
check out of a hotel
for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco
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Sarah Perez, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Spending on airfares, restaurant meals, and hotels all fell last month, Friday’s report showed.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
In 2015, after Combs had beat her up in a Las Vegas hotel suite leaving her with black eyes, a bruised lip and welt on her head, Combs forced her to stay at his home, covering her injuries with makeup, to hide the abuse from his family.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Individual day passes start at $20 and 70 percent of hotels have passes available for $65 or less.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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Noun
Home bartenders can test recipes for lychee and peach jasmine tea spritzes that Forbes contributor Emily Cappiello sourced straight from some of the world's most celebrated waterfront hotels.
—Sarah Perez, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Spending on airfares, restaurant meals, and hotels all fell last month, Friday’s report showed.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
In 2015, after Combs had beat her up in a Las Vegas hotel suite leaving her with black eyes, a bruised lip and welt on her head, Combs forced her to stay at his home, covering her injuries with makeup, to hide the abuse from his family.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Individual day passes start at $20 and 70 percent of hotels have passes available for $65 or less.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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hotel
noun
ho·tel
hō-ˈtel 
: an establishment that provides lodging and often meals, entertainment, and personal services for its guests
Etymology
Noun
from French hôtel "hotel," from early French hostel "a place for travelers to spend the night," derived from Latin hospitalis "of a guest, showing hospitality," from hospit-, hospes "host, stranger, guest" — related to hospital, hospitality
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